Data select, tell me about the economic data. What do we get first quarter? GDP 2%, a big revision, a stronger first quarter than we had thought, because the consumer, the consumer, look at that. So 2.6 percent in the fourth quarter, slow down to 2%, but we thought this was going to be 1.0 1.0. So this is stronger consumer and exports. So, the economy is still pretty stable, leaning towards strong here. And then jobless claims low. Whoa, 239,000, first time on employment benefits. What that means in English is there aren't a lot of layoffs. You're hearing about layoffs and Tech hearing about layoffs in banking and a media, but we're not seeing it and people actually going and filing for unemployment benefits. So, this is still a strong job market. Good news for Main Street, a headache, for Jay, Powell on the FED because they're going to have to keep raising interest rates vary in place. And give me your favorite saying about the recession that we've all been waiting for and watching for its this is what a recession feels like bartender. Pour me another.

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