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>> the jobs report is a lagging indicator. it tells you what happened last month. >> yep, gdp tells you what happened last month. here we have a chart. the bottom line is the economy, coincident data. it's just started to lift off of a low growth rate. >> the top line indicates that's going to continue. >> yes, the top line number one indicates that's going to continue, very important. there's no recession in sight, we could see a couple of quarters, and the inflection point earlier last year before, well before the election was that leading indicator ramping up and it was telling us very clea...

Looks like they are going to increase the early voter numbers. john has been on the ground and knocking on doors and talking to people. what are you making of the fact that hundreds of thousands are in early voter this year. >> the voters feel it and they are showing it through a level of activity that occurs on both sides of the isle. >> outside folks, look at what georgia has always doenl. >> sometimes the last gubernatorial election, those are all lagging indicator. leading indicator is voter's turn out and excitement of this source. >> reporter: you are pushing hillary clinton, what encour...

The fox business network's rich edson is here now. everybody is going to love this, this is great news. you've say, not everybody. >> not everybody. consumers think it's great news. the broader economy, likely great news. the problem is u.s. drillers and u.s. energy companies rely on high oil prices to make profit and have contributed so much to the economic recovery, especially over the past years. it really is creating this sector very, very good jobs, and there are questions as to whether or not that can be sustained if they're not making as much money on a barrel of oil. >> all right. so, ...

Experts tell cnn money, no. the reason there are no great alternatives. bonds are expensive. no hit of a downturn for stocks anytime soon. just last week, we saw a strong jobs report. pending home sales, they saw their best gains in several years. for now, for now, this is the longest bull market since the 1980s. some are saying there might be more to go. >> still, the jobs report was good. >> it was good. the jobs report is a lagging indicator. the stock market is leading. the stock market anticipated the recovery. that's where you see the upside potential. >> very good. 12 minutes after the ...

What does it mean with respect to the israel/palestine conflict in terms of support for israeli settlements? those are the main drivers of the opposition for hagel, and for them it's an existential concern in some respect because they believe obama extended a lot of parts of the bush foreign policy. they don't want to see that end. >> the issue isn't hagel, it's the president. hagel is a lagging indicator -- i understand you know that. but the republicans don't seem to know that. >> i think it's a leading indicator. i think he's obama with a war record. >> exactly. >> i think he's the real oba...