what happened in his meeting with president biden, and what sort of promises were made, and what sort of promises can be kept? the alliance is sticking together, and the money and weapons have been pouring in along with still firm sanctions on moscow. but, with a u.s. presidential election looming, what can ukraine count on long term, and what can nato expect? are there contingencies for a second donald trump administration if it comes to that, and what about at other variable? republican lawmakers on the hill, the party is publicly split on supporting ukraine. some even calling for the u.s. to pull funding immediately. so as the president heads to helsinki to celebrate finland s entry and sweden s ascension, let s discuss what s to come. nbc correspondent josh lederman, in kyiv, kelly cobiella, and with me, new york times chief white house correspondent peter baker. everybody, welcome. josh, let me start with you. walk us through the meeting with president zelenskyy and th
through. can you say those have filtered into the economy this quickly? absolutely. you can see we have $520 billion worth of investment, in areas like clean energy, and semiconductors. tens of thousands of infrastructure projects all around the country. and if you look at the job market, what has been really notable over the last six months or so is that we ve seen the labor market coming back into really good balance. people rejoining the labor force at a pace that many people predicted they wouldn t even a year ago, so we now have more americans in jobs than has been true in 20 years, and that s taking place against the backdrop of a moderating labor market. some industries have experienced layoffs with big corporations, preparing for what they feared was coming, a
ago, sales rep $520 billion. a spokesperson from mastercard says overall, this was a big win for retails this year. with a lot of the boost coming from online shopping. it s not the wealthiest picture for chains like macy s, sears, kmart, and many others that are shutting thousands of locations. the former administrator of the small business administration said all the retail stores will have to adapt. any business whether you re small or large needs to be very efficient and cost-effective and those models are not working as well anymore. bricks and mortar, all the employees you need for that, so you re seeing a lot of the businesses go online. for small business, that s been happening for quite some time. there is a silver lining for their brick-and-mortar stores.
how much more to people spend a night in previous years? both for online shopping and in-store purchases, quite a bit more than before. take a look at these numbers. according to the national retail federation, seven years ago, sales were 520 billion. in 2017 the estimate for this holiday season is 682 billion. spokesperson for mastercard said, overall, this was a big win for retail this year. a lot of the booze coming from online shopping. amazon, all the way. 100%. it is easy, convenient. free shipping. of course there is a silver lining for brick-and-mortar scores. the average shopper, who shops online and in stores, they spend an average of $82 more in the
locations this year, some of them like macy s are offering even bigger sales this week. jon: we are seen at record sales, even over last year. pretty good. definitely, we are. people spend a lot more money than in previous years. take a look at the start. according to the national retail federation, seven years ago, sales were at 520 billion. 2017, the estimates, 682 billion. a spokesperson from master carson, overall, this was a big win for retail this year. even though people say, they shop more online, according to fortune magazine, they actually tended to spend more money in stores. a little more than $80 more per person in the store. the shopping continues this week, jon. jon: anita vogel from los angeles. julie: a frightening scene in alexandria, virginia, after a fire broke out in an antique