Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Small Business Index, that reveals some of the reasons hiring is so slow on Main Street, including not being able to find acceptable applicants for millions of openings.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism that shows there isn’t much, optimism, that is, and how the Fed, Wall Street and Washington have contributed to that.

Anna Brewer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that since rules to protect salaries workers hadn't been changed in so long, the new DOL rules were designed to make that adjustment, but, as typical for government solutions, it also created other problems.

Rich Galen and Bob Dilenschneider join Jim Blasingame to share their memories about the attacks of 9-11 fifteen years ago, and how they feel today about another attack.

Gerald Celente joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what artificial intelligence is and how it can have a negative impact both short and long-term.

Gerald Celente joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the many reasons the corrupt main stream media is so ideologically corrupt that they cannot report the truth, and why this is undermining our democracy.

Gerald Celente joins Jim Blasingame to not so much advocate for gold as to warn about other investments, like the current bond landscape.

Doug Tatum joins Jim Blasingame to recommend watching how your competition is behaving regarding consolidation as a way of spotting trends that could have implications for your business.

Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to report on his recent visit to China which included observing how regressive the Communist Party is becoming in order to control the people who have gotten a taste of liberty.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that while capital spending and sales indicate slight increases, borrowing is still down, which prevents the economy from churning.