soviet union. do you think that is actually i mean it may be an ideological aim. do you think it s an actual realistic thing he thinks he can achieve? i think in a sense that biden seems to be talking about the re-creation of this old soviet union and all 15 what were republics and what are now independent nations is not only impossible but crazily expensive. an empire collapsed all over the region not only the soviet union but also the west, an empire is expensive. russia is not a wealthy country. its entire economy is the size of the economy of texas. and most of that those resources come right out of energy extractions and very fragile economy for a country that large. today we saw the ruble crater. we saw the russian stock market crater. we also saw something very
it also recognizes the considerable progress that s been made toward restoring jobs, raising incomes, and easing the economic hardship of millions of americans. the economic recovery has clearly come a long way. although it s not yet complete. back in 2009, the u.s. unemployment rate hit a high of 10%. that number is now down to just 5. in 2009, we saw the stock market crater, the s&p bottomed out by over nearly 700 points. today, wall street has sky rocketed with the s&p trading at over 2,000. joining me now, the host of cnbc s mad money, jim cramer. how you been? i m good. let s start with bare-bones facts for the non-cnbc viewer out there. what does this mean for mr. and mrs. consumer, who has a