planet, we re doing quite well. you get on any plane and go to any city, the planes are overbooked, the restaurants are full. we are at full employment. one could argue it doesn t get much better than this. the stock market is not responding as positively. we ll get a whole bunch of tweets from people who say my wages haven t gone up. and they re actually down. that s a separate issue from that s a structural issue we have to fix. we have the same number of job openings in america as we have people looking for jobs and wages haven t gone up. but the top line numbers as the president will brag about are pretty good. and we ll see whether or not those are sustainable. but for pundits of the preside for opponents of the president, they need to say our main job is not to humiliate the president, he s humiliating himself, it s to help the american people. and they need a real message. what is it they re going to focus on. is it the displaced worker, is it the fact that we st
asia and european stocks falling overnight, dow futures down more than 200 points. u.s. stocks closed higher yesterday. in fact, the s&p 500 had its best day since february. the story there, investors are very optimistic about earnings season. profits should be 20% higher than last year. americans are voluntarily quitting their jobs at the highest rate in years. in may, the so-called u.s. quits rate hit a 17-year high. it s a sign more people are confident they can find a new job and at higher pay. wage growth has been slow for such a really tight labor market. wages haven t grown more than 3% since 2009. southwest doing away with a classic airline snack peanuts! this is to help passengers with severe allergies. southwest calls the decision difficult, writing the peanuts will always be a part of southwest s history and dna, but look, this is about ensuring the best onboard experience for everybody. southwest will stop serving peanuts on august 1st. still going to offer snacks lik
let s get a check on cnn money. the u.s. ramping up a trade war with beijing, preparing an additional tariffs on $200 billion more of chinese goods. china vows to respond, and all that is shaking global stocks. asia and europe falling overnight. dow futures down more than 200 points right now. u.s. stocks closed higher yesterday. the s&p 500 actually had its best day since february, and that s because investors are really optimis optimistic about earnings. profits at s&p companies should be 20% higher than last year. just remarkable. americans are voluntarily quitting their jobs at the highest rate in years. in may, the so-called u.s. quit rate hit 17-year high, a sign more people are confident they can find a new job and at a higher pay. wage growth has been sluggish for such a tight, super tight labor market. wages haven t grown above 3% since 2009. maybe that quit rate is telling us wages will start to rise. southwest doing away with a classic airline snack peanuts to help
arguments to be made, but the reality on the ground is whether or not you like it, these are political decisions. republicans are saying we have to get rid of obamacare. what they are not thinking about or what the main thrust of the it is not is how to get it back the place because nobody thinks this congress can get things done. this is why security, feels how secure matter to the economy. the economy looks good on the paper. unemployment is down. there s still an insecurity mooj voters about how they re going pay for things. wages haven t increase third down way they thought they would. paying for things like health care, when you talk about how people are affected by these decisions, that s their bottom line. that s where it s personal. that s where the politics matter. i know we are a politics show and talk about politics. i love talking about politics. i love figuring out how things happen or don t happen or the odd on things but i think it s fornt remember in issues like
growth. i m out of time. take a look at what pfizers and others companies trish: they re giving out bonuses and wages? really? trish: yes. this is this is what we need. wages haven t gone anywhere for 30 years. i certainly agree with that. we have to increase the wages. most of them were a result of the new minimum wage loss trish: i love talking to you because it s fun. take a look at the facts. trish: i encourage you to to the same, sir. if you think the tax cuts are not having an impact on small businesses, wait till you hear what my next guest has to say. oh! there s one. manatees in novelty ts?