nasdaq gained a fraction. let s get some insight into the stock market surge. deirdre bolton joins us live from new york. good evening. it s banner day and the markets. great for most people s retirement plans. most experts say we are going to go up from here for two reasons. one is that corporate america is healthy. businesses are making money. they are controlling costs and that s what makes investors want to buy stocks. they see slow and steady growth and that s the best kind. the other reason is that the global economy is doing better than it was a few years ago as well. asia, european companies growin growing. for most investors, predictable, slow growth is the best kind. lets them have to invest more. analysts will tell you you always want to have money in as many different buckets as possible. cash, real estate, other assets that make sense to you along with stocks.
country are going in the right direction. that is up and it s compared to 45% who think things are going badly. this goes a reflection, is it not of this stellar stock market surge, job growth, et cetera? some credit here to the white house on that one? certainly. i think the problem for the white house is the president doesn t seem to be getting credit for the economic gains. in numbers on these polls is the fact that more americans who responded disapproved than approve of how the president is handling the economy. more than half feel that he s doing a poor job. that itself is a major sleeper issue for the presidents. if he doesn t get credit for any for that economic gains he wouldn t have one of it also means there would be more pressure than ever on the white house and congress to get tax reform done.
president trump has clearly steered the economy back in the right direction. so that was the president s facebook page. this highlights the jobs reports, the wall street and stock market surge, is this an effective way for the president to go around mainstream media and traditional sources to get the message and the message out here that he wants? cnn has reported on every single thing you can find on this trump themed news station network, website they have. i think what s more important, you want to be honest with the voters and you want to tell them everything that s happening. the reality is, there are some challenges the administration is having, and that message isn t getting to those people that only watch that network, i think what s also very important, is the fact that there are more people who watch mainstream media outlets than the very specific trump specific option. you want people on the trump
plans on making thousands of hires on the spot. part of amazon s previously announced goal of adding 100,000 full-time workers by the middle of next year. some observers say most of the people will lose their jobs in other stores because of amazon s expansion, then get new jobs at those warehouses. the dow eclipsed the 22,000 mark for the first time in its history this morning. industrial average ended up 52, another record close. s&p 500 gained 1, nasdaq lost fraction. the stock market surge is one indication of an improving economy. today, yesterday, at recent days, the president has taken a lot of credit for it. does he deserve the praise? peter doocy takes a look at the numbers. ever since president trump won 394 electoral college votes, stocks have added more than 3600 points. closing above 22,000 today for the first time ever.
plans on making thousands of hires on the spot. part of amazon s previously announced goal of adding 100,000 full-time workers by the middle of next year. some observers say most of the people will lose their jobs in other stores because of amazon s expansion, then get new jobs at those warehouses. the dow eclipsed the 22,000 mark for the first time in its history this morning. industrial average ended up 52, another record close. s&p 500 gained 1, nasdaq lost fraction. the stock market surge is one indication of an improving economy. today, yesterday, at recent days, the president has taken a lot of credit for it. does he deserve the praise? peter doocy takes a look at the numbers. ever since president trump won 394 electoral college votes, stocks have added more than 3600 points. closing above 22,000 today for the first time ever.