Confidence in the United States economy has seen a modest uptick since before the U.S. election, recent polling shows, though Americans are still far from optimistic about the country's financial future under Trump.
Gallup's latest Economic Confidence Index (ECI), calculated from a poll of 1,005 adults conducted from January 2 to 5, is at -19, suggesting the public's continued gloom about the economy. Although lower than December's -14 reading, this represents an improvement from -26 in late October.
One of Trump's executive orders could imperil billions in funding for projects that states have already begun working on, some experts said. read more
The United States will leave the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said on Monday, saying the global health agency had mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises. read more
President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday tapped three new special ambassadors -- but not to a foreign nation or policy area. read more
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to take executive action on bitcoin and cryptocurrency on his first day in office, according to a Monday report from the Washington Post.
A source involved in Trump's transition team communications said the executive orders might address debanking, a matter Melania Trump raised in her 2024 memoir, as well as the repeal of a policy requiring banks to count the digital assets they hold as liabilities on their balance sheet.
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