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.

How could the tiny island of Cyprus impact global markets? Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the bank crisis in Cyprus and why that little island's problems could trigger a shock to the EU and possibly beyond.

Managers are concerned about Europe and U.S. politics. Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to talk about a slowing economy due to managers' concerns about European problems and U.S. political direction.

How is manufacturing doing in Asia and Europe? Mitch Free joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the downward economic trend in Europe is impacting manufacturing demand in China.

How dangerous is the Fed's balance sheet becoming? Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to report on the growing Fed balance sheet and to predict that there shouldn't be any problems for the economy when they decide to reduce it.

How effective is the Fed's quantitative easing policy? Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to support steps the Fed is taking with monetary policy and to project that they will stay on this path for some time.

What will happen with the Cyprus banking crisis? Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to report on whether the banking crisis in the island of Cyprus could become contagious for the EU or even the U.S.

Why aren't small businesses borrowing money to grow? Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame with NFIB's Small Business Index that shows a slight uptick in hiring, but still not interest in borrowing money to grow.

Small business optimism has improved, but still is not high. Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame with the NFB Small Business Index that shows an increased optimism, but still barely above recession levels.

Will the sequester be as bad as the president has said? Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the impact of the sequester on the economy and whether it will be as bad as Obama is making it sound.