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Consumer, investor confidence plunges to lowest level since January
“The Rasmussen Consumer Index, which measures consumer confidence on a daily basis, fell three points on Monday to 81.2,” the polling firm of Rasmussen Reports finds. “That’s the lowest level measured since Jan. 27 and is just two points above 2012′s low. The Consumer Index is down five points from a week ago, down 12 […]
Read moreEven Democrats giving up on the Obama economy
“Americans are growing more pessimistic about the economy and handling it remains President Barack Obama’s weak spot and biggest challenge in his bid for a second term,” the Associated Press reports. Only 31 percent of Democrats call the economy “good,” a new Associated Press-GfK poll finds. “Almost two-thirds of Americans — 65 percent — disapprove […]
Read moreWar On Women: Number of women unable to find work reaches historic high
The Bureau of Labor Statistics finds 324,000 women left the nation’s civilian labor force in just eight weeks over March and April, and the number of women not in the labor force hit an all-time high of 53,321,000. “This year (in both January and April), only 57.6 percent of the women in the civilian noninstitutional […]
Read moreConfidence in the economy plunges to new low
Confidence the U.S. economy will be stronger five years from now has plunged to the lowest level in three years of tracking, Rasmussen Reports finds. Only forty-four percent (44%) of adults say the economy will be stronger five years from now. Twenty-two percent (22%) say the economy will be weaker, while nine percent (9%) say […]
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