The insurance industry is very important to this area. It diversifies the economy and makes it stronger.

The one thing that October showed us is that consumers aren't afraid to spend, even in a slow economy.

The economy is still in very good shape.

This was the decisive move that business wanted to give our economy a much-needed shot in the arm.

You can imagine scenarios at this point where the Goldilocks economy turns into a nightmare.

There's an overall pessimism about the economy. This split suggests one of two things: either Washington's doing a poor job of communicating the economy's underlying strength, or the media are doing a poor job of reporting on it.