Financial professionals are optimistic about the global economy, just not as fervent about it as they were at the start of the year. That’s the message from the latest Bloomberg Markets Global Investor Poll, which shows concern about risks ranging from the turmoil in Ukraine to the threat of deflation […] Read more »
Inside America’s Dour Decade
These are tough times for politicians looking for public support – particularly the kind of support that’s measured in polls. In the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, only 44% say they have positive feelings toward President Barack Obama. For the Democratic Party, the figure is 36%. For the Republican […] Read more »
A New Glass Ceiling
… As the latest Allstate/National Journal Heartland Monitor Poll released Friday showed, few Americans are looking to the pinnacle of either government or business for solutions. When asked whether an array of large institutions are mostly helping or mostly hurting the country as it tries to address its major challenges, […] Read more »
Media Slant: A Question of Cause and Effect
Consumers of the news, both from television and print, sometimes feel that they are getting not just the facts but also a sizable dose of ideological spin. Yet have you ever wondered about the root cause of the varying political slants of different media outlets? That is precisely the question […] Read more »
Wide Support for Sterling’s Punishment, Though There Are Racial Divides
As the fallout continues from the disclosure of racist remarks made by Donald Sperling, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, a national New York Times/CBS News poll showed that while there is wide support for the actions taken by the N.B.A., there are deep racial divisions among basketball fans. […] Read more »
Donald Sterling’s punishment: Poll reveals racial divide
A majority of Americans think lifetime ban and fine imposed on Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was the right punishment, but the public is more divided on whether Sterling should be forced to sell the team. … Black Americans (71 percent) are more likely than whites (52 percent) to […] Read more »