Small business sentiment has been negative since 2006. Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame with this month's NFIB Report which indicates small business sentiment continues it's 7 year slide below expansion levels.

How will Millennials impact the housing industry? Ken Gronbach joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the home-buying impact of Generation Y on the struggling U.S. housing market.

Baby Boomer retirements will be good for the housing industry. Ken Gronbach joins Jim Blasingame to report that as millions of Baby Boomers retire and move aorund, they will contribute to an improved housing market nationally.

Are you upgrading your equipment and tools? Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame with this month's Tatum Survey that shows capital expenditures by businesses may be picking up a little, but credit is still tight.

Order backlogs and hiring reflects recent economic reports. Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to with this month's Tatum Survey that shows sales and hiring do not reflect what the U.S. expects four years after a recession.

What are managers reporting about general business conditions? Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame with this month's Tatum Survey that shows general business conditions are better than last year, but still languishing.

Will Obamacare in its entirety be delayed another year? Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why it's likely that the entire Obamacare law will be delayed until 2015 or longer.

How do you get pro-carbon business and anti-carbon environmentalists to work together? Bruce Piasecki joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how he's bringing all carbon fuel stakeholders together to create a sustainable relationship that both parties can claim.

Small businesses are optimistic about themselves, but not the economy. Mike Effle joins Jim Blasingame with a recent Vendio survey that reveals small business owners are optimistic about their businesses, but concerned about government policies.

Why can't the U.S. economy get going? Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why the U.S. economy is languishing barely above recession levels, including the uncertainty of the effects of Obamacare.