Slippery Slope

: Just don’t expect growth to experience fatal fall so long as consumers keep their footing, according to Market Watch. Last week brought more evidence the economy has slipped into a slower pace of growth. The U.S. economy is undoubtedly on a more slippery slope in early 2016. The number of new jobs created in January, for example, tapered off to 151,000 from a blistering 278,000 monthly average in the fourth quarter. The U.S. unemployment rate fell below 5% for the first time since early 2008. Not all the news was negative, though. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.