By the pope himself to be better. Reporter in a wide ranging address fueled by both compassion and a sense of shared humanity, the pope evoked president lincoln and Martin Luther king junior in a call for america to continue to dream big and have heart for all. The pontiff did not shy away from politically sensitive topics including crisis across europe, the Death Penalty, climate change, immigration and gay marriage. Relations are called into question as the basis of only reiterate the importance and above all the richness of family life. We, the people of this con continue meant are wrong to be fearful of foreigners. Most of us. [ applause ] because most of us were once foreigners. [ applause ] reporter the pope talked about the plight of the poor and troubled youth urging lawmakers to show caring and heart and to follow the golden rule. This rule points us in a clear direction. Let us treat others with the same passion and compassion with which we want to be treated. Reporter the po
Report and low in gasoline. One stock hitting a new low and that is retail. The xrt, that tracks retail, hit a 16 month low. So is the consumer in bigger trouble than we think. Lets get into the money and find out right now. Dan, what do you think . I dont think their in any more trouble than weve thought was going on. And i think this is a great example of fairy tales exposed for what they have been. This is a great point. The xrt was down 3 on a day we saw great jobs report and oil down and it should be great for retail and were not seeing to. So me, i think a lot of it has to do with unwind of goofy stories that have permeated the bull market thesis for a year. And a good job market would incorporate wage growth and we didnt see that. And that is not surprising. Because where we do have weakness in the job sector is areas with the higher wages, like energy, where the job growth in north america has seen and so you are trading off higherpaying jobs for lowerpaying ones and where ther
Lets get right to it on a day that saw a strong jobs report and another low in gasoline. One group of stocks hitting a new low and that is retail. The xrt, that tracks retail, hit a 16month low today. So is the consumer in bigger trouble than we think. Lets get into the money and find out right now. Dan, what do you think . I dont think theyre in any more trouble than weve thought was going on. The u. S. Consumer has not been particularly strong and i think whats going on, and i think this is a great example of fairy tales, bull market exposed for what they have been. This is a great point. The xrt was down 3 on a day we saw this great jobs report here and we saw oil down and it should be great for retailers and were not seeing it. So me, i think a lot of it has to do with the unwind of goofy stories that have permeated the bull market thesis for a year. I think i good jobs report would incorporate wage growth and we didnt see that. And that is not surprising. Because where we do have
And i would suggest that a year from now, the notion that we would reverse this policy that is allowed more americans to travel to cuba and to help cuban people have access to more technology more capital more values and more contact with americans will seem as absurd as reversing the changes that were made with cuban American Travel a couple of years ago. So again, i applaud you for what youre doing and look forward to working with the administration as this policy unfolds. Thank you, senator menendez. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Let me ask you when a cubanamerican sends or visits their relatives in cuba and give them a lit money, the only place really to buy something is the dollar store isnt is that true . If you want to get something . I believe certainly theres theres more in those stores to buy. By the way, who owns the Dollar Stores . They are state run. Okay. The government. And so if i want to send a remittance to my relative in cuba, the cuban government takes a slice, right . T
Today we know that these three writers are gifts to the english language. This morning, the first author that i will be introducing nonother than dave barry. Lets give him a round of applause before he comes out. [applause] we all know that you cannot do justice to his talents and there he is. [applause] you just cant do justice by reading has lengthy biography or saying that his new work, insane city, his first adult novel in more than a decade. He is an individual for over 25 years have appeared in 25 newspapers, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and its pretty cool. Like every other kid in the 305, i grew up relishing reading him and today we are hearing from a hometown favorite in dave barry. In our next author is roy blount. Come on out and lets give him a round of applause. [applause] a master of language and the humorist to boot. He has authored 22 books in a wide range from robert ely to the Pittsburgh Steelers if you are an npr nerd, and you may also know him as a regular panelist