of new jersey. go out there and lay out your program. let people know who you are. that s the most important thing. you are the governor of the state that s right in the middle of the finance triangle of america. should ordinary americans be concerned about the stock market? the fact is we ve had an unprecedented run here. this is the weakest recovery from a recession since world war ii. it s awful. you ve talk to voters nonstop for months now. excluding the foreign policy realm, what are their top concerns? their top concerns are immigration, they concerned we get a president that will enforce the southern border. they are concerned about student debt. they are overwhelmed by student debt right now. i ll tell you i ve done 17 town hall meetings in new hampshire. 16 out of 17 i ve gotten
we ll be back with you throughout the show. let s talk about the jobs report. it s scheduled to be released this morning. and economists are optimistic on what we ll be seeing. but that s really only part of the story. christine romans is here with more on that. hi there, kate. let s talk about the jobs report in a moment. your economy is three things, jobs, investments and housing. we think of it as the three corners of the triangle. you need all of those for your personal finances and to grow your wealth. small businesses, they seem to be hiring more than the big businesses are by the way. auto sales have been up. you have the signals that are showing the economy doing a little bit better. when you re talking about the economy doing better, let s talk about housing. you say there s good news there. that s one very important part of your finance triangle. 3% home growth is what zillow was forecasting. mortgage rates moving up, 4.46%. that s not necessarily bad. why? it says the