President Donald Trump’s decision this week to impose tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese imports resulted in retaliatory tariffs on an equivalent amount of U.S. goods and raised fears of a trade war between the two countries. These fears triggered volatility in the U.S. stock market, with the Dow […] Read more »
Trump’s Approval Climbs As Job Picture Brightens: IBD/TIPP Poll
President Trump’s popularity edged up in April, with 38% now saying they approve of the job he’s doing as president, up from 37% last month, as the share of households reporting someone being unemployed sharply drops. CONT. John Merline, Investor’s Business Daily Read more »
What A Booming Economy Means For The Midterms
Despite a wave of controversies, President Trump’s popularity seems to be rising ever so slightly, according to a couple of recent polls. The bump may be linked to the fact that more Americans seem to be crediting Trump for the nation’s healthy economy. And that has raised one of the […] Read more »
AP-NORC/MTV Poll: Young people run from Trump
A majority of young people believe President Donald Trump is racist, dishonest and “mentally unfit” for office, according to a new survey that finds the nation’s youngest potential voters are more concerned about the Republican’s performance in the White House than older Americans. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center […] Read more »
Americans Continue to Rate Trump Highest on Economy
Americans are about as likely to say President Donald Trump is doing a good job as they are to believe he is doing a poor job of making the U.S. prosperous, 46% vs. 47%. However, Trump performs better on this measure than on two other issues on which he was […] Read more »
The unhappy states of America: Despite an improving economy, Americans are glum
The U.S. economy looks pretty good by most measures: Jobs are plentiful, growth is picking up, prices aren’t rising too quickly, and unemployment is on track this year to hit the lowest level since 1969. But Americans aren’t happy. In fact, Americans are more glum now than they were during […] Read more »