Geri Stengel joins Jim Blasingame to report on the American Express 2019 research which shows how women-owned businesses have grown in the past four years, from the gig economy to million-dollar firms.

Doug Obey joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why central banks around the world are imposing negative interest rates, and whether this will become a reality in the U.S.

Doug Obey joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the relationship between the forces of inflation and deflation, and how it impacts economies, currency and assets.

Gordon Chang joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the current uprising/revolution in Hong Kong is creating many implications across the globe, especially the Communist leadership in China.

Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the affluent are impacting the retail economy, and to discuss whether with a $21 trillion economy, maybe we start thinking that 2.5% growth is delivering some big numbers.

Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to report on the evolution of the big holiday spending days, regarding the shift from bricks to clicks, especially the impact of the smartphone on shopping.

Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to report on how two of the four largest U.S. states, California and New York, are losing workers, while Florida and Texas are gaining them, and the reason is bad policies, including being over-taxed.

Ruth Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current crisis of lack of qualified workers, and state correctly that all generations have to work together in the workplace with the understanding that each group has something valuable to offer.

Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the economic disaster that would ensue if the U.S. banned fracking, based on the benefits that consumers and businesses have accrued from this process.

Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to report on research that shows that in the past decade, U.S. consumers have saved over one trillion dollars in energy costs because of the production and proliferation of natural gas.