What does capital expenditures look like in January? Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame with this month's Tatum Survey that indicates cap-ex is pointing upward, but only slightly so.

Managers are not pessimistic about their business, but they're not optimistic either. Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to report on this month's Tatum Survey that indicates businesses are mildly optimistic about the economy.

is it too late to return America to a nation of self-reliant citizens? Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the encroachment of the nanny state on Americans and whether it's too late to turn this around.

What happens when the largest generation in history has their own money to spend? Ken Gronbach joins Jim Blasingame to predict the disruptions that will be possible when Generation Y comes of age with their own money.

Will business be good for undertakers in the future? Ken Gronbach joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the funeral industry as it ebbs and flows with the various generations, including 76 million Baby Boomers.

Generation Y has a different relationship with cars than their elders. Ken Gronbach joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how Millennials will impact the auto industry and related industries, as they have a different attitude about cars.

Obamacare continues to pull the economy down. Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the many different ways Obamacare has hurt the economy and will continue to do so throughout 2014.

What's the excitement level of small business owners in the U.S.? Olalah Njenga joins Jim Blasingame to report on surveys that indicate that even successful small business owners are not excited about the future of the economy.

Obama wants to increase the federal minimum wage. Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why raising the federal minimum wage does not help the people it's supposed to help, and actually hurts the economy.

Did this State of the Union speech matter? Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to report on Obama's 2014 State of the Union speech, including his continued, failed approach to solving our problems with government solutions.