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Why More Americans Are Moving to Smaller Cities
More Americans are moving to smaller cities in search of a better quality of life. They’re leaving places like Los Angeles, Chicago and New York for mid-sized cities such as Phoenix, Las Vegas and Dallas, according to an analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau. [https://www.rentcafe.com/blog/rental-market/real-estate-news/top-10-counties-where-people-are-moving-offer-half-price-housing/] A huge draw for these second-tier cities is […]
The American economy is humming along, but many Americans continue to worry about how they’ll pay for their retirement. Nearly half (46 percent) said they “won’t be financially comfortable when they retire,” according to a Gallup poll. These numbers are somewhat better than when the same question was asked immediately following the Great Recession of […]
Half of Americans Still Feeling Effects of Great Recession
The aftershocks of the Great Recession of 2007-2009 continue to reverberate across the American economy and political landscape. A new survey finds that more than half (52 percent) of Americans are still feeling the impact of the dramatic economic downturn on their personal finances. Furthermore, nearly three in four Americans (73 percent) say politicians are […]
What Americans Would Give Up for a Pay Raise
More than one-third of American adults say they would give up their right to vote for life in exchange for a 10 percent increase in their pay. The study, done by financial advice website LendEdu, found Americans would give up a lot of things in exchange for a raise. More than 50 percent said they […]
Americans Increasingly Buying Groceries Online
The Amazoning of the U.S. economy continues at a rapid rate, and now more and more Americans are buying their groceries online. According to a report from the Food Marketing Institute, online grocery shopping will make up 20 percent of all grocery shopping by 2025. That’s about $100 billion in sales, or between 2 and […]
After Great Recession, Some Cities Booming, Others Struggling
Ten years after the start of the so-called Great Recession, the overall U.S. economy has rebounded, but a new report shows recovery has not been even across country. While the unemployment rate is at a record low, and household income is back to its peak from 1999, parts of the country have not seen growth, […]
Americans See Automation in Negative Light
Americans are increasingly leery about how certain technologies will affect their lives, according to a new report. The Pew Research Center surveyed Americans about their attitudes toward four areas of technology: workplace automation, driverless cars, robot caregivers, and computer algorithms that evaluate and hire job applicants. The study found that nearly three out of four […]
Cable TV Cord-Cutting Trend Is Picking Up Steam
For decades, most Americans got their television service from cable, but as with many other aspects of life, the Internet is changing that very rapidly as Americans “cut the cord” from their cable providers, opting instead for streaming services. According to a recent Pew Research Center study, 61 percent of young, so called millennial Americans […]