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Owner-employers in the U.S. outshine peers in income, wealth, life satisfaction and work engagement, showcasing superior wellbeing and success.
After one year under the Taliban's rule, 90% of Afghans are struggling to get by on their household incomes, and almost as many (86%) have been unable to afford food.
U.S. stock ownership has reached 61%, a level last seen during the Great Recession.
With a general election on the horizon, Britons are less satisfied than the rest of Western Europe with how their local communities are functioning.
Inflation and immigration rank among Americans' top issue concerns for the country when asked about national problems in March.
Americans' economic confidence in March remains higher than it was in late 2023.
Biden's job approval rating is 40%, while ratings of his handling of the economy, foreign affairs and the Middle East situation are below his overall approval.
The Gallup Center on Black Voices finds majorities of Black and Hispanic women under 60 would be interested in starting a business if they had the resources.
Biden's overall job rating has slipped to 38%, and his ratings on immigration, the Israel-Hamas situation, foreign affairs and the economy are even lower.
Russia's already-stressed economy and institutions are facing more pressure amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gallup asked more than 300,000 people across 116+ countries and territories how the pandemic affected their lives and livelihoods -- and their willingness to take vaccines.
Regional spillover from the war between Hamas and Israel may test Iraqis' newfound confidence in their political and national institutions.
Americans are the least satisfied with their personal lives than they have been since 2011, but some subgroups are faring better than others.
Americans remain largely negative about the state of the economy and inflation, but their economic confidence is the highest it has been in two years.
Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida takes office as Japan faces substantial economic woes as a parliamentary election quickly approaches.
If the war between Israel and Hamas spills into Lebanon, it could further destabilize a country still struggling from years of economic and political crises.
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Biden enters 2024 with a persistently low job approval rating of 39%, the worst of any modern-day president seeking reelection at the same point.
Half of U.S. nonretirees expect the Social Security system will pay them benefits when they retire, up from 45% in 2015 and 36% in 2010.
About half of U.S. holiday shoppers say they will buy most or all of their gifts in December, with 16% buying all of them this month.