For the fifth consecutive year, more Americans are interested in protecting economic growth than in protecting the environment when the two goals are at odds. This year’s 48% to 43% split represents a relatively narrow advantage for the economy, similar to last year’s reading. But the latest result contrasts with […] Read more »
Public still anxious over economy, has little faith in Washington
President Barack Obama’s job approval rating is a so-so 50 percent, as Americans continue to have serious concerns about whether the country is headed in the right direction, according to a new McClatchy-Marist poll. People want a speedier, more robust economic recovery, and they’re sick of the bickering that’s characterized […] Read more »
Economic Confidence Slips in March
U.S. economic confidence fell slightly to -16 in March, from -13 in February, and is at its lowest level since December. Monthly economic confidence was at a five-year high in February, tied with the January 2013 and November 2012 scores. [cont.] Alyssa Brown, Gallup Read more »
Michigan sharply divided over right-to-work
As Michigan becomes the nation’s 24th right-to-work state, its residents remain sharply divided over whether the new law will hurt or help the economy, Michigan State University’s latest State of the State Survey shows. Of the 1,013 Michigan adults surveyed this winter, 42.7 percent said they believe the new law […] Read more »
Consumer confidence continues to improve in March
Consumer confidence continued to improve in March due to more positive signs of expanding employment, according to University of Michigan economist Richard Curtin, director of the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. … The Sentiment Index was 78.6 in the March 2013 survey, up from 77.6 in February and […] Read more »
Consumer Comfort Declines for a Second Straight Week
Confidence among U.S. consumers fell for a second straight week as Americans’ views of the economy dimmed. The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index dropped to minus 34.4 in the week ended March 24, a six-week low, from minus 33.9 in the prior period. The decrease was within the margin of error […] Read more »