Bill Conerly joins Jim Blasingame to forecast that the economy will likely go sideways for the rest of the year, unless the GOP and Trump are able to get healthcare and tax reform accomplished.

Bill Conerly joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the difference between hard economic data and the soft kind, and when to listen to both regarding taking action and making investments.

Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the economic indicators that are holding the economy back, even though the stock markets are achieving records.

Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to report on Saudi Arabia’s plan to take it’s oil business public, whether it looks like the European Union will stay together at least for now, and what that means for Main Street businesses.

Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the U.S. is doing as an energy independent nation, how that’s impacted global suppliers, and what that means for Main Street businesses.

Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the factors that could make healthcare reform difficult since the first failure, but why Congress needs to make it happen.

Steven Blue joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the primary reason American manufacturing has declined is because they abandoned their commitment to their workforce.

Bob Negen joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why Main Street businesses find themselves in a unique time of opportunity as Big Box retailers are retreating from their markets and leaving customers behind.

Jonathan Williams joins Jim Blasingame to report on those states that are pursuing fiscal and policy practices that make them incubators for the federal government to us as reform examples.

Jonathan Williams joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the policy and structural conditions in states that are finding economic success in the 21st century, and those that are lagging behind, including the impact of unions.