Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, says that US GDP growth doesn't mean the economy is in great shape, and headwinds are building.

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The U.S. economy seems to be doing fine on the surface. However, according to a Business Insider report by Samuel O'Brient, Moody's economist Mark Zandi sees a far weaker story brewing beneath the surface.