Bill and Jim discuss the report of the most recent survey Bill conducted with small business owners across the U.S. about how the economy is doing. The news is good. Don't miss this interview.

Richard joins Jim for what Jim calls his "Fed Watch" show. Richard provides a tour of the economy as the two discuss the impact of petroleum prices on the economy, is there a housing bubble, and whether the Fed will raise rates this week. Jim points out that rising interest rates and rising petroleum prices has created a double whammy for small businesses.

Ray and Jim celebrate National Columnist Day by talking about the good, the bad, and the ugly of that profession. They go on to discuss recent Supreme Court rulings regarding the Ten Commandments and eminent domain.

Zoltan joins Jim to report on the entrepreneurial soil on Planet Earth. They go on to talk about whether Europe's lack of entrepreneur energy is preventing it to be competitive in the 21st century.

Ray and Jim talk about some of the challenges the U.S. Senate could be causing small buisnesses, specifically the Senate's recent behavior on tax reform, and the Kyoto Accords.

Bill and Jim talk about the good economic news in teh recent NFIB survey Bill conducted. His small business respondents had very positive things to say about how things look in their world.

June joins Jim from Baghdad to report on the current state of that country as well as the current condition of small businesses who are trying to build the Iraqi economy.

Steve joins Jim to discuss current events of the day, including the recent compromise on court nominations in the Senate, the current debate over tax reform, and the recent defaulting of United Airlines on its pension plan, and what that could mean in the future.

Bill joins Jim to give the audience an update on where he thinks the economy is and where it is going. They also discuss some of the potential dangers associated with pension fund defaults.

Sam and Jim have their monthly visit discussing the survey of 400 of Sam's partners across the U.S. who are running businesses and report to Sam how they see the economy.