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Anonymous ID: a045eb Oct. 16, 2018, 4:51 p.m. No.3501559   🗄️.is đź”—kun

Jim Jordan speaking to Mahrtha on FOX. Says Sessions will be replaced in the future….bwa ha ha ha ha ha. Says has a big beef with both RR and Sessions. Says Glen Simpson took the 5th today because of criminal liability. Nellie Ohr to testify Friday…..Tings are heeting up.

Anonymous ID: a045eb Oct. 16, 2018, 5:09 p.m. No.3501763   🗄️.is đź”—kun

U.S. Is World’s Most Competitive Economy for First Time in a Decade

Country regains top spot in World Economic Forum rankings thanks to strong economic growth; report says room for improvement on social issues

 

By Joanna Sugden

Oct. 16, 2018 6:00 p.m. ET

 

The U.S. is back on top as the most competitive country in the world, regaining the No. 1 spot for the first time since 2008 in an index produced by the World Economic Forum, which said the country could still do better on social issues.

 

America climbed one place in the rankings of 140 countries, with the top five rounded out by Singapore, Germany, Switzerland and Japan. All five countries’ scores rose from 2017, with the U.S. notching the second-biggest gain after Japan’s.

 

The top spot hasn’t gone to the U.S. since the financial crisis stalled output and triggered a global economic slowdown.

 

“Economic recovery is well underway, with the global economy projected to grow almost 4% in 2018 and 2019,” said the report, published Tuesday by the organization that produces the Davos conference on global politics and economics.

However, “recovery remains vulnerable to a range of risks and potential shocks,” the authors warned. They cite a brewing trade war between the U.S. and China as a possible hindrance to growth that could potentially derail the recovery and deter investment. The U.S. has levied tariffs on a total of $250 billion of Chinese goods and China has retaliated with tariffs on $110 billion of U.S. exports as the two nations spar over trade imbalances and other issues.

 

Companies that have repatriated manufacturing to the U.S. say that tariffs are increasing their costs and making them less competitive.

 

The Global Competitiveness Report this year assessed 140 countries on 98 indicators that measure business investment and productivity. The indicators are organized into 12 main drivers of productivity including the nations’ institutions, tech savvy, infrastructure, education systems, market size and innovation.

 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-is-worlds-most-competitive-economy-for-first-time-in-a-decade-1539727213

This is exciting stuff!!!!!!! Way to go, POTUS!