372K jobs, Twitter Turmoil, and Mortgage Mania 7/8/22

The U.S. economy added 372,000 jobs in June, bringing the overall total to more than 2.7 million since January. And separate data shows consumers are still spending. We’re definitely not in a recession right now, so what does that mean for markets? We’ll explore. Plus, Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter is reportedly in serious jeopardy. Is this the time the deal finally falls apart? And what happens to Twitter – and Tesla – shares if it does? We’ll debate. And with rates on rebound today, mortgage rates are set to hover around 6%. What does that all mean for housing? We’ll look at the stats, the story and the trades in three different parts of the sector. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.