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Americans’ evaluations of the economy remain negative

Six-in-ten Americans now say that Trump’s economic policies have worsened economic conditions in the country. Large majorities of Americans remain very concerned about the cost of healthcare, housing, food and consumer goods.

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    A Rising Share of Young Adults Live in Their Parents’ Home

    In 2012, 36% of the nation’s young adults ages 18 to 31—the so-called Millennial generation—were living in their parents’ home, the highest share in at least four decades. The number of young adults doing so has risen by 3 million since the start of the start of the recession in 2007, an increase driven by a combination of economic, educational and cultural factors.

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    Quarterly GDP estimates: Squishy, but still valuable

    The first read on each quarter’s GDP growth is eagerly anticipated by economists, forecasters and pundits of all stripes. But those numbers are almost certain to be revised; their true value lies in what they say about the U.S. economy’s overall direction.

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    5 reasons Americans have the economic blahs

    Despite modestly positive macroeconomic trends, many Americans feel lukewarm or worse about the economy. Five less-common indicators may help explain why.

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    Many Say Economic Recovery Is Still a Long Way Off

    Overview Four years after the recession officially ended, the economic recovery remains a long way off in the view of many Americans. A new survey by the Pew Research Center,  conducted July 17-21 among 1,480 adults, finds that 44% say it will be a long time before the nation’s economy recovers. Smaller percentages say either […]

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    5 facts about ethnic and gender diversity in U.S. newsrooms

    Last week, San Francisco Bay area television station KTVU broadcast fake names for the pilots of the Asiana Airline flight that crashed on July 6. The error involved ethnic stereotyping, leading the Asian American Journalists Association to assert that these kinds of mistakes “underscored the importance of newsroom diversity” at America’s media outlets. A similar […]

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