Americans’ confidence in the U.S. economy slipped slightly last week as record-high stock prices showed signs of pulling back on Friday, news coverage about the government’s negative jobs report continued, and both political parties took issue with President Barack Obama’s 2014 budget proposal. Gallup’s U.S. Economic Confidence Index was -17 last week, compared with -13 the prior week. [cont.]
Alyssa Brown, Gallup