How do we solve structural unemployment? Kiplinger's Jim Ostroff joins Jim Blasingame to report on how we eliminate both kinds of unemployment, cyclical and structural, plus reporting on the new smart credit cards.
Kiplinger’s Jim Ostroff joins Jim Blasingame to report on U.S. mid-term election polling, which indicate Republicans may take over the House, plus implications for the lame-duck session.
Will the mid-term election result in gridlock? Kiplinger's Jim Ostroff joins Jim Blasingame to report on the potential for legislative gridlock if the GOP takes control of at least one of the houses of Congress. Plus something Jim calls an "Enviropol."
Is a weak U.S. dollar good for the economy right now? Kiplinger’s Jim Ostroff joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the value of the dollar benefits U.S. exports, which may be the best thing for economic recovery.
Kiplinger reports on whether or not the United States Post Office is dying out. Jim Ostroff joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Post Office's debt and Congress's hand in it, plus the future of the Post Office.
How has de-leveraging affected the economy? Kiplinger's Jim Ostroff joins Jim Blasingame to report on the decline in credit card debt and use and how it affects the recovery, plus the Fed wants to continue Quantitative Easing (QE2).
Kiplinger's Jim Ostroff joins Jim Blasingame to report on the personal barcode for individuals to use with mobile apps and the new categorization of small business owners that will allow them to get more government loans.
Kiplinger reports on the economic recovery and housing. Jim Ostroff joins Jim Blasingame to report on the tenuous economic recovery and possibility of a long-term recovery period, including the problems created by a very sick housing industry.
Kiplinger’s Jim Ostroff joins Jim Blasingame to report on the similarities between the U.S. housing issues and what caused Japan’s continuing economic woes, plus the historic impact of public policy on the economy.
Kiplinger's Jim Ostroff joins Jim Blasingame to report on new loan approval practices for small businesses, plus why small businesses should be looking to independent community banks and credit unions for credit.
