NEWS AND OPINION:
The information media are brimming with these proverbial year-end tales that recap the highs, lows, challenges, victories and defeats throughout a large spectrum of topics.
At the second, the favourite theme of the protection seems to be the state of the inventory market — and issues seem a little bit jittery. Here are a couple of headlines to contemplate from the final 48 hours:
“The bond market just sounded its most severe alarm in 50 years: It could signal a big move in the stock market in 2024” (The Motley Fool); “The best performing U.S. stock of 2023 was left for dead after the pandemic” (Forbes); “Downturn or not? At year’s end, Wall St. is split on what’s ahead” (The New York Times); “Stocks drift higher as S&P inches toward record” (Yahoo Finance); “These are the 10 days that moved the stock market the most in 2023” (Market Watch); “Stock market today: Wall Street drifts mostly higher as a strong year for markets winds down” (THE Associated Press); “India joins the ranks of stock market superpowers” (CNN); “These are the biggest Nasdaq winners of 2023” (CNBC); “Why it’s okay to be optimistic about the economy next year” (Vox); and “World stocks at highest in over a year on rate cut bets” (Reuters).
FOR THE LEXICON
“Trump tough.”
The phrase involves us from Fox Business anchorman Lawrence Kudlow, who originated the two-word description on a current telecast — then praised former President Donald Trump for taking a agency public stand on problems with essential curiosity to voters.
“Mr. Trump has tremendous energy and has proven to be a strong leader. Let me underscore that last point,” Mr. Kudlow advised his viewers on Wednesday.
“Whether it’s the economy, the border, trade. or foreign policy, the nation yearns for a strong leader following President Biden’s incredibly weak postures on everything. This is going to be a big general election theme. I call it ‘Trump tough,’” he stated.
SEEKING A REVIVAL
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis supplied some perception into his perspective as a Republican presidential hopeful in an look on Newsmax. The information group produced a present titled “The DeSantis Christmas,” which the channel described because the “all-American conservative Christmas.” The manufacturing debuted Saturday and continues to be featured at Newsmax’s web site.
The candidate had dropped at Iowa his spouse, Casey, and three youngsters — ages 7, 5 and three — and so they have been on the marketing campaign path collectively in current days.
Mr. DeSantis himself seems to have benefited from his time within the Hawkeye State.
“There’s a lot of pessimism out there. But having gone through, being in Iowa, being in some of these states, talking to people. You know, there is a basic decency in this country. There’s patriotism, people are God-fearing. That’s the backbone of America,” Mr. DeSantis advised the channel.
“The ingredients for a great comeback are there, and so I’m optimistic about the future. I know there’s a lot of work that needs to be done — but we absolutely can reverse this decline and usher in a revival of the American spirit,” he stated.
WHERE’S CHRIS CHRISTIE?
The aforementioned Ron DeSantis isn’t the one governor on the presidential marketing campaign path. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will journey to New Hampshire within the subsequent 48 hours for a city assembly and a breakfast occasion.
On Thursday, the candidate seems at a “Tell It Like It Is Town Hall” within the city of Epping on the Holy Grail Restaurant and Pub. Then it’s on to Hampton, the place he’ll breakfast with the Hampton GOP on Friday at Linda’s Breakfast & Lunch place.
NIKKI HALEY PERSISTS
The Nikki Haley for President marketing campaign has launched a brand new advert in Iowa titled “Strong and Proud,” set to air throughout the state on broadcast, cable, and digital platforms.
“The ad highlights Haley’s strong position against Joe Biden in the general election. Poll after poll show Haley beating Biden by larger margins than either Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis. A recent Wall Street Journal poll has Haley demolishing Biden by an unprecedented 17 percentage points, while Trump barely squeaks by, and DeSantis doesn’t beat him at all,” Mrs. Haley’s marketing campaign stated in a written assertion shared with Inside the Beltway.
“Voters are rallying to Nikki because they know she is a winner,” Haley spokesperson Olivia Perez-Cubas stated.
FOXIFIED
In the week of Dec. 18-24, Fox News had a median prime-time viewers of 1.5 million viewers, in contrast with MSNBC with 1 million and CNN with 454,000. This marks the sixth consecutive week Fox News has bested its cable information rivals, additionally delivering 75 of the highest 100 cable information telecasts for the week.
“The Five” was the most-watched program in cable information with 2.8 million common each day viewers, adopted by “Jesse Watters Prime Time” with 2.3 million viewers, “Special Report With Bret Baier” with an viewers of two million and “The Ingraham Angle” with 1.9 million.
On Saturday, “Cavuto Live” was the highest present of the day with an viewers of 1.1 million viewers. On Sunday, Maria Bartiromo’s “Sunday Morning Futures” was the most-watched program of the weekend with 1.2 million viewers.
POLL DU JOUR
• 47% of U.S. adults are “very dissatisfied” with the way in which issues are going within the nation immediately; 72% of Republicans, 49% of independents and 16% of Democrats agree.
• 49% of Whites, 39% of Hispanics and 21% of Blacks additionally agree.
• 23% are “somewhat dissatisfied” with the way in which issues are going; 20% of Republicans, 26% of independents and 24% of Democrats agree.
• 23% of Whites, 26% of Hispanics and 24% of Blacks additionally agree.
• 24% are “somewhat satisfied” with the way in which issues are going within the nation; 6% of Republicans, 20% of independents and 47% of Democrats agree.
• 23% of Whites, 26% of Hispanics and 39% of Blacks additionally agree.
• 6% are “very satisfied” with the way in which issues are going; 3% of Republicans, 4% of independents and 12% of Democrats agree.
• 5% of Whites, 6% of Hispanics and 15% of Blacks additionally agree.
SOURCE: A Quinnipiac University ballot of 1,844 U.S. adults performed Dec. 14-18.
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