The Conference Board’s measure of Consumer Confidence shattered expectations in May, surging beyond all forecasts to a score of 54.9, just more than 14 points higher than April’s upwardly revised 40.8. The score marks the highest level since September. Analysts were expecting a gain in the month due to the two-month rally in the stock market, but the consensus expectation was only 42.6, with the highest of expectations at 47. In reality, the jump was the biggest one-month climb in almost...