input from other russia experts will be heading to geneva just in a few hours or so to prepare for that day long series of meetings tomorrow. there will be longer meetings and shorter meetings. one thing there there not be is a joint press conference with president biden and vladimir putin. that is a decision of the white house. thanks so much for being there with us. america s retailers are pleading with president biden to fix the port congestion clocking up supply chains. supply bottlenecks are a pandemic-related snag as the economy reopens and business booms again. in a letter to biden the national retail federation warns that congestion at a key maritime ports is causing inventory shortages and higher costs. supply issues and surging demand mean higher prices for just about everything americans buy. in may core inflation rose at the fastest pace since 1992.
meet with the european institution leaders. i think that joint council that s going to promote trade, technology between the eu and the u.s. that, let s face it, represent 40% of the world s gdp, the idea is that that is to help them counter the economic rise, the technological rise of china, another way of taking the country on. melissa bell live in brussels for us this morning. thank you. all right. to the u.s. economy now. the big question of this booming recovery, where are the workers? u.s. businesses complain enhanced unemployment checks are keeping jobless workers on the couch. others blame child care issues for keeping their workers at home. here is another reason for this labor shortage, americans are starting their own businesses. new businesses are forming at a record rate this year according to the census. 2.4 million as of may 2021, that s already more than half of last year and closing in on the 3.5 million new businesses started in the previous two years. some of the
navalny. tell us about the reporting of those americans held in russian prison, trevor reed and paul whelan. are we expecting movement on that front? reporter: one of the things that s been not in the works but possibly discussed as part of that meeting is a possible prisoner exchange between the u.s. and russia. vladimir putin saying he s up for something like that if it can be agreed on. there are russians in u.s. custody that the russians would like to get back, one of the ones is victor booth. there is cnn reporting that we got from the judge saying that he s been in jail for much longer than he probably should have and as part of a prisoner exchange she believes that that would be a good idea, however, the russians pouring cold water on that earlier today. they are saying that paul whelan, for instance, is not something that his case is not something that s currently being discussed between the u.s. and russia. the russians are saying there have been discussions between
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cleaning up and heading out. vaccinations mean busier social calendars. after 15 months of doing everything from home, a vaccinated 2021 means going out. to birthday parties, concerts, confirmations and vacations. the masks are coming off and the lipstick is back on. lipstick sales hit $34.2 million in the four weeks ending april 18th. that s up 80% from last year. oh, and it s not subtle. estee lauder said expect to see bright pink, orange, magenta and purple this summer. estee has been preparing for a makeup renaissance for the last six months. and a romantic renaissance, too. condom sales, $37 million in the same four weeks. that s up more than 23%. durex sales rising where social distancing rules have eased and trojan said 18 to 24-year-olds can t wait to get their social lives back. the wall street journal put it this way. americans are cleaning up nicely, buying teeth whitener,