Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/ http://backend.userland.com/rss Gallup WebTeam Americans rated their lives better in January than in any month since March of last year. Americans' life ratings have been steadily recovering since October, when they fell to their lowest level in more than two years. http://www.gallup.com/poll/152555/Americans-Life-Ratings-Month-High.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/152555/Americans-Life-Ratings-Month-High.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:15:00 GMT Europeans' and Americans' confidence in their financial institutions has followed a similar trajectory throughout the global economic crisis, suggesting a strong link between the two struggling economies. http://www.gallup.com/poll/152426/Opinion-Briefing-Confidence-Deficit.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/152426/Opinion-Briefing-Confidence-Deficit.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:30:00 GMT High rates of unemployment and underemployment are among the biggest problems facing southern Europe's troubled economies. Among southern Europeans with college degrees, however, employment figures are as strong as they are in more economically stable countries farther north. http://www.gallup.com/poll/151763/Education-Tied-Southern-Europe-Employment-Woes.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/151763/Education-Tied-Southern-Europe-Employment-Woes.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT Residents in some of the EU's most debt-laden countries are also among the most likely to say their government makes it hard to start and manage a business. The climate for entrepreneurs is most inhospitable in Greece, where more than 8 in 10 residents see their government as an obstacle. http://www.gallup.com/poll/151559/Troubled-European-Economies-Stifle-Entrepreneurship.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/151559/Troubled-European-Economies-Stifle-Entrepreneurship.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT More Europeans are "suffering" than "thriving" in several countries hard-hit by the financial crisis. More than one in five residents rate their lives poorly enough to be considered suffering in Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Romania, and Portugal. http://www.gallup.com/poll/151544/Suffering-Thriving-Countries.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/151544/Suffering-Thriving-Countries.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:45:00 GMT Views about local economic situations are deteriorating in several EU countries hard-hit by the European debt crisis, including Italy and Portugal. Those in Greece, Portugal, and Ireland are among the most negative, while views in Finland, Germany, Luxembourg are the most positive. http://www.gallup.com/poll/151097/Local-Economic-Outlook-Dire-Hard-Hit-Countries.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/151097/Local-Economic-Outlook-Dire-Hard-Hit-Countries.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 01 Dec 2011 22:30:00 GMT Fewer Americans say they had enough money to buy the food they or their families needed in October than at any point since November 2008, continuing a decline that began in April 2011. Americans' overall access to basic needs also fell to a record low. http://www.gallup.com/poll/150689/Americans-Ability-Afford-Food-Nears-Three-Year-Low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/150689/Americans-Ability-Afford-Food-Nears-Three-Year-Low.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:00:00 GMT Greeks' confidence in their country's national government hit an all-time low of 18% earlier this year, and their faith in their financial institutions has fallen sharply since 2005. Neither trend bodes well for Greece's economic restructuring and recovery. http://www.gallup.com/poll/150578/Greece-Government-Faces-Deficit-Public-Trust.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/150578/Greece-Government-Faces-Deficit-Public-Trust.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:45:00 GMT Chinese are more positive than Americans are about the job market where they live and about the economic conditions in their communities. But the U.S. still outpaces China on the percentage of those who have formal full-time jobs -- a vital element of sustained economic improvement. http://www.gallup.com/poll/150224/Chinese-Rate-Job-Market-Better-Americans.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/150224/Chinese-Rate-Job-Market-Better-Americans.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:00:00 GMT Fewer Americans had access to basic life necessities such as healthcare, food, and shelter in September. The nation's Basic Access Index score fell to 81.4 last month -- on par with the 81.5 recorded in February and March 2009 during the recession. http://www.gallup.com/poll/150122/Americans-Access-Basic-Necessities-Recession-Level.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication http://www.gallup.com/poll/150122/Americans-Access-Basic-Necessities-Recession-Level.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:45:00 GMT