Since after election day. Our road map begins with the big jobs number. The monthly job report come in under expectations. What now . And the u. S. Launches an air strike on syria. Trump and chinese president xi continue to meet at maralago. Well take you live there for the latest. Weighing in on the payroll number, retailers were a big part of this slashing 30,000 jobs last month in addition to the month before. Construction adding the fewest jobs in seven months. We did see an increase in average hourly earnings, jim, but its the worst two months for retail since december of 09. We can figure out why. Yeah. This is what you call a secular trend. This is not something thats going to come back. I think that what you had was that you had a weak you had a weak Holiday Season for bricks and mortar. It got weaker. Jpmorgan they do incredible analysis of the mall and its down double digit traffic. You cant sustain your stores in bad malls anymore. And all of the retailers in the malls are k
Of drugs for severe illnesses and as a result of this work that i was doing on drug pricing in the United States looking at these issues, i eventually began to get more aware of the International Discussions about the u. S. Could do and what was happening in the countries in 1994, i was invited to argentina and brazil by people that have picked up my name as someone working on these issues and i really became aware for the first time the extent to which the United States and the state department and through the trade office and the whole apparatus of the Foreign Policy was putting pressure on the developing countries to extend and put in place monopolies on pharmaceutical drugs so wha a lf developing companies have excluded the pharmaceutical drugs from the patent system and you could buy drugs from argentina and others and at that point also from brazil and the u. S. Was pushing all these countries to put those in place but also going way beyond that. And i remember when i was at arge
Consumer, whats your view of the cable industry today . Guest so, you know, i was listening to pat, and he was talking about roots 40 years ago. And i was saying, golly, 40 years ago i was working at ncta, and so my relationship with the cable industry goes back a long, long time. And it was always a great privilege, i thoughting, to be associated with this industry at that particular point in historiment history. And, you know, Michael Powell was kind enough after i balm chairman to ask me to come and meet with the ncta board. And i sat down and i said, you know, folks, everything that i believe about the relationship between government and industry were, was a philosophy that was developed while i was at ncta. Because that was a period in time when the cable industry was the voice of competition and innovation. And those who did not want things to change in those days it was the broadcasters and hollywood and the Telephone Company all working together to try and hold back the cable i
My orking at ncta, and so relationship with the cable industry goes back a long, long time. And it was always a great privilege, i thought, to be associated with this industry at that particular point in history. And you know, Michael Powell was kind enough after i became chairman to ask me to come and meet with the ncta board. D i sat down and i said, you know, folks, everything that i relationship he etween government and industry were was a philosophy that was developed while i was at ncta. Because that was a period in time when the cable industry s the voice of competition and innovation. And those who did not want things to change in those days, it was the broadcasters and hollywood, and the Telephone Company all working together to try and hold back the cable industry those who did not want things to change used government to maintain the status quo to the detriment of consumers. And so the philosophy that i developed coming out of that kind of experience is that the job of gover
Dozen people who have taken up residence on the corner of cumberland and american streets for the past four days. But that offer came with a resounding no. Were not taking that offer. Homeless advocate sherri, organized the tent city to show awareness for the citys homeless problem. For days theyve been taking in gifts of food and water. Some even handing over cash donations. But why not take the offer a emergency housing . These people are being offered shelters and youre encouraging them not to take it. Okay. Thats such a fox 29 question. Its legitimate question, though. Wait, wait, wait. Why do you set up land mines and you walk night. We did talk to searer brooks who says she was kick out of the shelter along with her one month old and two other children. I got laid off from my job. I lost my apartment, and i tried to go for help but nobody would help me. Reporter shes not taking shelter tonight. Instead she wants a permanent home. The very public protest not coincidentally comes j