BONUS: Big companies are shedding jobs like tears, but what's really going on in the US economy? Here's the latest

Target, Amazon, Starbucks, UPS and more announced mass layoffs recently, which has some ready to declare a recession is imminent. But what's really going on in the U.S. economy? Here's analysis and reporting from economists, professors and hiring managers.Target, Amazon, Starbucks, UPS and more announced mass layoffs recently, which has some ready to declare a recession is imminent. But what's really going on in the U.S. economy? Here's analysis and reporting from economists, professors and hiring managers.