US Consumer Confidence Drops Sharply, Survey Shows
U.S. consumer confidence plunged in February in its biggest monthly decline in more than four years, a business research group said Tuesday. The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index dropped from 105.3 in January to 98.3 this month, the largest month-to-month decline since August 2021. With U.S. consumer spending accounting for about 70% of […]
Immigration Meets Prosperity
interview with Paola Sapienza Research Team: J-P Conte Initiative on Immigration , Hoover Prosperity Program Senior Fellow Paola Sapienza is co-director of the J-P Conte Initiative on Immigration. Here she discusses research into the economic benefits of immigration, how migration fosters prosperity, and what is lost in the current immigration debate in the United States. […]
Americans Discuss US Economy After First Month of Trump’s Presidency
Immigration and the economy were among U.S. voters’ priorities when they went to the polls in the November 2024 general election. But how do Americans feel now about the U.S. economy a month into President Donald Trump’s presidency? VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias spoke to people in the nation’s capital, with Genia Dulot contributing from California.