America’s middle class is always hustling — and now, they’re side hustling. The share of Americans with more than one job has been steadily rising for the last several years, and is still hovering at elevated levels. But the population holding multiple jobs looks different from before the pandemic, with a growing cohort of more
Americans are more skeptical of government information than they were a few years ago, with majorities now saying they have little or no trust in federal government information about elections and politics, foreign affairs or the environment, a new poll finds. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and USA Facts shows that
Gallup tracking data shows that positive views of capitalism have slipped to 54%, marking a 15-year low since they began tracking the metric. The finding reflects a zero-sum view of the corporation: that companies prosper by extracting value rather than creating it. It is no surprise that the more than 200 CEOs we have interviewed over
Petrol prices have reached a record high for Labor Day weekend, with the national average climbing to $4.15 (£3.07) per gallon. Prices have never topped $4 (£2.96) on Labor Day, the American Automobile Association (AAA) noted. The national average for regular gas prices is still below the record of $5.02 (£3.71) a gallon set in
Sports betting used to be a Sunday habit, but for a growing share of Americans, and an even larger portion of Gen Z, it’s starting to look like a backup financial plan. New research from Bank of America Institute shows that across every generation, people see prediction-market contracts as even more investment-like than sports bets.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott isn’t buying the Chinese psy-op theory. In a Fox News interview on Friday, the Texas governor pushed back against the notion that China is influencing the data center debate in the United States. “I haven’t done it because of anything said by China, I’ve done it by listening to and working
