Fortune· 155d ago· 1 min read
In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady reports on key takeaways from Trump's State of the Union speech.
The big leadership story: FedEx wants a refund.
The markets: Up globally, with the FTSE hitting a new record on strong earnings reports.
Plus: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune .
Good morning. President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address last night to a nation that’s increasingly skeptical about his handling of the economy and core business issues. Some key takeaways for leaders from the speech, the longest on record at one hour and 47 minutes and the first to be given amid a partial government shutdown:
On the economy: The president spoke of an economy “roaring like never before,” and it is doing relatively well, growing at an inflation-adjusted 2.2% last year while unemployment is 4.3%. But many voters are pessimistic amid tepid wage growth , with…
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