U.S. competitiveness in the world has declined to #12. Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the reasons the U.S. has lost its world competitive ranking and how we can recover.

Why business experience is important for a president. Burt Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to report on the problems politicians create - especially presidents - when they try to govern without any business background.

What are the historical similarities of Obama's reelection? Burt Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to report that the electorate's disregard for poor economic performance by President Obama was similar to the 1936 reelection of Franklin Roosevelt.

What were the big surprises of the 2012 election? Burt Folsom joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the surprises that contributed to Obama's reelection, including unemployed people voting to reelect the president.

What does capital and equity say about the economy? Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame with the Tatum Survey that shows business equity and loan demand are down based on a bad economy and continued uncertainty.

The sales pipeline is not full. Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame with the recent Tatum Survey indicating the sales pipeline is not improving at the end of 2012, which is contributing to a bleak hiring picture.

How are current business conditions? Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame with the Tatum Survey that indicates business managers report conditions are discouraging overall.

Paul Conway joins Jim Blasingame to breakdown the presidential election in some of the battleground states, including Florida, Virginia, Ohio and Wisconsin.

How much will the economy and unemployment impact young Americans voting patterns? Paul Conway joins Jim Blasingame to report how much higher unemployment is for young Americans and how that is impacting early voting.

The U.S. has 20 free trade agreements. Doug Barry joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the free trade agreements the U.S. has with 20 countries and why we need more.