May 2008 - Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg National Investor Survey

The National Economy and Investment Climate
Poll 555. May 1-8, 2008. Interviewed 2,208 adults, 1,986 registered voters, 1.657 investors, 650 with $100K+ hh income; 607 investors with $100K+ hh income. Margin of error for adults, reg voters, investors is +/-3. For high income households and investors in those households, it is +/-4.

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Release 1 - Election 2008 ( released May 9, 2008 - updated 5/9/08 4:45)
Release 2 - The Economy (released May 13, 2008 )
Release 3 - Investors and Personal Finance (released May 14, 2008)
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Most Americans don't expect the economy to improve soon, poll finds

Most Americans see little hope that the economy will improve in the next six months, and many also are decidedly pessimistic about the direction of oil prices and inflation, according to a new Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll.

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