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it over to josé diaz-balart to pick up on the coverage right now. good morning, its 11:00 a.m. pacific, and -- 11:00 a.m. eastern. an attorney for hunter biden released a statement to nbc news that reads in part, quote, i know hunter believes its important to take responsibility for these mistakes he made during a period of turmoil and addiction in his life and he looks forward to continuing his recovery and moving forward. joining us this morning, nbcs justice and intelligence co...

<p>The Chicago Business Barometer<sup>TM</sup>, produced with MNI, tumbled -8.2 points to a six-month low of 40.4 in May. The headline index has now been in contractionary territory for nine consecutive months.</p>

<p><span><span><span>Key Points – January Report</span></span></span></p>
<p><span>The Chicago Business BarometerTM, produced with MNI, rose to 65.2 in January, following an upwards adjustment in December to 64.3 from 63.1.</span></p>

<p><strong>Key Points – November Report</strong></p>
<p>The Chicago Business Barometer<span><sup>TM</sup></span>, produced with MNI, fell to 61.8 in November, the lowest reading since February, driven by a slow-down in new orders.</p>

<p><strong>Key Points – October Report</strong></p>
<p>The Chicago Business Barometer<sup>TM</sup>, produced with MNI, rose to 68.4 in October, picking up after two consecutive months of decline.</p>

Longer to get deliveries. so for those looking, you know, down the line towards christmas, i would say start your shopping now. >> i feel like were hearing a lot of that. i wonder, too, with all of the, you know, helpful reminders that maybe you should start your holiday shopping early, is there concern that that could lead to further issues by everybody sort of going out and gobbling everything up right now? >> yeah, if people go out in hordes, certainly that would exacerbate the problems were ...

Chicago Business Barometer™ – Accelerated To 72.1 in April Date Key Points – April Report The Chicago Business BarometerTM, produced with MNI, rose to 72.1 in April, the highest level since December 1983. The index gained 5.7 points, boosted by an influx of new business. Among the main five indicators, Order Backlogs posted the largest increase, while Supplier Deliveries saw the biggest decline. Demand improved markedly in April with New Orders rising by 9.9 points to a near-7...

I dont know if were in that environment, but ronald reagan had famously said at that time that he didnt focus on the markets, that he felt that the environment was sound and that that ultimately would save the day. was he right then? is this president saying essentially the same thing now? >> were -- like i said, i do see the fragility in the economy going forward. so while we have a robust gdp print, were past peak autos, past peak housing, even past peak retail. i dont know if youve seep the l...