Getty Images Key takeaways The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index fell in May amidst 40-year-high inflation Consumers cite increasing worries about food and energy prices, plus decreasing de...
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2022 Food & Health Survey Reveals Two Key Learnings
The International Food Information Council, released last week it’s 2022 Food & Health Survey of just over 1000 Americans aged 18 to 80. This report has long been a go to for our grocery industry ...
What KAZKA’s Sasha Zaritska Wants Americans To Know About The War In Ukraine
KAZKA Kate Kondratieva As Americans celebrate Memorial Day this weekend in the United States, Russia’s war on Ukraine is continuing after lasting over three months. The lead singer of a popular Ukrain...
This Week in Coins: ‘Ethereum Killers’ Lose Big and More Unbanked Americans are Turning to Crypto
This week in coins. Illustration by Mitchell Preffer for Decrypt Bitcoin suffered minimal losses this week, about 0.87%, while Ethereum sank 9% to $1,792. Several so-called Ethereum killers, aka smart...
Covid-19 Cases Rise To Nearly 110,000 Per Day As Millions Of Americans Travel For Memorial Day Weekend
Topline With the seven-day average of new Covid-19 cases in the U.S. ticking up to 109,643 per day as of Thursday—nearly five times higher than the average number of cases reported this time last year...
Student Loan Cancellation Is An ‘Insult To The Majority Of Americans,’ Senator Says
Sen. Tom Cotton (Photo Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National … [+] Committee via Getty Images) Photo Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 R...
Bitcoin can protect Americans as ‘it cannot be created out of nothing’
The cryptocurrency market is growing larger by the day and so is the support for it from all walks of life – including the Heritage Foundation, an American conservative think tank based in Washington,...
19 Children Killed In Texas Elementary School Shooting As Biden Urges Americans To ‘Stand Up’ To Gun Industry
Topline President Joe Biden called on lawmakers to pass “common-sense gun laws” in an impassioned address Tuesday evening, after a shooting at a Texas elementary school left 19 children dead, saying, ...
Fed report shows 12% of Americans invested in crypto in 2020
The level of cryptocurrency adoption in the United States has grown significantly over the past two years. Americans have learned how to invest in crypto and use these assets for their daily needs, su...
Majority Of Americans Think Protecting Economy—Not Sanctioning Russia—Should Be Country’s Top Priority, Poll Finds
Topline More than half of Americans now believe the country’s top priority should be staving off damage to the economy rather than punishing Russia for invading Ukraine, according to an Associated Pre...
Fed report finds most Americans who own crypto tend to be high income hodlers
The United States Federal Reserve Board has included data on cryptocurrency in its new Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in the 2021 report. The Fed’s ninth annual report looked at survey results...
13% of Unbanked Americans Haved Used Cryptocurrency For Payments And Transfers, FED Survey Finds
Cryptocurrencies have become a relevant topic for the FED. Ths is the first time they are included in one of its surveys to better understand adult consumers’ experiences with emerging payment. On May...
75% of Americans feel credit card convenience negatively affects mental health
Many people in the United States believe their mental health is suffering because of the desire to use credit cards, even if they know this is not the best course of action. Over a thousand people in...
81% of Americans Would be Motivated to Exercise if they Got Crypto Earnings, Study Shows
81% of Americans would be encouraged to work out if they were to receive cryptocurrency rewards, according to a survey by fitness platform FitRated. The study interviewed more than 1,000 people with d...
A $5 Trillion ‘Wealth Shock’ Is Cracking Americans’ Nest Eggs
(Bloomberg) — The world’s richest nation is waking up to an unpleasant and unfamiliar sensation: It’s getting poorer. Most Read from Bloomberg Americans’ collective net worth had been climbing a...
Survey Shows 87% of Americans Are Stressed About Inflation and Rising Costs of Everyday Goods – Economics Bitcoin News
As the consumer price index (CPI), a measure of prices for goods and services, hit another all-time high in April reaching 8.3%, Americans are stressed out more than ever about inflation and money. A ...
Goldman Claims Crypto Crash Should Have Little Impact on Americans
Alex Dovbnya Cryptocurrencies represent a very small share of the total household wealth, according to Goldman Sachs In a recent note, Goldman Sachs analysts conclude that the cryptocurrency crash sho...
CDC urges older Americans to get booster shots as hospitalizations soar
Shana Alesi administers a second COVID-19 booster shot to Army veteran Robert Hall at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital on April 01, 2022 in Hines, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images The Centers for Dise...
How relocating Americans created new inflation hot spots
Americans moved around a lot over the past two years, and those destinations also now happen to have the highest inflation rates in the U.S. “We saw right away that inflation was highest in Phoe...
Americans are still saving for retirement — and becoming 401(k) millionaires
Americans may be afraid to look at their retirement accounts thanks to stock market volatility, but many investors are still staying the course, according to Fidelity Investments’ most recent data rel...
The Disinformation Governance Board Is Dead. Here’s The Right Way To Fight Disinformation.
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 1: Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks during the daily … [+] press briefing at the White House on March 1, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Dr...
47% Of Americans Less Likely To Back Anti-Abortion Congressional Candidates, Poll Finds
Topline Nearly half of all U.S. adults say they’re less likely to vote for a congressional candidate who opposes abortion rights, according to a Quinnipiac University poll published Wednesday, reflect...
This is how much money Americans think they need to be considered wealthy
Can you put a dollar amount on what it means to be wealthy in the U.S.? An annual survey asks Americans to do just that, and this year, $2.2 million is the magic number. That’s according to the ...
NBC Poll Shows 1 in 5 Americans Have Invested or Traded in Cryptocurrency
A recent NBC News poll found that 1 in 5 Americans have invested in, traded with, or used cryptocurrency, demonstrating their increased popularity. The highest share of people doing so is comprised of...
How A Dreamer’s Secret Inspired The Creative Team Behind ‘¡Americano! The Musical’
The number “We Pave the Way” opens ¡Americano! The Musical, now playing in New York City. © Maria Baranova Antonio “Tony” Valdovinos dreamed of the day he could enlist in the U.S. Marine C...
Mortgage rates and home prices keep rising, but so far Americans are still house hunting in force
Mortgage rates and home prices keep rising, but so far Americans are still house hunting in force The average interest rate on a 30-year mortgage rose slightly again this week, hitting a 13-year high ...
Why It’s Time To Put Them To Rest
If you’re still using generational labels to report on age, it’s time to say bye bye. getty You see them all the time–generational labels assigned to age cohorts suggesting shared beliefs,...
Changing how Black Americans use life insurance could help shrink the racial wealth gap
Black Americans are more likely to carry life insurance than the average American, but their coverage does little more than provide for funeral costs. Fifty-six percent of Black Americans have life in...
Here’s How Everyone In New York City Can Get Free Lunch On Tuesday
You deserve a lunch break getty Remember lunch? You know, the midday meal when work paused, laptops folded shut and you focused solely on eating some food, maybe with another human being? The sad desk...
70% Of Americans Say Inflation—Near 40-Year High—Is A Huge Problem, Poll Finds
Topline Some 70% of American adults view inflation as a very large problem in the United States right now, significantly more than any other issue–including Covid-19—according to a survey released Thu...