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                            May 10, 2024Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Drops Again in May
Economic confidence decreased to 90.7 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, nearly seven points lower than April. This marks the third consecutive monthly decline.

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                            April 17, 2024Inflation Still Taking a Bite Out of Grocery Budgets
Americans are still seeing higher prices at the grocery store, and most have changed their eating habits to deal with the effect of inflation.

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                            April 12, 2024Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Down Slightly in April
Economic confidence decreased to 97.6 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, half a point lower than March.

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                            April 9, 2024Most Favor $10.50 Minimum Wage
A majority of Americans believe the minimum wage – currently $7.25 an hour – should be raised to at least $10.50, but are divided over whether a minimum wage increase would help the economy. 

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                            April 5, 2024Tax Time: More Than Half Have Already Filed With IRS
As the Internal Revenue Service deadline approaches, most Americans have already filed their income taxes.

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                            March 27, 2024The Economy, Stupid: Americans Prioritize Growth Over Fairness
When it comes to economic policy, encouraging growth matters more to Americans than promoting fairness.

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                            March 20, 2024Most Americans Still Say Robots Can’t Do Their Jobs
Controversies about artificial intelligence (AI) keep making headlines, but fewer than one-in-five Americans think their job could be done by a robot.

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                            March 14, 202436% Expect IRS Refund This Year
A month before the Internal Revenue Service deadline, most Americans have not yet filed their income taxes, but more of them expect a refund than last year.

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                            March 8, 2024Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Plunges in March
Economic confidence decreased to 98.1 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, nearly 12 points lower than February. 

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                            March 6, 2024Americans Less Worried About Another Great Depression Ahead
Even though most Americans aren’t confident that the stock market will keep rising, they are less worried about economic catastrophe in the near future.

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                            February 29, 2024Homeowners Still Confident in Market
Higher interest rates have had little impact on how confident American homeowners are in the resale value of their homes.

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                            February 27, 202423% Have Already Filed Their Taxes
The Internal Revenue Service deadline is seven weeks away, and almost a quarter of Americans have already filed their income taxes.

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                            February 15, 2024Two-Thirds of Workers Say Incomes Haven’t Kept Up With Inflation
More American workers now say their wages aren’t keeping up with inflation.

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                            February 9, 2024Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Jumps in February
Economic confidence increased to 110.0 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, eight points higher than January. This is the fourth consecutive monthly increase in the index.

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                            January 5, 2024Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Keeps Rising in January
Economic confidence increased to 102.2 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, more than four points higher than December.  

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                            January 4, 2024Just 34% See Better Economy in 2024
President Joe Biden says the economy is “all good,” but barely a third of Americans expect their financial situation to improve in 2024.

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                            December 27, 202341% Say Their Financial Situation Is Worse
By a 24-point margin, more Americans say their personal finances have gotten worse than better, and only a quarter expect their situation to improve in the months ahead.

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                            December 15, 2023Jobs? No Problem, Say Most Americans
Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe almost anyone can find a job, and almost half still see work as the best way out of poverty.

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                            December 8, 2023Consumer Spending Update: Economic Confidence Up Again in December
Economic confidence increased to 97.8 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, about four points higher than November. 

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                            November 29, 2023Twitter or ‘X’? Many Users Aren’t Sold on Elon Musk’s Rebranding
Nearly half of regular users of the social platform formerly known as Twitter say the site has gotten better since Elon Musk purchased it last year, but they’re less enthusiastic about his rebranding it as “X.”