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Pension Plan Benefits Flow to Wealthier Retirees

Posted: May 21, 2013 at 4:40 pm

By far the single most common contributing program to a retiree’s household income is Social Security. And the lower a person’s retirement income, the bigger role Social Security plays. For ...
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Economic Confidence at All-Time High — Gallup

Posted: May 21, 2013 at 11:40 am

Americans’ confidence in the U.S. economy rose to its highest level since 2008 last week, posting a reading of -5, compared with prior week reading of -11, according to the ...
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Economic Confidence Slipping Again — Gallup

Posted: April 16, 2013 at 12:05 pm

After an upturn in mid-March, Americans’ confidence in the U.S. economy fell back slightly last week, posting a reading of -17 compared with prior week reading of -13, according to ...
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In U.S. Support of South Korea, an Economic Danger Looms

Posted: April 5, 2013 at 6:18 am

The U.S. public needs to be careful what it wishes for. The great majority of Americans support the use of the U.S. military if South Korea is attacked by North ...
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A Rally in Support of a Higher Minimum Wage

Posted: March 7, 2013 at 6:28 am

The American public's support for an increase in the minimum wage has grown. The support is badly fractured, which may make federal action on the wage more difficult. The strong ...
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Economic Confidence Plunges in Late February — Gallup

Posted: March 5, 2013 at 9:55 am

After posting a five-year high in January, Gallup’s economic confidence index fell to a level equal to that at the end of December, when consumers were worried about the impending ...
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Job Recovery? Quantity, Not Quality

Posted: February 21, 2013 at 6:18 am

The economy has started to add jobs again, at a rate of 150,00 or better each month. Government data and that from private sector experts have shown that many of ...
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Job Creation Slides in January — Gallup

Posted: February 6, 2013 at 9:55 am

Gallup’s Job Creation Index fell from 17 in December to 16 in January, the lowest level in 11 months. The index for nongovernment jobs fell from 20 in December to ...
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Economic Confidence at Five-Year High — Gallup

Posted: February 5, 2013 at 9:40 am

In the month of January, U.S. economic confidence matched its five-year high set back in November of last year, according to the latest data from Gallup. The Gallup economic confidence ...
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More Small Businesses Cutting Jobs — Gallup

Posted: February 1, 2013 at 10:56 am

Over the past 12 months, more small businesses have fired employees than hired new ones, according to the latest Wells Fargo/Gallup small business index. The January index reading of -10 ...
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Economic Confidence Up a Little; Dissatisfaction with Government at Watergate Level — Gallup

Posted: January 15, 2013 at 10:10 am

In two blasts of data issued today, Gallup reports that its economic confidence index rose from -21 to -18 for the week ending January 13 and, in a separate release, ...
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Economic Confidence Dips from November High — Gallup

Posted: January 8, 2013 at 10:35 am

For the week ending January 6th, the Gallup U.S. economic confidence index came in at -21, an improvement of 1 points the previous week’s reading of -22, but down sharply ...
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U.S. Consumer Spending at Four-Year High — Gallup

Posted: January 4, 2013 at 10:15 am

U.S. consumers spent more money in December than in any month since December 2008. In a self-reporting poll from Gallup, consumers’ average daily spending in December averaged $83, up from ...
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Fiscal Cliff Still Not a Worry for Americans

Posted: December 19, 2012 at 6:28 am

If the fiscal cliff is a crossroads for consumer confidence, consumer spending, job creation and business expansion, many Americans still remain unconcerned. That may be why holiday shopping numbers have stayed strong, ...
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Investor Pessimism Grows — Gallup

Posted: December 12, 2012 at 10:33 am

Investor optimism has once again disappeared in the United States. From a peak Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism reading of 178 in 2000, the index hit an all-time low ...
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