Gary Moore joins Jim Blasingame to point out the tension between the Fed’s monetary policies and the government’s fiscal policies and how the two could be at dangerous cross-purposes.

Gary Moore joins Jim Blasingame to comment on former Budget Director, David Stockman’s continued negative commentary on the Fed, federal budget deficits and stock values.

Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the different ways the Millennial generation is impacting marriage, from societal to economic.

Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to use stock market index performance as an economic indicator, rather than just an investment indicator.

Thomas Sullivan joins Jim Blasingame to report on a new survey of small business sentiment that show an increase in hiring, even in the face of greater difficulty in finding qualified employees.

Andrew Gause joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that inflation is increasing, and the two prime areas impacting regular people is in home prices and food.

Brad Huisken joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current and future condition of the Main Street retail landscape, and what small retailers have to do to survive.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report that proposed changes to the Dodd-Frank bill will help community banks help small businesses better.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the NFIB Index shows small businesses still concerned about acquiring qualified workers, but at the same time are reporting solid hiring responses.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index of Small Business Optimism, which shows Main Street businesses are as excited about the present as they’ve ever been.