FLASH: Americans’ confidence in the job market in May hit the highest level in Gallup’s records, which date back to Y 2001. A recent Gallup poll found the following: Overall views of the economy remain positive. Over 7 in 10 Americans feel positively about the US job market. Employment optimism among workforce is highest since 2000. […]
Americans rank among being the most stressed people in the world, but it is not all about politics, according to Gallup poll numbers released last Thursday. The survey, which is part of an annual Gallup poll of more than 150,000 people worldwide, asked people if they had experienced positive or negative feelings on the day […]
Friday, President Trump’s approval rating has climbed to 45%, a new Gallup poll revealed. It is up from the 39% approval rating he received in March. It marks the 3rd time President Trump has achieved a 45% job approval rating in the Gallup trends poll. His other 45% ratings were recorded in his 1st week […]
FLASH: Americans’ approval of President Trump’s handling of the economy is at the highest point of his presidency, hitting 56% in a recent Gallup poll. President Trump’s rating for handling the economy also is the highest of his approval ratings on any of 14 domestic and foreign issues tested in the latest Gallup poll. Americans’ approval […]
Americans in 17 states gave President Trump approval ratings of 50 percent or higher for 2018, with people in 16 other states rating him at below 40 percent, according to a new Gallup Poll released Friday. President Trump gained the most approval in states in the South and Mountain West and the least approval in New England […]
President Donald Trump’s approval rating went up 2 percentage points from last week to 40%, according to the latest Gallup poll released Monday. 55% of respondents disapprove of the President’s performance. President Trump’s 38% approval last week was tied for his lowest rating in the poll since last February. His worst point ever in Gallup polling is […]
Polls: Marijuana Prohibition’s Days Are Numbered 2 of the country’s top polling organizations have released surveys this month showing support for marijuana legalization continues to increase and is now at record highs. A Gallup poll released on Monday had support at 69%, while a Pew Research Center poll released 2 weeks earlier had support at 62%. The Gallup figure […]
The US is in a ‘Great Economic Boom’ $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX Americans’ evaluations of current US economic conditions and the economy’s trajectory are the most optimistic in nearly 20 years, Gallup reported. Currently, 54% of Americans rate economic conditions as “excellent” or “good,” and just 12% as “poor,” Gallup reported. Also, by 57% to […]
Gallup Poll: GOP Favorability At Best Since 2011 Poll result out Monday reveals that 45% of Americans have a favorable view of the Republican Party (GOP) its most positive image since January 2011, shortly after the red wave election that gave the party control of the House, a new poll found. In the Gallup survey released Monday, […]
President Trump’s Approval Rating at 48% Despite ‘Fake News’ President Donald Trump late Friday pointed out his latest approval rating is at 48 percent, tweeting that “despite the constant and intense fake news” his ratings are at a high point. “Higher than Election Day and higher than President Obama,” President Trump said. “Rasmussen was one of the […]
President Trump’s Approval Rate at 50% Fully 50% of likely US voters approve of President Donald Trump’s job performance, the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows. Another 49% disapprove of President Trump’s performance, according to Rasmussen’s polling. The latest figures include 35% who strongly approve of the way the President is performing and 40% […]
Gallup: Smoking Rate has Fallen Sharply Among Young Adults Now, fully 16% of US adults say they smoked a cigarette in the past week, by 1% the lowest level on record since Gallup 1st asked this question in 1944. These latest data come from a 1-11 July Gallup poll. In 1944, 41% of US adults […]
Individual Investors in US View Bitcoin as Risky $BTCUSD A recent poll reveals that Bitcoin and cryptocurrency are viewed with suspicion by most US individual investors, with only 2% of them holding Bitcoin and another 75% of them describing bitcoin as “very risky.” Conducted by Gallup and Wells Fargo, the poll surveyed nearly 2,000 American investors with […]
‘Goldie’ says, Expect Further Declines in Cryptocurrencies $BTCUSD, $ETHUSD, $GS, $WFC Cryptocurrencies do not fulfill any of the traditional roles of a currency, says Goldman Sachs Bitcoin is looking to consolidate the recent momentum that has seen the # 1 digital currency rise by more than 40% since the beginning of July. Monday afternoon’s declines […]
Gallup: Americans Satisfaction with US Direction Highest Since 2005 It’s good to be an American. At least, that’s what 38% of Americans said, according to a new Gallup poll. The number hasn’t been that high since Y 2009, when 39% said they are happy with our country’s direction. Many more Republicans than Democrats said they […]
Gallup Poll: Trump Hits Record 45% Approval Rating President Donald Trump’s approval rating has hit 45%, tied with his highest rating to date,according to Gallup. Last week President Trump met with NKorean Chairman Kim Jong Un for a historic Summit in Singapore, while his administration has begun a strict crackdown on illegal immigration into the […]
Americans’ Economic Confidence Is Strong $DIA, $SPY, $BA Americans’ confidence in the economy remains strong heading into the final weeks of the Christmas Holiday shopping season. Gallup’s U.S. Economic Confidence Index registered +7 last week, similar to the prior week’s score of +9 and close to this year’s average of +6. Americans’ low expectations for how the […]
Many American’s Will Shop at Real Stores this Holiday Season $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX A recent Gallup survey shows that while a majority of Americans will shop online for holiday gifts, traditional brick-and-mortar stores are not dead. 65% of US adults say they are likely to shop online for Christmas gifts this year, up 12% […]
Diabetes Costs US $245.5-B Annually Diabetes costs the US $245.5-B a year in total healthcare expenditures and lost productivity, according to a new report that tabulates the financial toll of the metabolic disorder. For the one in 10 Americans with diabetes, that breaks down to an extra $8,480 annually, compared with those who have not […]
Economic-Confidence Index at Near 9-Year Highs America First! Americans’ confidence in the economy remained steady last week, holding at the highest level since mid-August and one of the highest levels in the past nine years. Gallup’s US Economic Confidence Index averaged +7 for the week ending 12 November. Amid a booming stock market and a falling unemployment […]
Economic Outlook is Bright, Consumer Spending Rising $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX US consumer spending is stable and relatively high as Americans are more positive than negative about the national economy and fewer adults are unemployed than at any time in the past 16 years, Gallup reports: Their daily self-reports of spending averaged $104, similar to […]
The Hussein Obama Effect: Worry About Hunger & Homelessness Over the past 2 years, concern about hunger and homelessness has been rising among Americans, especially among the lower-income group, found a new Gallup poll. An average of 67% of the lower-income Americans have worried “a great deal” about the problem of hunger and homelessness, which […]
Majority of Investors Not Thinking About Retirement $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Few American investors give much thought about retirement, I am 1 of them, I found something I love doing and do it. Less than a 33% of non-retired investors have given “a lot of thought” to the best age for retirement, while 11% say […]
Poll: Optimism Among Small-Business Owners Soars on the Trump Effect $GE, $CAT, $F US small-business owners are the most optimistic they have been since July 2007, according to the latest Wells Fargo/Gallup Small Business Index. The overall index is now at 100, up 20 points since November and up 33 points from 1 year ago. […]
Gallup: US Economic Confidence Highest in 9 Years $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The election of Donald Trump as President not only helped the stock market to reach record highs, but also has lifted Americans’ confidence in the economy. Tuesday, The Trump Rally extended with the S&P 500 and NAS Com at record highs. Gallup’s US […]
Gallup: Confidence in a Trump Economy Rising $BAC A new Gallup Poll reveals that the American peoples’ views of the economy has brightened following the November Presidential elections as Donald Trump prepares to take over the Oval Office. “This positive swing mostly stems from surging confidence among Republicans and independents who lean Republican, whose index […]
The Great Recession Is Over, and America is Running on Empty A Gallup study of US growth and productivity finds there has been NO economic recovery. “The Great Recession may be over, but America is running on empty,” writes Jim Clifton, Chairman/CEO at Gallup. The US Council on Competitiveness asked Gallup to conduct, pro bono, […]
60% of Americans Now Back Legalizing Marijuana A record high 60% of American adults support legalization of marijuana, according to a new Gallup poll released just 3 weeks before voters in 9 states decide whether to expand legal access to marijuana. When Gallup 1st asked about this issue in Y 1969, just 12% of Americans […]
Hillary Clinton’s Image Has Never Been Worse Hillary Clinton is viewed unfavorably by 57% of Americans, an all-time worst in her political career and a deep drop from just 2 years ago, according to the latest Gallup poll. Just 38% view Hillary Clinton favorably, compared to 55% in Y 2014, Gallup reported. Further, Mrs. Clinton’s […]
Millennials are the most “picky” Consumers in the US Just 1 in 4 (25%) US millennials are emotionally or psychologically attached to a brand, product or company, making the group the most picky consumers in the US, according to a recent Gallup survey. The survey comes at a time when businesses, media and corporations are […]
Americans Confidence on Economy Dives to Lowest Mark in a Year $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX, $AAPL Notable 1: For the vast majority of Americans, the “Dream” of a better life was lost in the early 1970’s. Notable 2: Apple Inc. (AAPL) -NasdaqGS 104.35 Down 0.73(0.69%) 4:00p EDT After Hours : 96.10 Down 8.25 (7.91%) 7:59p EDT Americans’ confidence […]