carolina gop. i was watching it. immediately went in and threw up. i was very ill. this has shaken us to the core. the u.s. economy adds 155,000 jobs in the month of november but unemployment remains at a 50-year low. a turbulent stock market. that number is not what we expected. we have to begin by drawing a distinction between the u.s. stock market and the u.s. economy. they are not the same thing. the market has been all over the place this week. up 200, down 8 hurk. if you ve got any money invested, this has been tough to stomach. today s jobs report tells us things are not as chaotic. in fact, many say the economy seems to be doing okay. although possibly losing a little bit of steam.
up 200, down 200 all after the state department mike pompeo seems to be on the same page with respect top trade. is that going to spark new fears of a trade war? let s ask fox business network charlie gasparino and charlie rocha. charlie, i have got to tell you the economic nationalism is back and stronger than ever. well, tomorrow, we might see an economic nonnationallist come the head of the nec, larry kudlow, we don t know. and, you know, here is one thing i will say markets generally despise the trade stuff. the protectionist stuff. there is other stuff going on too in the markets. there was a small increase in inflation. i don t think that had much. charles: we were up after that number. i agree. some people trying to attribute it to that. i agree with you. there is the looming pennsylvania house race where it looks like the republicans are going to lose a seat, which will put tremendous if the republicans lose the house,
up 200. the market has done well, philip. in the near term, right now at least, the markets are not prepared for a government shutdown. i don t think they think it will happen. they think it is a big reality show we are seeing here. the government is going to get funded. there will be some sort of deal on daca eventually. you know, people in the industry talk about how this is the critical moment and how everything rests on this vote. this is the critical moment. i think a lot rests on this vote going into friday. this is the issue that is going to be in the minds of both the liberal base and the conservative base when it comes to daca. republicans, their goal for 2018 is not to screw up anything they achieved last year to flavor or temper any of the achievements in the past. a republican voter is not going to think just about tax reform or neil gorsuch.
for that particular index. one of the reasons you are seeing a gain in the dow is traders think this job report might be negative and lead the federal reserve to wait on rates. bill: the dow jones up 200 so far. martha: who will be in and who will be out in the coming debate. let s look at latest state of the republican primary race. according to the average of recent polls. you have got the top two frontrunners in a national look. jeb bush. ted cruz, marco rubio behind those two. battleground iowa, trump and carson leading in the the pack. cruz, scott walker and carly