Which way is economic recovery trending? Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to discuss cautious optimism in the economy as the decline in order backlogs, capital expenditures and profitability has slowed.

The economic recovery is spotty and ragged. Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to discuss this month’s Tatum results, which indicate the broader economy is struggling to stay in positive territory.

Many small business jobs come from big business customers. Gene Marks joins Jim Blasingame to report how big businesses leveraging their business model with small business contracts.

There are jobs available for the qualified. Gene Marks joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the fact that jobs are available for those who have acquired the skills needed for the 21st century.

How bad is unemployment in America right now? Gene Marks joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the amount of people unemployed since the recession began and the cyclical and structural unemployment issues.

America's financial solutions will be solved when Americans have the will to solve them. Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to compare the economic states of Greece and the U.S., plus the hard decisions and sacrifices that will have to be made to fix the mistakes.

Will America survive the incest between Wall Street and Washington? Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the collusion perpetrated between Wall Street and Washington and why that should be part of the 2012 campaigns.

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is a national security asset. Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether Obama's recent opening of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve was economically necessary or a political move.

Can Wall Street be conquered by individual investors? Larry Light joins Jim Blasingame to discuss using Wall Street's tools against it through value investing, being a long-term investor, and having a good balanced portfolio.

Is Wall Street the enemy of Main Street? Larry Light joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to succeed with investing by using certain tools and resources to learn what insiders know about investing.