Today we have received a trove of economic reports that indicate that companies are still hiring and growing while it appears the economy is in a mild slow down cycle. This seems contradictory and begs the questions: Ø Why is the economy slowing (less consumer spending) while more people are working in the history of this country? Ø Why are there so many job openings yet the unemployment rate remains at lowest level since 1954? Ø What is prompting investors to drive up the stock market to all-time highs? Listen in this issue as we decipher several economic reports and answer these three key questions.