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A more expensive thanksgiving, christine. consumer prices up 17% in september from a year ago and then you look at the prices that retailers are paying producers, the wholesale prices for 8 to 16 pound hens thats the most popular bird come thanksgiving. those prices have jumped to $1.80 per pound up from $1.40. it means you will pay more for your turkey. >> whats driving it? >> its not just higher inflation. there was a bout of bird flu that killed more than 6 million birds so that means produce...

What has caused this huge slide? we saw through the night the pound dropping to less than $1 and 4 cents. that is record—breaking, that exchange rate has never been that low. its recovered slightly this morning, but its still really worrying. as you say, its happened because of words like confidence, credibility, in pound sterling. on friday we had the announcement from the chancellor kwasi kwarteng saying tax would be cut and paid for by borrowing which made investors look at the pound and sa...

Like sevenfold in the past seven or eight years, which is big, the absolute amount of money going into start—ups is still maybe 1/35th or 1/40th of that of the united states, despite japan being one of the biggest economies in the world, despite having amazing human capital talent, despite having tremendous abundant capital and despite having some leading edge technologies. to change that, japans elite universities are also setting up their own venture capital firms, in part thanks to governme...

Entrepreneurs and the entire ecosystem has grown something like sevenfold in the past seven or eight years, which is big, the absolute amount of money going into start—ups is still maybe 1/35th or 1/40th of that of the united states, despite japan being one of the biggest economies in the world, despite having amazing human capital talent, despite having tremendous abundant capital and despite having some leading edge technologies. to change that, japans elite universities are also setting up ...

Ecosystem was perceived as, if you dont work at a big company, you cant fit in a big company, then this is plan b. in other words, not mainstream. but were now seeing young people coming out of, say, investment banks or consulting firms thinking, "lifes short, i want to do something on my own." while we see a lot more entrepreneurs and the entire ecosystem has grown something like sevenfold in the past seven or eight years, which is big, the absolute amount of money going into start—ups is sti...

If the way they are paying for shelter, utilities, or, putting food on the table that they need. >> lindsay, talk to us about what you are hearing from folks ? >> so hallie, its a tough situation for a lot of people waiting outside of food pantries, many of them never thought they would find themselves there. they are having to choose between going on joyrides that they would enjoy but now they are having to do the essential trips because the gas tanks are so low. new consumer price index was re...

First person you should blame. why does she still have her job? she should be gone. this is a crazy. and in a functioning country janet yellen would be a retirement home somewhere writing her memoirs that no one would ever read but thats not what happened shes still the treasure secretary and not what happened today. instead democrats took turns bragging about their expensive electric cars. worried about gas prices, just get a tesla baby. >> carley: and there is no relief in sight as americans w...

Everything is on the table. what is actually still on the table to bring gas prices down at this point? because the president has said and made clear theres not much left that he can do. >> yes, good morning. thank you for having me. unfortunately, that is the brutal reality. you know, this is, in large part, caused by putins aggression. since putin moved troops to the border of ukraine, gas prices have gone up over $1.40 a gallon. and the president is asking for congress and others for potentia...

Inflation. it is economics 101. americans are smart enough to sight. >> dana: two of the secretaries of the presidents cabinet on who is to blame. >> you hear the oil executives on the record talking about how they wont increase production. why would they? theyre doing great now. >> it is worth noting that gas prices are up $1.40 a gallon since putin moved troops into ukraine. >> dana: theyve been saying the same thing since before i left for spain which feels like a year ago. they are saying th...

Now its risen another $1.40. why? the pre-war gas increase in prices was joe bidens fault because its the war on fossil fuels. now the war in ukraine. why did vladimir putin invade ukraine? because he thought biden was weak. it was after the withdrawal of afghanistan that projected weakness on the world. if war on fossil fuels, the second part isnt the putin price hike its the failure to enforce our strong foreign policy around the world which led to a catastrophic war that could have been defer...