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Mar 16, 2016 ~ CNBC interviewing Ian Winer Wedbush’s director of equity sales trading ‘What you’re calling for is very dramatic and drastic, a 50% decline over his presidency which would be four years.’ 'Would you tell your clients to sell stocks?' 'Absolutely.' [Economy, Fake News]
Nov 6, 2016 ~ Mark Cuban, 'In the event Donald wins, I have no doubt in my mind the markets tanks. If the polls look like there’s a decent chance that Donald could win, I’ll put a huge hedge on that's over 100 percent of my equity positions and my bond position as well that protects me.' [Economy, Fake News]
Nov 7, 2016 ~ Politico, 'Economists: A Trump win would tank the markets' 'If GOP nominee [wins] Wall Street would face a Brexit-like stock plunge.' 'even though... it's all but certain Clinton wins, it's best to hedge' 'You would see incredible pressure on stock prices if Trump wins.' [Fake News, Economy]
Nov 8, 2016 ~ Joe Scarborough interviewing Steven Rattner, economic advisor to Clinton and Obama. Joe S., 'The markest are rallying because they think Hillary Clinton is going to win.' Rattner, 'If the unlikely event happens and Trump wins you will see a market crash of historic proportions.' [Economy, Fake News]
Nov 9, 2016 ~ Paul Krugman writes in the New York Times that Trump winning means 'we are very probably looking at a global recession, with no end in sight.' 'If the question is when markets will recover, a first-pass answer is never.' [Fake News, Economy]
Dec 2, 2016 ~ Trump saves 1000 jobs in Indiana by negotiating with Carrier to not move operations to Mexico. Trump convinces them with promises of coming tax incentives that allow companies keep more of their money. Trump is working hard for American jobs before taking office. [Economy, Trump Win]
Dec 21, 2016 ~ Justin Holcomb, 'Trump Lands Huge Deal with Japanese Company SoftBank, $50 Billion Investment and 50,000 More Jobs for Americans'. Very strange: Trump is not waiting to take office before getting to work? Meeting with CEO after CEO convincing them to bring jobs back to the US. [Economy, Trump Win]
Jan 3, 2017 ~ Ford cancels Mexico plant after America First pressure from Trump. Will create 700 jobs in the US instead. Ford CEO Mark Fields said 'This is a vote of confidence encouraged by pro growth policies, particularly reform around tax and regulatory policies' proposed by Trump. [Trump Win, Economy, Regulations, Tax Cuts]
Jan 7, 2017 ~ CNSNews, Record 95,102,000 Americans Not in Labor Force - Grew by 15 million, 18% Since Obama Took Office in 2009 - these people not counted in U3 unemployment - major slope change in rate since Obama. [Economy]
Jan 9, 2017 ~ Chinese online retail giant Alibaba CEO Jack Ma meets with Trump to work on creating 1 million US jobs over 5 years, Alibaba is 'the latest in a string of companies that has committed to create U.S. jobs in the wake of Trump's election.' [Trump Win, Economy]
Jan 9, 2017 ~ Fiat to invest $1 billion in Michigan and Ohio plants, creating 2000 new jobs in the United States. Fortune, 'Automakers respond to threats from President-elect Donald Trump to slap new taxes on imported vehicles.' Trump continues to create 1000s of jobs before even taking office [Economy, Trump Win]
Jan 13, 2017 ~ Amazon to add more than 100,000 jobs in U.S. hiring spree. Reuters. 'President-elect Donald Trump has made job creation in the United States a cornerstone of his agenda.' Spicer, '[Trump] met with heads of several of the tech companies and urged them to keep jobs' in the US. [Economy, Trump Win]
Jan 13, 2017 ~ Trump meets with Lockheed CEO - Lockheed now to create 1800 jobs in the US. While most President elects are preparing for their upcoming job, Trump is already accomplishing much for the American worker and taxpayer. He's even negotiating down the price of the Lockheed F-35. [Economy, Trump Win]
Jan 22, 2017 ~ GM announces $1B investment creating or saving 1,500 jobs this year - 7000 over next 3 years based on economic reforms promised by Trump. [Trump Win, Economy]
Jan 22, 2017 ~ Huge Chinese electronics company Foxconn CEO says investment for display plant in U.S. would exceed $57 billion - 30,000 to 50,000 U.S. jobs. [Trump Win, Economy]
Jan 22, 2017 ~ Walmart pledges to add 10,000 US jobs this year based on anticipation of reforms Trump said he would make. [Trump Win, Economy]
Feb 5, 2017 ~ After Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with Trump, Japan readies a package to Create 700,000 U.S. Jobs - Create A $450-BILLION Market. 'Japan will invest 17 trillion yen ($150 billion) in public and private funds over 10 years'. [Trump Win, Economy]
Feb 12, 2017 ~ Intel announces $7 billion investment in a new Arizona semiconductor factory, a plant it said would create 3,000 new jobs - Chief Executive Officer Brian Krzanich announces this in the Oval Office as a show of support for Trump tax and regulatory policies. [Trump Win, Economy]
Feb 13, 2017 ~ Trump looking to repeal the Durbin Amendment to Dodd-Frank - This will tremendously reduce fees and minimum account requirements for consumers and allow banks and CUs to offer free checking and cheaper services. [Trump Win, Economy, Regulations]
Mar 11, 2017 ~ Ed Feulner, 'The Anchor of Over-Regulation' and why it needs to be reduced - Costs economy $2 Trillion annually - $200 Billion added in the last 15 years - 300,000 regulators - REINS Act needed to require congressional approval of $100B regs. [Regulations, Economy]
Mar 11, 2017 ~ OneWeb's announces plans to add 3,000 jobs in the U.S. after meeting with Trump. President Trump continues to meet with company after company. Almost every time they announce thousands of new job due to confidence in his pro-business policies. [Trump Win, Economy]
Mar 11, 2017 ~ Samsung Plans U.S. Expansion, Would Shift Manufacturing From Mexico - Initial investment $300 Million creating about 500 jobs. [Trump Win, Economy]
Mar 11, 2017 ~ Sprint announced it will keep 5,000 jobs in the United States that were previously slated to move out of the country. [Trump Win, Economy]
Mar 11, 2017 ~ Trump's first full month in office brings massive employment boom as U.S. companies added a whopping 298,000 new jobs in February alone. President Trump has wasted no time in creating a huge boom in jobs. Not just with policies, but with personally working with companies. [Trump Win, Economy]
Mar 28, 2017 ~ Ford announces it will invest $1.2B in 3 Michigan plants. Detroit News, 'Tuesday's announcement came as President Donald Trump has pushed U.S. and foreign automakers to build factories and add jobs in the U.S.' Trump tweets, 'Car companies coming back to U.S. JOBS! JOBS! JOBS!' [Trump Win, Economy]
Mar 28, 2017 ~ President Trump met with Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Charter CEO Tom Rutledge to announce 20,000 new jobs returning to the U.S. from overseas over the next four years. Gov. Abbot, 'We have a President that is living up to his campaign promise, and that is to create more jobs.' [Trump Win, Economy]
Apr 10, 2017 ~ Private payrolls grew 263K in March vs. the estimated 185K - ADP and Moodys [Trump Win, Economy]
Apr 10, 2017 ~ Trump signs executive order rolling back Obama-era energy over regulation called the 'Clean Power Plan' which classified CO2 as a pollutant. Would be an economic disaster for no measurable climate benefit. If we're going to 'fight climate change', plan must come from Congress. [Trump Win, Economy, Regulations, Climate Change]
Apr 20, 2017 ~ Stephen Moore, 'Coal's Colossal Comeback' - mining jobs in America were up by 11,000 in March alone - 2 coal companies in bankruptcy moved out of bankruptcy - Hillary and Obama tried to shutter them - Democrats ignored over 100,000 coal workers and families. Trump did not. [Trump Win, Economy]
Apr 29, 2017 ~ Trump signs the 'Buy American, Hire American' Executive Order for the government. 'We are finally standing up for our workers and for our companies.' President Trump said to the Wisconsin Snap-On Tools crowd. [Trump Win, Economy]
May 21, 2017 ~ President Trump Signs $110 Billion Defense Agreement With Saudi Arabia - estimated to create tens of thousands of jobs [Trump Win, Economy]
Jun 13, 2017 ~ New Coal Mines starting to open - First New Coal Mine of Trump Era Opens in Somerset County Pennsylvania [Trump Win, Economy, Energy]
Jul 9, 2017 ~ Manufacturing Pickup Signals Boost to US Economic Growth - the fastest pace in nearly three years [Trump Win, Economy]
Jul 9, 2017 ~ Victor Davis Hanson, 'The Fracking Industry Deserves Our Gratitude' - Despite Obama's best efforts, fracking provided energy independence for the US, lowered energy and gas prices for consumers, provided jobs etc. [Energy, Economy]
Jul 29, 2017 ~ Trump brings Foxconn, maker of iPhones and other devices to Wisconsin - will create tens of thousands of US Jobs [Trump Win, Economy]
Aug 5, 2017 ~ Toyota, Mazda announce they're building $1.6 billion plant in US creating another 4000 more jobs. Manufacturing jobs continue to return to the US. Called 'The Trump Effect' 'the announcement was widely seen as a response to Mr. Trump's vows to promote American manufacturing.' [Trump Win, Economy]
Aug 13, 2017 ~ Foxconn Announces Second Plant Coming to Michigan [Economy, Trump Win]
Sep 9, 2017 ~ Trump's Immigration Policies Have Created Jobs for Americans - Politico article, 'Summer Employers Hired American Amid Trump Visa Squeeze. What happens when guest-worker visas run out.' [Trump Win, Illegal Immigration, Economy]
Sep 28, 2017 ~ Ryan Bourne, 'Corporate Tax Cuts Would Benefit Ordinary Americans' - 'lower corporate-tax rates increase GDP and boost worker wages'. The majority of corporate taxes come out of wages - maybe 70% - a smaller amount is taken from investors and the rest are passed to the consumer. [Tax Cuts, Economics, Economy]
Oct 9, 2017 ~ Leah Barkoukis, 'Trump Admin Has Rolled Back More Than 800 Obama-era Regulations' - so far he has eliminated 16 regulations for every new one - Trump ahead of Reagan's record in cutting regulations. [Trump Win, Regulations, Economy]
Nov 4, 2017 ~ Jobs Report, US Economy Adds 261,000 Jobs in October, Unemployment Drops to 4.1 Percent [Trump Win, Economy]
Dec 10, 2017 ~ Michael Tanner, 'Trump's Plan to Cut Corporate Taxes Would Help Both Workers and Businesses'. The left portrays his tax plan as just benefiting the wealthy. The truth is the opposite. It benefits almost everyone except a few wealthy. [Tax Cuts, Economics, Economy]
Dec 12, 2017 ~ Labor Market Roars With 190,000 Job Gains. Manufacturing sector adds 40,000 new jobs. [Trump Win, Economy]
Dec 16, 2017 ~ Humberto Fontova 'Trump Opens More U.S. Waters to Offshore Oil Drilling - So Grab the Fishing Poles!'. Will create many thousands of jobs from just the increased fishing and tourism alone. Will make us more energy independent and will lower the cost of energy. Even good for fish. [Trump Win, Energy, Economy]
Dec 18, 2017 ~ Black Unemployment Rate Lowest in 17 Years according to the BLS. [Trump Win, Economy, Race]
Dec 18, 2017 ~ Dow rises 5,000 points in a year for the first time ever. [Trump Win, Economy]
Dec 20, 2017 ~ Trump signs historic tax cut and reform bill, 'Tax Cuts and Jobs Act' Dems lie predictably saying it goes only to the wealthy, middle class increase etc. But fair analysis shows its a reduction for almost all except the very wealthy. Then dems mock people happy to get money back [Trump Win, Tax Cuts, Economy]
Dec 22, 2017 ~ AT&T is giving $1,000 bonuses to hundreds of thousands of workers after Trump tax bill passed - AT&T also plans to spend an additional $1 billion dollars in capital spending in the US [Trump Win, Tax Cuts, Economy]
Dec 22, 2017 ~ Comcast is giving $1,000 bonuses to hundreds of thousands of workers after Trump tax bill passed - Comcast also pledges an outlay of at least $50 billion over the next five years invested in the US [Trump Win, Tax Cuts, Economy]
Dec 22, 2017 ~ Fifth Third Bancorp will pay more than 200,000 employees a $1000 bonus and raise the minimum wage of its workforce to $15 an hour after Trump tax bill passed - also will increase capital spending in the US by $1 billion [Trump Win, Tax Cuts, Economy]

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