Amy Friedrich joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Principal Well-Being Index of small businesses that shows this sector’s optimism has more than doubled since the last report.

Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to report on the devastation in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Irma, and with its bankrupt government, how will it ever recover?

Nicole Gelinas joins Jim Blasingame to report that weeks after the hurricane destroyed much of Puerto Rico, 70% of residents still don’t have electricity, and what will it take to resolve this impediment to recovery.

Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to offer his concerns that market volatility may cause a bumpier ride for the stock market and the economy in 2018.

Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the implications for the stock market if there is no tax relief this year, plus the ironic relationship between Wall Street and Main Street.

Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the elements in the economy and politics that could cause the current bull market conditions to turn the other way.

Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why more robots could actually create manufacturing jobs in the U.S.

Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to report on the National Association of Manufacturing report that shows its members are optimistic about the future of the economy on many levels.

Barbara Friedberg joins Jim Blasingame to offer suggestions on what to do with your money if there is a correction coming in the stock market, which we all know is coming.

Barbara Friedberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the position of the U.S. economy in the economic cycle that has been going on for more than a decade.