Alexander E.M. Hess - Vice President, Data and Analytics for 24/7 Wall St.
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ThinkstockWhere you work can be an excellent predictor of your health, happiness and stress levels. A recent Gallup poll demonstrates the extent to which workers in different professions tend to have...
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ThinkstockThe odds of winning millions in the lottery are extraordinarily low. When the Powerball jackpot reached $587 million in late 2012, a player had a one in 175 million chance of winning the...
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As the deadline for tax season approaches, the residents of seven states are going to have one less thing to worry about than the rest of the country. People who live and file taxes in these states...
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ThinkstockLarge companies such as Yahoo! and Best Buy recently have made headlines with new policies that prohibit working from home. This runs counter to the growing trend of more Americans...
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ThinkstockDisapproval of U.S. leadership had no statistical improvement last year, according to the latest U.S.-Global Leadership Project, a partnership between Meridian International Center and...
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ThinkstockThe housing market is clearly improving. According to the National Association of Realtors, existing home sales have risen and distressed mortgages account for a smaller part of those...
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ThinkstockAcross the country, millions of people work in the public sector, including teachers, clerks and soldiers. The different levels of government employ 16% of U.S. workers, according to a...
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courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.Customer satisfaction with retailers is at an all-time high. However, while the industry improved overall, according to the American Consumer Satisfaction Index...
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ThinkstockOver one in four American households do not to have enough to survive three months if they lost their regular income. According to the latest data released by the Corporation for Enterprise...
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ThinkstockSince the start of the year, gasoline prices have risen by more than 49 cents — the biggest increase in the first two months of any year on record. The current national price, which is...
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ThinkstockAccording to a Gallup poll released today, the United States has shown almost no improvement in well-being in the past five years, increasing slightly from 2011 when Americans reported the...
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ThinkstockTax season is here and, according to a recent report, American families in the nation’s largest cities will be shelling out 15% or more of their income, and that doesn’t even include...
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ThinkstockLast year, the number of union members in the U.S. fell by more than 400,000, or 2.7%. This decline was just a drop in the bucket compared to the long-term collapse of organized labor over...
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ThinkstockAmericans are often concerned about how Chinese economic growth and the rise of major Chinese businesses could impact U.S. interests. With the People’s Republic expected to pass the...
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courtesy of the Walt Disney Co.No company has a better reputation among American consumers than Amazon.com. The online retailer pushed Apple out of the the top slot this year, according to a recent...
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