Americans are more optimistic about the U.S. economy than they have been in the past seven years, a poll has found.

What's the disconnect between consumers saying they are worried about the economy but holiday spending was at record highs?

The good news: The American consumer is still driving the economy. Consumer spending increased a robust 4.2% at an ... And ...

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found that more Americans approve of Trump's handling of the economy than those who don't. Forty-four percent of respondents gave him positive marks on the economy, compared with the 39 percent ...

PARIS (Reuters) - France rejected criticism from new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that it lagged in defence, saying it met NATO's target to spend 2% of GDP on its military, was on course to ...

But consumers are also spending money – in some cases in record ... situation versus am I going to say I'm concerned about the economy?" Thomas said. Thomas said going into the last quarterly ...