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economy oct 10 2016 u.s. investor optimism index climbs to nine year high the wells fargo gallup investor and retirement optimism index climbed to 79 in the third quarter its highest point in more than nine years . a more positive outlook for the stock market provided the main impetus for the gains . gallup vault oct 10 2016 gallup vault a u.s. vice president resigns in 1973 vice president spiro agnew resigned amid a bribery and tax evasion scandal . a majority of americans thought he should resign and the public had decidedly mixed opinions of agnew during his time in office . report inside the mind of the thai banking customer 61 % of thai banking customers are indifferent to their primary bank business journal oct 10 2016 thai banking customers indifferent banks in thailand are struggling to engage customers especially millennials amid rapid economic and technological changes . opinion oct 7 2016 update on what americans are reading about candidates a weekly update on americans recall of news about the two presidential candidates shows that trump has clearly regained his position as more in the news than clinton fueled in large part by americans focus on his tax situation . opinion oct 6 2016 college admissions directors debt concerns cost applicants by valerie j. calderon and jeffrey m. jones economy oct 6 2016 u.s. gallup good jobs rate edges down to 45.6 % in september business journal oct 6 2016 strengths based development the manager s role when it comes to getting the most out of employees strengths and unlocking their potential managers play an essential role . economy oct 5 2016 u.s. job creation index holds steady at record high business journal oct 5 2016 kids are a company s greatest competition one factor has the greatest influence on women s decision to stay in the workforce or leave children . load more latest news politics oct 14 2016 americans continue to cite the economy as top problem americans are less likely to mention an economic issue as the top u.s. problem than they have been in october of any presidential election year since 2000 . world oct 14 2016 u.s. global image remains strong among major world powers for the third consecutive year the leadership of the u.s. earns the highest approval ratings among five major global powers . russia continues to get the lowest approval ratings worldwide . analytics and advice about everything that matters politics oct 14 2016 americans divided on priorities for criminal justice system americans are almost evenly split on whether strengthening law and order 49 % or reducing bias against minorities 43 % should be a bigger priority for the u.s. criminal justice system . election 2016 oct 13 2016 u.s. satisfaction remains low leading up to election with the presidential election less than a month away 28 % of americans are satisfied with the way things are going in the u.s. this is similar to americans satisfaction level a month before the 2012 election . election 2016 oct 13 2016 viewers say clinton wins second debate hillary clinton is the perceived winner of the second presidential debate although by a slimmer margin than in the first debate . of three prior candidates who won their first two presidential debates two ultimately won the election . election 2016 oct 13 2016 trump s image slides among republicans donald trump s favorable rating among republicans dropped from 69 % to 64 % after the release of the 2005 video and sunday s debate while hillary clinton s favorable image among democrats edged up from 81 % to 84 % . politics oct 12 2016 ahead of elections u.s. congress approval at 18 % with less than a month to go before the u.s. congressional elections 18 % of americans approve of the job congress is doing . economy oct 11 2016 u.s. investors say low interest rates better for their finances u.s. investors say low interest rates 63 % are better than high interest rates 33 % when asked which would be better for their financial situation today according 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