This Morning With Gordon Deal This Morning with Gordon Deal December 24, 2025
Dec 24, 2025
The podcast features a diverse lineup of experts including Jacob Sonenschein, a financial analyst, and Ted Rossman, a consumer finance specialist. They dive into the current economic landscape, highlighting 4.3% GDP growth driven by affluent spending and AI. Discussions on the Supreme Court blocking the National Guard deployment to Chicago spark legal implications. Arianne Campo-Flores shares insights on FEMA flood map appeals, while Natasha Kahn explores how retailers are enhancing in-store experiences to compete with online shopping. A lively mix of analysis awaits!
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Wealthy Spending Propels Growth
- Economists attribute nearly 70% of Q3 GDP growth to wealthy household spending and AI-driven data center investment.
- The top 10% of earners now account for nearly half of national spending, shaping growth dynamics.
Court Limits National Guard Deployments
- The Supreme Court blocked the administration's National Guard deployment to Chicago for lacking statutory authority.
- This ruling could complicate future Guard deployments and shift options toward invoking the Insurrection Act.
Dramatic Nursing Home Rescue
- First responders rescued nursing-home residents through windows and an elevator shaft after a gas explosion in Bristol, Pennsylvania.
- Firefighters smelled gas after the blast and contained a second explosion to prevent wider spread.