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He says other companies over the past few months have noticed a slowdown in the economy, too. like walmart and target indicating they have too much inventory and amazon closing warehouses because they overbuilt. so fedex is just another canary in the coal mine. the announcement caused shares of fedex to tank 20%, also a frenzy in the broader market because fedex is seen as a barometer for the bigger economy. and the thinking is, if its doing poorly, then what does that mean for the economy as a ...

Whole? which brings me to a fun fact for the weekend. former federal reserve chair alan greenspan himself used to think of fedex as an economic bellwether, as well, similar to how he saw mrens underwear sals as a key predictor. if sales drop, it shows a pullback in spending of mens underwear. its just one of the many strange ways experts try to predict booms and busts. back to you, whitney and boris. >> allison, thank you. relief agencies in pakistan say flood survivors are experiencing a rage...

Rhode Island Treasurer Seth Magaziner sailed to victory in the Ocean States Democratic primary for the 2nd Congressional District on Tuesday, setting the stage for a highly anticipated showdown with Republican Allan Fung in the fall.

Count the votes that people legitimately cast and community as we won. you cant be a democracy and call yourself one as you continue to do what youre doing. you cant say you love the country when you either win or you have been cheated. and thats where we are now. >> joining us now political and investigative reporter at spotlight p.a. angela columbus. angela, three visits from biden, one visit from trump, it must be that the people are paying attention to you? >> its also feeling like a preside...

Fett fetterman cannot be painted as a northeastern elite. so theyre having to sort of give dr. oz as much of a push as they possibly can and finally, its a state with a lot of e electoral votes and a bellwether for what happens down the road and the obvious, if youre talking about the senate race, every senate seat will count in terms of who has the majority coming into the next congress. >> it will be an open seat so democrats can keep one up there. laura and david, thank you both. appreciate i...

Theyve made in terms of winning this abortion rights fight, we do see that reflected in the special election in the 19th congressional district in new york which of course is a purple bellwether of courts and we see in the victor that the abortion rights isnt important just to women and liberals but men and middle ground moderates as well. >> the margin even if republicans do take control it may matter particularly to kevin mccarthy who would or maybe not become speaker depend oggen that margina...

I want to get your thoughts on the special election results in new york 19, which borders part of the district that you are running to represent. we talked about this earlier in the program. democrat pat ryan won by hammering home the message protecting choice. your reaction to his win and how you see his results affecting your race? >> thank you, ayman, great to be with you. the new york 19th race was a great signal for our race, both as a potential bellwether for the midterms, i think it is al...

Matt, its good to have you with us. i want to get your thoughts on the special election results and new york 19, which borders part of the district that you are running to represent. we talked about this earlier in the program. democrat pat well won by hammering home the message protecting choice. your reaction to his win and how you see his results affecting your race? >> thank you, ayman, great to be with you. the new york 19th race was a great signal for our race, both as a potential bellweth...

Democrats won that seat. that was that bellwether that we are looking at. but a lot of this has to do the overreach that republicans are taking. they chose to make a very conservative supreme court. they got what they wanted. they have been saying for years and years that they wanted to overturn roe v. wade even though the majority of americans dont want that. they got what they wanted, we now are going into at least the next decade with the supreme court that is making decisions that are into t...

Accomplishments and other things that are on the table here. in his speech, the first issue that the president said what was at stake in these midterm elections, and he talked about it just moments ago, and that was a womans right to choose. >> absolutely. >> lets take a look at what happened since the supreme court overturned weighed. in red states,, after red state, theres a race to pass the most restrictive abortion limitations and not imaginable. even without exception for rape or incest. bu...