joining me now the king's college economics professor, brian brenberg.mportance of the houston area to the u.s. economy. >> it's very big. people don't appreciate how much houston matters. the port in houston is a very, very big deal. it accounts for $250 billion plus of economic activity across the state of texas and beyond every year. texas itself is a big deal. almost 10% of u.s. economic output is coming from texas. when houston goats out, that's a big deal across the country. kennedy: there is so much energy that is concentrated right there. and not to mention the houston shipping channel. >> you have so much coming in terms of crude oil imports. but you also have exports. 50% of that goes out of that port. chemical exports going out of there. even if the refineries are okay, that could stall things both in the u.s. and around the world will other countries are looking for exports from the u.s. kennedy: when you talk about chemicals and gas and oil -- >> we don't have reports to suggest hah badly that might be happening. but you can talking about st

brian brenberg breaks count list. when looking at president trump's poll numbers and his base how far can you go. useless democrats tomorrow noip resistance and obstruction. the president has no choice but to follow through on promises made to voters who feel the free world leader can do no wrong. the government shutdown gives us another reason to actively resent d.c. or the swamp. the president promised a government shut down if the beautiful wall isn't funded. the problem is democrats hate the president so much they will do anything and everything to deny him even a minor victory. they want to wound him and run him out of office and they know the wall is the most of important thing in his world. and it means too much to serve up a hot loss by denying him that loss. the president had the horrible poker face and if he wants to make good on promises he will trade the bluster for finesse and figure out how once again to be prince charming or he can kiss the wall, economic recovery and a second term good-bye. hello to yo

i will ask brian brenberg if dan is right and if the trade war is ♪ track your pack.vice free. [ music stops ] [ music plays again ] a smarter way to wifi is awesome. introducing xfinity xfi. amazing speed, coverage and control. change the way you wifi. xfinity. the future of awesome. kennedy: china is fighting an economic war with the u.s. and we are going to lose if we don't fight back. that is according to steve bannon and a freewheeling phonecall to robert kuttner at the american prospect. bannon said polk we are at economic war with china. it's another literature. they're not shy about saying what they are doing. one of us is going to be a hegemon and 25 or 30 years but it's going to be them if we go down this path. the chinese responded by saying quote there is no winner in a trade war so should be really be looking at this as an economic battle to the death or perhaps free trade? joining me now back in business brian brenberg an associate professor of economics at the king's college in new york city. welcome back. >> good to be here. kennedy: great to have you.

brian brenberg breaks count list. when looking at president trump's poll numbers and his base how far can you go. useless democrats tomorrow noip resistance and obstruction. the president has no choice but to follow through on promises made to voters who feel the free world leader can do no wrong. the government shutdown gives us another reason to actively resent d.c. or the swamp. the president promised a government shut down if the beautiful wall isn't funded. the problem is democrats hate the president so much they will do anything and everything to deny him even a minor victory. they want to wound him and run him out of office and they know the wall is the most of important thing in his world. and it means too much to serve up a hot loss by denying him that loss. the president had the horrible poker face and if he wants to make good on promises he will trade the bluster for finesse and figure out how once again to be prince charming or he can kiss the wall, economic recovery and a second term good-bye. hello to yo

brian brenberg breaks count list. when looking at president trump's poll numbers and his

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ashley webster, it was a big mcdonald, brian brenberg and scott martin. i want a top resilience.as billions, seeing it right now with all this going on the dallas open up 47 points and we are at an all-time high. first of all coming to you, scott martin, explain please the resilience of the market. >> difficult market situation here that we've seen a sense of the trump election which has been any fraud or any idea of a selloff was quickly meant buying from investors. superman, i need brenberg is right. the fact we see positivity with relief efforts inc. houston. with respect to maybe finally getting something through congress this fall and the fact that the economy, a jobs report tomorrow, the fact the economy will post its best quarters of growth that we've seen since the trump election. a lot of optimism out there that people are starting to come around on the promises trump gave us a year ago. stuart: andy puzder, a brilliant market, why? spin at the devastation has been terrible on a personal basis and some of them will never recover from. on a business basis, we will recover