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After falling slightly the previous week, U.S. economic confidence mostly recovered last week. The Gallup Economic Confidence Index stands at -18.

Why the country's healthcare policies must better integrate social care with healthcare.

Gallup's Economic Confidence Index reading of -16 for February marked the end of a three-month recovery since the federal government shutdown in October that drove confidence down to -35.

Gallup's chief economist has this advice for business leaders: There's going to be a lot of emotional volatility surrounding the political economy this election year. Try to avoid getting caught up in it.

Thirty percent of Americans now hold a favorable opinion of the Tea Party movement, a new low. The majority of Republicans express a favorable opinion of the group, yet 22% of Americans view themselves as supporters of the movement.

Americans' job approval rating for Congress in 2013 averaged 14%, the lowest annual average in Gallup's history, including a 12% reading in December. Congressional approval has averaged below 20% for each of the last four years.

Every time a senator or House member makes a joke about how low their approval ratings are, I always tell them the same thing: "They are now at a place where it isn't funny." The United States is slipping away both economically and fiscally, and ...

The percentage of Americans who rated their lives highly enough to be considered "thriving" ticked up in November after declining the prior five months. Americans' life ratings mirror recent changes in economic confidence and standard of living ...

Gallup's Economic Confidence Index rose to -24 last week, much improved from -39 in mid-October during the government shutdown, but it has not yet bounced back to its mid-September level.

In the U.S., 27.1% of adults were obese in 2013. This is the highest rate in Gallup's six-year tracking history, and it includes a new high among those who are "morbidly obese."