Tag: Surveys/Polls
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The stock market rally from soaring consumer sentiment has already happened
[ad_1] The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment survey provides yet another reason to worry about U.S. stocks and the economy. Consumer sentiment is a contrarian indicator, and the latest University of Michigan (UMI) gauge shows consumer sentiment to have spiked in recent months. The increase from June to the (preliminary) July level is the largest…
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Biden would beat Trump even if a third-party candidate joins White House race: poll
[ad_1] Voters are more interested in another Joe Biden administration than any third-party option or Donald Trump in 2024, according to polling data from Monmouth University. In another Biden vs. Trump election, a combined 47% of voters say they would definitely or probably vote for President Biden and 40% of voters would definitely or probably…
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U.K. consumer confidence slides backward in July as tough economy takes its toll
[ad_1] Confidence among U.K. consumers fell back sharply in July after months of improvement as inflation and high interest rates began to put a squeeze on spending, according to a survey published Friday. Consumer confidence slid six points to minus 30 this month from minus 24 in June, according to the index compiled by consumer-research…
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Fed’s Beige Book points to continued slow economic growth
[ad_1] The Federal Reserve’s business contacts across the U.S. reported that economic activity increased only slightly in late May and June and the slow growth was expected to continue, according to the central bank’s latest Beige Book survey released Wednesday. The report, basically a collection of anecdotes from business contacts, is prepared for policymakers ahead…
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Nearly half of U.S. tap water turns up ‘forever chemicals’ — who’s most at risk?
[ad_1] At least 45% of the tap water in the U.S. is estimated to have at least one type of the “forever chemicals” that researchers have linked to cancer, low birth weight and thyroid disease, a new national study from the U.S. Geological Survey released this week shows. The agency claims it’s the first comprehensive…
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Death is getting more expensive — would you consider a DIY funeral?
[ad_1] Rising inflation and the increased cost of living has hit products ranging from eggs to automobiles to cereal – but now rising costs are affecting people’s views on death. According to a survey of 1,500 Americans, insurance agency Choice Mutual found that financial distress due to current inflation and increased cost of living has…
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Most Americans say they’re not ‘financially secure’ — 26% say they never will be
[ad_1] Most Americans don’t feel secure in their finances, and about a quarter don’t think they will ever achieve financially security. That’s according to a new survey from Bankrate.com, which found that 72% of those surveyed said they are not “completely financially secure,” and 26% expect they never will be. When asked what it would…
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‘The war on remote work is not over.’ But one group is going back to the office.
[ad_1] As the fight between bosses and workers over returning to the office keeps entering new rounds, new data show how much in-office attendance ramped up last year — especially for white-collar workers with high levels of education. But even still, the return to the office has been two different stories for men and women.…
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Who do Americans consider wealthy? Plain old millionaires just don’t cut it anymore.
[ad_1] What does it take to be considered wealthy in the U.S.? A cool million isn’t enough these days. You’ll need twice that and then some. Americans say it takes $2.2 million to qualify as wealthy these days, according to Charles Schwab’s SCHW, +1.45% latest Modern Wealth survey. When Schwab started doing the survey in…