Topline A majority of Americans believe changes to public health guidance on curbing Covid-19 transmission have been confusing, a new Pew Research poll finds, as the U.S. Center for Disease Control an...
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Americans ditched high-tax states during pandemic, study finds
Americans flocked to states with low or no income taxes during the pandemic, according to a new report, reaping savings from their work-from-home flexibility. “People move to states with low-income ta...
33% Americans ready for crypto-dates
TL;DR Breakdown A recent survey finds that 33% of respondents are more inclined to go on a date with someone who talks about investing or owns digital currencies. The dating landscape is shifting in t...
Americans are ready to travel as their omicron fears fade
Göreme, in the Cappadocia region of central Turkey. Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images Americans’ enthusiasm for travel has rebounded to levels unseen since the broad rollout of Covid-19 vacci...
Near-Record 4.3 Million Americans Quit Jobs In December As Layoffs Hit Lowest Level Ever
Topline Though the number of layoffs hit a record low in December, the number of Americans quitting their jobs remained near record territory, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday, further ...
More than one-third of Americans say they’ve never had a retirement account
Never had a retirement account? You’re not alone – 36% of American workers said they’ve never had a retirement account, such as a 401(k) plan or an IRA, a new Bankrate survey found. Generation Z and ...
More Spenders Plan To Go Big In 2022 According To WalletHub
SAN ANSELMO, CA – AUGUST 29: In this Photo Illustration, Twenty dollar bills sit in a wallet on … [+] August 29, 2017 in San Anselmo, California. The dollar fell to a two and a half year l...
Many Americans could miss this key tax credit this year
For the first time this year, millions of Americans may qualify for a particularly generous tax break — the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) — thanks to an expansion of its eligibility requirements. &#...
4 In 10 Americans With Covid Didn’t Know If They Needed To Isolate After Testing Positive — And Many Struggle Finding Tests, Poll Finds
Topline With Covid-19 cases soaring to record levels, many Americans have struggled to access tests and are unsure what to do when they test positive, according to a new poll by the Kaiser Family Foun...
GDP Surged But Americans Are Struggling With Inflation—Record 79% Say It Will Get Worse
Topline Despite solid economic growth, a record number of Americans predict higher inflation, according to a … [+] new Gallup poll. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Key Facts The U.S. economy grew 6.9% i...
What’s Next For Fiscal And Monetary Policy?
The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impact on our domestic economy. It comes as no surprise that the ongoing pandemic will continue to influence our economic policies for years to come. The chal...
‘Waiting for the perfect moment may not be the best strategy’: 3 things Americans can do right now as stock markets plunge
Americans woke up Monday morning to a stock market in sharp decline. In many ways, it was a replay of what investors have seen in recent weeks. Last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.57%...
Most Americans Have Left Crypto Out of Their Wills
Most Americans don’t have a will or anything in place to decide how their assets or belongings should be distributed once they leave the Earth. According to a Gallup poll last year, about 46 percent o...
New Jobless Claims Keep Unexpectedly Spiking As Omicron Surge ‘Taints’ Economic Recovery
Topline The number of new unemployment claims unexpectedly jumped for the third week in a row this month—adding to evidence suggesting the record wave of coronavirus cases this month—spurred by the ra...
56% of Americans can’t cover a $1,000 emergency expense with savings
JGI/Jamie Grill | Tetra images | Getty Images Most Americans are still struggling to build solid savings accounts nearly two years into the coronavirus pandemic. Some 56% of Americans are unable to co...
Majority Of Americans Still Want Employer Vaccine Mandates After Supreme Court Blocks Biden Policy, Poll Finds
Topline A majority of Americans continue to believe employers should require their workers to get vaccinated against coronavirus, according to a Morning Consult poll, after the U.S. Supreme Court temp...
Biden will make 400 million N95 masks available to Americans for free
Workers produce N95 respirators at Protective Health Gear (PHG) in Paterson, New Jersey, U.S., January 14, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters President Joe Biden will make 400 million highly protective ...
Some Americans blocked from ordering Biden’s free Covid tests in early website launch
Take home COVID-19 self testing kits provided by the District of Columbia government, which provides city residents four free take home tests per day, are seen in this illustration taken January 11, 2...
Many Americans ‘Frustrated’ With Biden After First Year—Approval Numbers Still Better Than Trump’s
Topline Nearly one year into Joe Biden’s presidency, half of Americans report being frustrated with his performance and are unsatisfied with his handling of the economy, high inflation rates and the ...
Biden says U.S. to provide high quality masks for free to Americans
US President Joe Biden holds up a KN95 mask as he delivers an update on his Administrations whole-of-government COVID-19 surge response at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 13, 2022. Jim W...
Omicron Job Loss? Unemployment Claims Unexpectedly Spike One Week After Steep Drop In Jobless Benefits Numbers
Topline The number of new unemployment claims unexpectedly jumped for the second week in a row this month, despite a steep drop in the overall number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits just ...
A third of Americans to buy Bitcoin by end of 2022, says Ric Edelman
Bitcoin (BTC) bull and Edelman Financial Engines founder Ric Edelman has made some promising predictions about the future of the seminal cryptocurrency. In an interview on CNBC program ETF Edge on Mon...
Walmart And Target Think Americans Need Help Uncluttering Their Lives
Americans need some sorting out. It would be difficult to get any other message from recent announcements made by both Walmart WMT and Target TGT about new product line launches that their respective ...
Americans Continue Voting With Their Feet In Favor Of Lower Taxes & Against Coerced Unionization
Moving truck parked in San Francisco’s Nob Hill neighborhood. getty For years Americans have been voting with their feet in favor of lower-taxed states where they’re not forced to join a union a...
New Study Suggests Ongoing Issue With Selling Electric Vehicles
Many a sales plan has assumed the global market will shift towards electric vehicles, but a new … [+] study suggests this planning might be too aggressive. getty Approximately ten years ago, an ...
Biden Requires Insurance Companies To Cover Free At-Home Covid Tests Starting This Weekend
Topline Private insurance companies will be required to reimburse customers for up to eight at-home Covid-19 tests per month starting Saturday, according to a policy announced Monday, as the Biden Adm...
61% Of Americans Didn’t Go To A Movie Theater Last Year, Poll Finds
Topline More than half of all Americans didn’t go to movie theaters last year, despite blockbuster releases like Black Widow and Shang Chi, according to a new Gallup poll released Friday, as Americans...
Where Is Sports Betting Legal? A Guide To All 50 States
Dialing for Dollars: Mobile sports betting is now legal in 18 states— with more to come in 2022. getty Americans love to put a little action on their favorite sports team and states love the extra tax...
McConnell Says Comment Suggesting Black Voters Aren’t ‘Americans’ Was Accidental
Topline Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Friday defended himself over comments that seemed to suggest Black voters are not Americans, following massive social media backlash the senat...