Was anything accomplished with the Fiscal Cliff deal? Steve Moore joins Jim Blasingame to report on what was accomplished with the Fiscal Cliff deal negotiated between Obama and Congress and what is yet to be decided.

Is there any good news in the fiscal cliff deal? John Harrison joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the good, bad and ugly of the fiscal cliff deal, including permanent tax rates are good, but higher tax rates are bad.

The 2013 economic challenges for the economy are all government created. Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to report on the 2013 economy, including the artificial headwinds created by the political class and the federal government.

Where does your state rank in small business favorability? Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to report on his U.S. Business Policy Index, which ranks the 50 states with regard to how favorable they are to help small businesses flourish.

Monthly national employment is still below replacement levels. Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to talk job numbers the U.S. needs to create each month to replace those leaving the workplace and why employment is still way behind.

Will the 2013 economy be an improvement over last year? Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to reveal his thoughts about what the 2013 economy will look like, considering the political and market challenges.

Are business conditions improving? Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame with the Tatum Survey of Business Conditions that indicates that managers are reporting an increase in confidence about the economy.

Who will be likely to be a winner in the New Year? Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to identify some of the groups that will be winners in 2013, including the homeowners and buyers, big business, but not small business.

The New Year will not be good for some folks. Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to identify some of the groups that will be losers in 2013, including the wealthy, the unemployed and unions, to mention a few they discuss.

How many "cliffs" will Washington manufacture in 2013? Rick Newman joins Jim Blasingame to predict that 2013 could become the year that the political class may create more than one fiscal cliff.