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Bloomberg Daybreak Weekend with Tom Busby takes a look at some of the stories we'll be tracking in the coming week.

In the US - we look ahead to Friday's December jobs report. Bloomberg Economics says the data should show job growth resuming its slowdown and the unemployment rate edging up.

In the UK -  consumers are feeling the pinch from the higher cost of living - but they're still spending enough to fuel London's restaurant and cultural scenes. The weaker pound versus the dollar has also helped attract more big-spending tourists, particularly from the US. We check in on the restaurant scene. 

In Asia -  as 2023 comes to a close, we take a look at what's ahead for markets in China, India and Japan in 2024. 

In Washington - while our attention is focused on the presidential election in 2024, a possible government shutdown and other disruptions loom.

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Hiring data shows that Republican-leaning states have been consistently hiring faster than Democratic-leaning states, and it’s been that way since before the COVID-19 pandemic. We’ll unpack the trend and get into the relationship between hiring and job growth. Plus, an inclusive running club is making us smile. And, are we handing out five star reviews too freely?

Here’s everything we talked about today:

• “Why are red states hiring so much faster than blue states?” from The Washington Post
• “Oklahoma Approves First Religious Charter School in the U.S.” from The New York Times
• “A $1.5 Trillion Backstop for Homebuyers Props Up Banks Instead” from Bloomberg
• “Carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere surge, hit a new all-time high” from The Washington Post
• “Martinus Evans, of Slow AF Run Club, Wants to Make Running Everyone’s Sport” from The New York Times
• Customer Ratings Have Become Meaningless. Americans are handing out perfect Uber and Airbnb scores. from The Wall Street Journal

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Megyn Kelly is joined by Charles C.W. Cooke, senior writer for National Review, the New York Times' Jeremy Peters, author of Insurgency, and Dave Ramsey, host of The Dave Ramsey Show, to talk about whether we need a State of the Union spectacle at all, Biden's lies in the speech, the spectacle of Marjorie Taylor Greene and others yelling "liar," focusing on cultural issues rather than the economy, lack of commentary from Biden on foreign policy issues like China and Ukraine, the reality of the job market, whether we're in a recession, the true state of the economy, the housing market President Biden's age as a campaign vulnerability, knives out for VP Kamala Harris, the bizarre kiss between Dr. Jill Biden and Kamala Harris' husband, the value of hard work, and more.

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Peters' book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/586398/insurgency-by-jeremy-w-peters/

More from Ramsey: https://www.ramseysolutions.com
 

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