In this episode of Poll Hub, Pallavi Gogoi, NPR’s Chief Business Editor, joins the table to discuss the latest NPR/Marist Poll results. The just-released survey focuses on Americans’ shopping habits and the prevalence of online purchases. As the group reveals, Amazon leads the pack when it comes to online merchants, […] Read more »
What Americans Told Us About Online Shopping Says A Lot About Amazon
… Close to two-thirds of Americans now say they’ve bought something on Amazon, according to a new NPR/Marist poll. That is 92 percent of America’s online shoppers — which is to say, almost all of them. More than 40 percent say they buy something on Amazon once a month or […] Read more »
Trump Loses Ground With Men, Gains With Women, Gets High Marks For Handling North Korea: IBD/TIPP Poll
President Trump’s approval rating dropped two points to 36%, while support for his handling of the economy increased, and most approve of his handling of the North Korea situation, the latest IBD/TIPP Poll finds. CONT. John Merline, Investor’s Business Daily Read more »
Left Economy, Right Economy
… Since the 2016 election, the partisan economic expectations gap—that is, the difference between Republicans’ and Democrats’ assessment of the economy’s direction—has widened to an unprecedented level, going from roughly 20 points during the presidencies of Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama to 56 points today. Democrats now […] Read more »
Should Americans Really Be Worried About Retirement?
Many Americans don’t think about retirement until it looms in their immediate future. So how confident are Americans that they will have enough money when they retire? CONT. Gallup Listen to “Should Americans Really Be Worried About Retirement?” on Spreaker. Read more »
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Increased in May
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® increased in May, following a modest decline in April (after a downward revision). The Index now stands at 128.0 (1985=100), up from 125.6 in April. CONT. Conference Board Read more »