President Obama continues to try to pick winners and losers. Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the protectionist direction of President Obama's state of the union speech and why he shouldn't pick business winners and losers.

Will the economy in 2012 be better than last year? Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the economy is progressing and comment on some of President Obama's proposals in his state of the union speech.

Is there anything more the Fed can do to influence the economy? Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to report on potential Fed actions,and how it has recently supported the European Central Bank.

How will the Dodd-Frank banking reform law impact your bank? Mike Menzies joins Jim Blasingame to explain that almost all of the Dodd-Frank law has not even been implemented, which leaves questions about how it will impact small banks.

How will the CFPB impact your bank and, therefore, your small business? Mike Menzies joins Jim Blasingame to report on the recent appointment of Richard Cordray to the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau and what the CFPB will mean to small businesses.

How a small business exported bacteria and got rich. Doug Barry joins Jim Blasingame to report on how one small business used the U.S. Commercial Service as a partner to grow his bio-business globally.

Let the U.S. Commercial Service be your partner in growing your business abroad. Doug Barry joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the U.S. Commercial Service can help your small business create and execute a successful exporting strategy.

After years of languishing, the U.S. has signed three new trade agreements. Doug Barry joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why it's good news that the U.S. has new Free Trade Agreements with Panama, Columbia, and South Korea.

The U.S. government is trying to enforce digital property rights around the globe. Steve DelBianco joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the difficulty in trying to legislate the enforcement of digital property rights when violators are outside the U.S.

New technology has created new intellectual property piracy issues. Steve DelBianco joins Jim Blasingame to report on the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, why it was written, who the players are, will it pass and why should small business care?