We had a very, very strong economy, and then we were hit with the virus that knocked everything. He reacted quickly. He closed the border from china. Then he closed the border of those coming in from europe. And he went right to work setting up the task force to study the virus. This virus was perplexing. No one knew what to do at first. We did close the country. We shut things down because we tried to get a handle on it and didnt want to overwhelm our medical systems. And once we got that under control and started to change the curve on the virus, the president realized and he knew that the economy would be killed if we didnt start to reopen. So he worked the scientists to get regulations or suggestions to the governors on both sides of the aisle on how to open up and get the economy back on track. You are seeing that working. With the past three months we have created almost 9 million jobs. We came out of a great recession. By comparison, it took four years to create 9 million jobs i
Week, what it means for advertising, spending and jobs. On my colleagues, ben levisohn, carlton english and jack howe. Ben, the market had a good week, and it seemed kind of placid on the surface but down below there was actually some really interesting crosscurrents. Thats right. And i think the first thing that the market had to deal with this week was the specter of renewed china u. S. Tensions. Hong kong sort of lingered there in the background, but its never been one where the other side seemed to be willing to act. I think we saw china pass a new security law for the city, and when trump said that he would respond to that on thursday, it actually caused the market to go from positive to negative. On friday he made an announcement, it wasnt as bad as the market thought, so the market rallied back. But its really something that the market is going to, i think, start to focus on. How much can tensions between the u. S. And china escalate, and how much [inaudible] does the u. S. Want
Bowling is set to resume next week, what it means for advertising, spending and jobs. On my colleagues, ben levisohn, carlton english and jack howe. Ben, the market had a good week, and it seemed kind of placid on the surface but down below there was actually some really interesting crosscurrents. Thats right. And i think the first thing that the market had to deal with this week was the specter of renewed china u. S. Tensions. Hong kong sort of lingered there in the background, but its never been one where the other side seemed to be willing to act. I think we saw china pass a new security law for the city, and when trump said that he would respond to that on thursday, it actually caused the market to go from positive to negative. On friday he made an announcement, it wasnt as bad as the market thought, so the market rallied back. But its really something that the market is going to, i think, start to focus on. How much can tensions between the u. S. And china escalate, and how much [
Week, what it means for advertising, spending and jobs. On my colleagues, ben levisohn, carlton english and jack howe. Ben, the market had a good week, and it seemed kind of placid on the surface but down below there was actually some really interesting crosscurrents. Thats right. And i think the first thing that the market had to deal with this week was the specter of renewed china u. S. Tensions. Hong kong sort of lingered there in the background, but its never been one where the other side seemed to be willing to act. I think we saw china pass a new security law for the city, and when trump said that he would respond to that on thursday, it actually caused the market to go from positive to negative. On friday he made an announcement, it wasnt as bad as the market thought, so the market rallied back. But its really something that the market is going to, i think, start to focus on. How much can tensions between the u. S. And china escalate, and how much [inaudible] does the u. S. Want
Week, what it means for advertising, spending and jobs. On my colleagues, ben levisohn, carlton english and jack howe. Ben, the market had a good week, and it seemed kind of placid on the surface but down below there was actually some really interesting crosscurrents. Thats right. And i think the first thing that the market had to deal with this week was the specter of renewed china u. S. Tensions. Hong kong sort of lingered there in the background, but its never been one where the other side seemed to be willing to act. I think we saw china pass a new security law for the city, and when trump said that he would respond to that on thursday, it actually caused the market to go from positive to negative. On friday he made an announcement, it wasnt as bad as the market thought, so the market rallied back. But its really something that the market is going to, i think, start to focus on. How much can tensions between the u. S. And china escalate, and how much [inaudible] does the u. S. Want