Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the connection between business optimism and how they’re treated by presidential administrations.

Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the disruptions Wall Street is causing Main Street and identify any lessons that can be learned.

Jackie Frank joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what she does as a mortgage originator, and how the job has changed as they work closely with real estate brokers.

Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the unprecedented size of the Fed balance sheet and whether it’s time to begin liquidating it.

Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to agree that the FOMC will likely raise rates a quarter point during the June meeting, and why the current conditions justify this step.

Marlo Lewis joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that if the U.S. had stayed in the Paris climate agreement, the full adherence would result in significant increase in energy costs, which would be detrimental for U.S. small businesses.

Marlo Lewis joins Jim Blasingame to remind why the U.S. wasn’t part of the Kyoto climate accords, and yet we more than accomplished the carbon reduction goal, and how that should inform our decision to leave the Paris agreement.

Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to report on the way the Paris Climate Change accords were more about making the U.S. less competitive than saving the planet.

Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the reasons a balanced budget can help the U.S. recover from excessive borrowing, as well as contribute to a stronger economy.

Diana Furchtgott-Roth joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that until the government gets tax reform accomplished, employers are going to continue to be reluctant to invest in the current economy.