r "nightly business report," i'm courtney ragan in new york city consumer keep fueling the economy? we're joined by anthony tacumba. anthony, welcome. ce to have you here. >> thanks for having me. >> i guess that is the question. i mean, couney laid it out beautifully for us there. do you think that the consumer ha staying power and will continue to keep the economy healthy? >> we think so. three main indicators that we look at to gauge the health of the consumer are first off oy unemnt, which is at a 50-year low. wage growth, which is at a 10-year high. consumonfidence which is at a multi--year high. just as long as those three indicators stay strong, we see no reasot consumer spending would slow significantly any time soon. >> crtney also highlighted the store closures that we've seen. just breathtaking numbe over the last three years and looks like we could be in for another record number of closures this year. whte are we in t cycle right now, do you think? >> i think that we're getting to the, midd maybe towards the late innings of that. i mean, you know, look, the u.s. was ove