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ThinkstockFor the week ending January 27, the Gallup U.S. economic confidence index came in at -9, an improvement of four points the previous week’s reading of -13, beating the previous weekly high...
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ThinkstockIf current levels of obesity tell anything about current and future health care costs and the overall risks of disease among the American population, then pessimism about them remains...
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ThinkstockIn two blasts of data issued today, Gallup reports that its economic confidence index rose from -21 to -18 for the week ending January 13 and, in a separate release, concern about the...
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ThinkstockFor the week ending January 6th, the Gallup U.S. economic confidence index came in at -21, an improvement of 1 points the previous week’s reading of -22, but down sharply from the average...
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ThinkstockU.S. consumers spent more money in December than in any month since December 2008. In a self-reporting poll from Gallup, consumers’ average daily spending in December averaged $83, up...
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ThinkstockIf the fiscal cliff is a crossroads for consumer confidence, consumer spending, job creation and business expansion, many Americans still remain unconcerned. That may be why holiday...
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ThinkstockInvestor optimism has once again disappeared in the United States. From a peak Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism reading of 178 in 2000, the index hit an all-time low of...
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ThinkstockIn a tracking survey that estimates the percentage of the U.S. population employed at least 30 hours a week, Gallup reports that the payroll-to-population (P2P) employment rate fell from...
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ThinkstockEven though today’s report on new claims for unemployment benefits showed that fewer new claims were made last week, Gallup’s unadjusted unemployment rate for November rose to 7.8% from...
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For the month of November, the Gallup U.S. economic confidence index came in at -13, an improvement of 4 points from October’s reading of -17 and the best monthly reading since Gallup began...
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ThinkstockFor the week ending November 11, the Gallup U.S. economic confidence index came in at -11, a slight decline from the -10 reading of the previous week. These two weeks have put up the best...
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Confidence in the U.S. economy rose 4 points in the week ending October 28th, from a reading of -19 to -14, the highest reading since 2008 when Gallup began tracking economic confidence. The previous...
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There is something to be said for the benefits of worker mobility, which helped define the U.S. economy from the 1950s until recently. People would relocate to find the best jobs. Employers had...
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The new and remarkably large health care law, based on the vision of President Obama, will phase in quickly over the next several years. At its heart is the belief that every American should have...
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U.S. consumers are more upbeat about the economy right now than they have been at any time since May, according to the latest survey from Gallup. The economic confidence index for the week ending...
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