More than half of Americans optimistic about coming year: Marist survey

More than half of Americans are optimistic about the coming year, according to a new Marist survey. Fifty-six percent of respondents said they were optimistic about 2025, compared to the 43 percent who said they were pessimistic. This is a 16-point increase from December 2023, when 40 percent of respondents said they were optimistic about…