In its final April poll, the University of Michigan’s bimonthly survey of consumer sentiment rated households’ outlook for the economy at 52.2, down from 57 in March’s final sampling.
Category: 29 April 2025
42 PERCENT OF YOUNG AMERICANS ARE IN A FINANCIAL STRUGGLE
Among Americans under age 30, 42 percent report they are either “getting by with limited security” or “struggling to make ends meet,” according to a new survey by Harvard University’s Institute of Politics.
WORRIED ABOUT THE FUTURE, CONSUMERS CUT SPENDING
U.S. consumers are continuing to reduce their spending on non-essential items such as snacks, airline flights, and eating out, The Wall Street Journal reported.
GOING OUT OF BUSINESS TRENDS
The economic landscape has presented an array of challenges that will profoundly affect the business community this year.
WHEN THE ECONOMY FALLS, JOBS GO WITH IT
Federal job cuts continue under Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which oversees banks and deposit accounts, will lay off 1,250 people.
DEATH OF JOURNALISM: TOP ‘60 MINUTES’ PRODUCER RESIGNS, ANCHOR EXPLAINS
Bill Owens, the executive producer at CBS’s “60 Minutes” announced his resignation last week after telling staffers in a memo that it has become clear to him that he “would not be allowed to run the show as I have always run it, to make independent decisions based on what was right for ‘60 Minutes,’ right for the audience.”
BLOCKCHAIN BATTLES
With two crypto measures on the Arizona Governor’s desk, Arizona might soon lead state-level bitcoin investing.
NEARLY HALF OF AMERICANS INHALE UNHEALTHY AIR, REPORT SAYS
A newly released report found that nearly half the American population lives in areas that have poor air quality that can lead to serious health consequences for the population.
AMERICAN FASCISM: TRUMP RAISES $239M FOR INAUGURATION AS BUSINESSES, DONORS TRY TO BUY GOODWILL
As former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini said, “Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power.” American businesses know there’s one way to President Donald Trump’s heart: money.
GOOGLE’S AI IS TRANSLATING DOLPHINS’ LANGUAGE
Scientists have long known that dolphins have their own language. However, despite decades of effort, no one has a good understanding of what those clicks, squeaks, and whistles mean.