Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report that his NFIB Index shows small business hiring and sales are up, but capital expenditure and earnings are not.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index that for the first time in over eight years, shows increased optimism among small businesses, largely due to the election results.

Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to predict that the 2017 economy will break out and grow beyond any year in the past eight, including GDP growth over 3%.

Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the cabinet members Donald Trump has chosen, especially the ones that will impact economic decisions.

Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to talk about what has caused the behavior of the Fed regarding interest rates for the past eight years, and to predict that they will raise rates today.

Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of Trump’s cabinet choices that are concerning, like the Obama-type liberal, Gary Cohn for a high-ranking economic advisory role, and Exxon CEO Tillerson for Secretary of State.

Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to report on the killing of the DOL’s overtime exemption increase by a federal judge, plus the negative impact regulations have on small business success.

Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the misinformation that’s being promoted by the media and some politicians about the economy that does not reconcile with the facts, including investment, job creation, etc.

Rob Levin joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the reasons it’s reasonable to expect 2017 to be an exciting year for the economy.

Gerald Celente joins Jim Blasingame to report on the global response at the polls – Trump, Brexit, Italy – that is a reaction to how the elite have been getting richer while regular folks are losing.