Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the fact that even though the current Index is off from last month, the level of small business optimism is still at record highs.

Gary Shilling joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to think about the relationship between inflation and deflation on a national and global economic perspective, plus whether there’s a disconnect between Wall Street and Main Street.

Gary Shilling joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the reason commodities, especially copper, are good leading indicators of the direction of the global economy.

Gary Shilling joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that while a recession isn’t imminent, there are factors that are trending toward a slowdown in the global economy that could impact the U.S.

Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to report on the decline in activity during Small Business Saturday this year from 2017, and the increase in online sales as the likely reason.

Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal shifts in the home ownership paradigm, rent or own, in the U.S. due largely to behavioral changes in the younger generations.

Jim Blasingame reveals that if the government wanted to do one thing that would strengthen the middle class it would be to do whatever helps small businesses.

Doug Obey joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how insulated the three North American countries can be in the case of a global recession.

Doug Obey joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the things that could cause the 2019 economy to decline, including a continued drop in the economies of our trading partners, like the E.U.

Jessica Moser joins Jim Blasingame to report that among small business employers, finding and hiring employees that are fully qualified, including as functioning citizens with drivers licenses, etc., is still difficult.