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of 3.3% in the last three months of 2023 — much stronger than expected. thats raised hopes that the us federal reserve might have achieved a soft landing — getting inflation under control by raising borrowing costs without crashing the economy. the strong economic numbers helped stoke an ongoing rally on us stock markets. both the dowjones industrial average and s&p 500 closed at new record highs on thursday. and traders werent the only ones celebrating. the gdp figures have been s...

house have gotten ahead and put this offer on the table. i think thats something that the white house should continue to do, not just for paul and brittney, but for, you know, all americans who are wrongfully detained. so there is over 65 americans at least who are wrongfully detained, and i hope the administration continues to do that. >> in the case of your release, trevor, i mean, we didnt know that you were coming home until you were well out of russian air space. it went from you ...

keilar. pat cipollone the former top lawyer at the white house has been subpoenaed by the january 6th committee. the committee clearly feels he is a central figure in their investigation. witnesses have testified that he pushed back on the fake electoral college scheme. cassidy hutchinson testified that cipollone warned if trump went to the capitol, quote, were going to be charged with every crime imaginable. cipollone did meet with the panel informally in april but has been reluctan...

helped illuminate what a liar he is. plus, it can make the difference if youre trying to buy a car or a house. the stunning report that equifax erroneously issued millions of americans lower credit scores that they did not deserve. welcome to "the lead." im jack tapper. a report card and a reality check for republicans and democrats gearing up for this falls midterm elections. the biggest takeaway is from another primary night, now coming into focus starting in kansas where abortio...

reportedly abandons his struggling pick for governor. just left him in the dust. >> never would have seen that coming. >> i know. no loyalty. >> things go back, and he throws him under the bus. who has ever seen that? >> thats shocking. >> other than anyone hes ever dealt with. the latest on the war in ukraine. british intelligence reports russia has been firing high-level commanders over the militarys poor performance in ukraine. well talk a lot more about that. along with joe, wi...

Consumer, arent we? >> yeah, you know, charles, we have -- we are a little bit. we think consumer balance sheets are still pretty strong, but are we seeing credit card balances and revolving credit moving higher? we are. its still less than pre-pandemic as a percentage of debt limits, but it is moving higher. and, obviously, if you have a rail strike, if we start to affect things where 40% of packaged goods are now going to be affected, 50% of commuter traffic on rails is boeing to be a23ebg9ed ...

Market. when you look at jobless claims, that number just came in. that is, of course, a read of how many people for the very first time filed for jobless benefits. that number, 256,000. down a little bit from last week, which is the number that was revised higher. these are numbers that could be trending up a little bit, bit from a very, very low base. so closely watching these labor market numbers as well. it is a strong labor market, why the u.s. economy is not technically in a recession righ...

Dual mandate, maximum employment, full employment and price stability as theyre trying to figure out a goldilocks temperature. what he has said is that he feels like because the job market has strengthened to an unhealthy level is how he described it at one point theres so much demand for workers right now. the hope is that if they do it just right they can pull from the imbalance and the demand for workers without hopefully triggering joblessness, cross our fingers. >> consumer balance sheets a...

Yet, but i think will -- >> to 3.5, 4% growth? >> 3%. 3 rather than 2. why do i think that? because i think the headwinds from the deleverages, paying down of debt is over, mortgage credit is increasing, consumer balance sheets are in reasonably good shape, corporate balance sheets are in excellent shape. the fiscal tightening thats dragged down growth is abate. the budget deal is very important. push the tightening down the road when the economy can do it, and underneath it, the u.s. economy ha...

2014. >> 3.5% to 4% growth? >> 3%. close to three rather than around two. i think headwinds from financial crisis, paying down of debt is over. mortgage credit is increasing. consumer balance sheets are in good shape. corporate balance sheets are in excellent shape. fiscal tightening thats dragged down growth this year and in previous years is abating. budget deal is important. its more sensible fiscal policy. push tightening down the road when the economy can do it. underneath it the u.s. econo...