Why the U.S. Economy and Stock Market Are Stronger Than You Think

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- There has been a consistent drumbeat of commentary that the stock market is in nosebleed territory and that the end of the six-year bull market is close. Don't believe it. Almost all the underlying indexes, anecdotal evidence and most of the headline data indicate the U.S. economy is just about to achieve "escape velocity," where economic growth becomes self-sustaining. Such "escape velocity" has been elusive since the Great Recession ended, but no more.  The economy i...