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Americans Ready To Increase Spending As They Shop For Holidays

Posted: October 29, 2017 at 7:38 am

It will be a good holiday for many retailers. The "mood" of American shoppers is excellent as the holiday season approaches, according to data from Gallup. The report does not ...
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Half of Americans Who Don’t Own Homes Expect to Buy Within 5 Years

Posted: May 8, 2017 at 1:52 pm

On a national basis, since reaching a peak in April of 2006 before crumbling following the subprime mortgage debacle, U.S. home prices in February had recovered more than 96% of ...
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25 Cities With the Healthiest Diets

Posted: May 3, 2017 at 12:10 am

Few habits affect overall well-being more than a healthy diet, and the probability of eating well largely depends on one's place of residence. The “2016 Community Rankings for Healthy Eating” ...
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Do Engaged Employees Create Higher Profits?

Posted: September 27, 2016 at 11:20 am

Gallup has a novel concept, based on metadata research. Employees who are more engaged (which is not entirely well defined) at the workplace help companies create higher profits. In a ...
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Economic Confidence Level at 2016 Low: Gallup

Posted: April 26, 2016 at 1:55 pm

Gallup's U.S. Economic Confidence Index averaged −16 for the week ending April 24, down four points from the prior week and the lowest average in the year to date. The index ...
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More Than Half of Americans Oppose Fracking: Gallup

Posted: March 30, 2016 at 12:10 pm

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has been the single biggest driver of increased U.S. crude oil and natural gas production in the past several years. But not only have horizontal drilling ...
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Most Americans Now Oppose Nuclear Energy: Gallup

Posted: March 18, 2016 at 8:45 am

For the first time since Gallup first asked the question in 1994, more Americans oppose the use of nuclear energy to generate electric power than support it. More than half ...
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Rhode Island Residents Most Dissatisfied With Their Roads

Posted: February 28, 2016 at 9:20 am

Among the smallest states geographically, a large number of Rhode Island residents are dissatisfied with their roads. Perhaps this is because they have so few of them. However, the second state ...
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Canada Is America’s Favorite Country

Posted: February 28, 2016 at 8:41 am

Canada is America's favorite country, according to Gallup research. Ninety-three percent of those surveyed by Gallup viewed Canada favorably, perhaps because the relationship between the two countries is so benign. ...
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Holiday Shoppers to Spend More — Lots More

Posted: November 16, 2015 at 11:15 am

American consumers appear to think that the U.S. economy is back on track. At least that seems to be the case, based on how much consumers expect to spend on ...
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Americans’ Perception of Oil Industry at 12-Year High: Gallup

Posted: August 24, 2015 at 8:25 am

There is nothing like low gasoline prices to change the way Americans view the oil and gas industry. From 2001 to 2003, with pump prices averaging an inflation-adjusted average of ...
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Residents Feel Least Safe in Fresno, Most Safe in Des Moines

Posted: May 1, 2015 at 7:06 am

Fresno, Calif., got another black eye. Gallup has named it the city where people are least likely to feel safe. It is also one of the American cities with the ...
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American Attitude Toward Home Buying Dips

Posted: April 27, 2015 at 6:40 am

Perhaps a slowdown in home sales has cut confidence in home values, or perhaps a deceleration in rising home prices. Whatever the cause, new Gallup research shows the "home buying ...
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Americans Pick Real Estate as Best Long-Term Investment

Posted: April 23, 2015 at 6:35 am

After a horrible collapse in real estate prices over the course of the recession, and a surge back in prices recently, Americans believe it is the best long-term investment among ...
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Global Bank Account Owners Rise 700 Million

Posted: April 17, 2015 at 6:31 am

The number of global bank account holders increased by 700 million recently, which is good news for banks and bad news for consumers who pay fees for maintaining these accounts. Gallup researchers ...
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