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With a recession potentially on the horizon, a new survey shows many Canadians aren’t sure they’re in a good financial position to make it through the downturn. A new poll has found that more than a quarter of Canadians feel they won’t be able to financially weather a recession. Twenty per cent of respondents to a Yahoo survey, conducted by Maru Public Opinion, say they won’t be able to withstand an economic downturn for more than a month, while eight per cent say their financial situation is… Source link

Less than half of respondents to a new Yahoo/Maru poll said they feel very confident in their financial literacy of stocks and bonds. A new survey shows many Canadians feel they have a sufficient level of financial literacy despite acknowledging that investing is still one major area they don’t understand. Seventy per cent of respondents to a new Yahoo poll, conducted by Maru Public Opinion, reported feeling confident in their financial literacy skills and have a “thorough understanding” or… Source link

A majority of Canadians are cutting back on spending due to inflation, including on groceries. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua via Getty Images) Canadians are cutting back on groceries and entertainment as red-hot inflation continues to put pressure on household budgets, a new Yahoo/Maru Public Opinion poll has found. The survey of 1,517 Canadians found that 60 per cent of respondents set stricter priorities and reduced spending due to higher prices in July than they did in June. Among those that… Source link

55 per cent of Canadians said Trudeau has no solid plan to fight inflation and bring prices down. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images) A majority of Canadians believe Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland have “no solid plan” to tackle inflation and rein in prices, a new Yahoo/Maru Public Opinion poll has found. According to the survey of 1,515 Canadians, 55 per cent said Trudeau has no solid plan to fight inflation and bring prices down, while 20 per… Source link

More than two thirds of Canadians believe the country is heading for a recession, a new Yahoo/Maru Public Opinion poll has found. (Getty Images) More than two-thirds of Canadians believe the country is heading for a recession, a new Yahoo/Maru Public Opinion poll has found, in the wake of rapidly rising interest rates and soaring inflation. The survey of 1,515 Canadians, conducted between June 17 and June 19, found that 68 per cent believe the country is heading towards a recession. Another 17… Source link

The majority of Americans feel the U.S. is either in a recession, or headed towards one, according to a recent Maru Public Opinion survey compiled for Yahoo. A bit more than half of respondents say they are now stricter with their money habits. The poll of 1,512 people shows 62% feel the country is already in a period of contraction. Another 19% believe the country is headed toward one. “Based on what they’ve seen, read, heard, or are personally experiencing, two-thirds (62%) of Americans… Source link

Elon Musk.HANNIBAL HANSCHKE /Getty Images Elon Musk polled his Twitter followers on whether they distrusted billionaires or politicians more. He then asked Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to do the same, writing, “I dare you” to do so. Musk and Ocasio-Cortez have clashed on other topics such as unionization and free speech. On Thursday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk dared Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to poll her Twitter followers on whether they distrusted billionaires or politicians more. “Who do you trust… Source link

President Biden and the Democratic Party face no shortage of challenges heading into the 2022 midterm elections. But inflation is by far the most formidable — and now, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll, Americans say that Republicans (31%) rather than Democrats (26%) can do a better job of “fixing” it. The survey of 1,605 U.S. adults, which was conducted from April 19 to 22, found that 39% select either inflation (33%) or gas prices (6%) as the biggest problem facing America… Source link

By Nivedita Balu (Reuters) – Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk on Monday disclosed a 9.2% stake in Twitter Inc, worth nearly $3 billion, making him the micro-blogging site’s largest shareholder and triggering a rise of more than 27% in the company’s shares. Musk’s move, revealed in a regulatory filing, comes on the heels of his tweet that he was giving “serious thought” to building a new social media platform, while questioning Twitter’s commitment to free speech. He also started a poll asking Twitter… Source link

Written by Billy Mitchell Mar 31, 2022 | FEDSCOOP Google took aim at Microsoft on Thursday claiming there’s a growing “monoculture” of the rival company’s software used in government that makes federal agencies more vulnerable to cyberattacks. In a blog post, Google published the results of a survey that presents that “84% of D.C. metro government employees primarily use Microsoft products at… Source link