Making the case for returning to the gold standard. Seth Lipsky joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the reasons why Americans would prosper more if we returned our currency to the gold standard, and increasing political interest.

A world-class journalist compares the 2012 political conventions. Seth Lipsky joins Jim Blasingame to contrast the 2012 conventions and answer the question of whether the Democrats "reality show" approach works best in America today.

How is the Obama recovery trending? Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report that while Obama brags about his global initiatives, U.S. global competitiveness is dropping, and as he claims millions of new jobs, unemployment continues to rise.

What will Obama change to create growth in a 2nd term? Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report that President Obama's acceptance speech offered nothing new that would cause economic recovery to occur.

Supporting small business owners regardless of party. Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report how her organization worked with small business constituents at both political party conventions.

What impact does politics play in the behavior of affluent consumers? Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to report on why affluent consumers are not spending, including a negative reaction to the class warfare rhetoric of the Obama administration.

What is holding luxury shoppers back from spending money? Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to reveal reasons why affluent consumers are holding back their spending, including a slow economy and anti-business policies from the Obama administration.

Obama's policies haven't created a recovery, but did they actually do harm? Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how Obama's anti-business policies and rhetoric actually prevented economic recovery from happening.

Why are economic indicators pointing in the wrong direction? Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame with the Tatum Survey that shows sales projections are pointing downward and employment continues to be flat.

Why are business owners and managers withholding investing? Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to report that business owners have many negative issues to be concerned with and very few positive influence.