Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130904:10:52:00
Not great news but they are there. then look at business investment. business investment contributed nothing in the first half of the year. it went up, down, but business isn't increasing investment at the moment. we can debate why. >> what does it tell you about the state of the economy? >> that business is worried between what's going on in washington and the fact that consumers are weak. businesses aren't spending a lot of money. housing, however, has come back strongly. >> ex employeding. >> it was 12.7% increase in the first half. housing is a small part of the economy. it doesn't add muc...