Joan Pryde joins Jim to discuss what the Kiplinger Editors have to say about current events, including the jobs situation, the Fed's future direction on interest rates, new developments with heath care management, the future of gas prices, plus tax issues, including deductions for heavy SUVs and vans, and a possible development on sales tax on Internet sales.

Joan Pryde and Jim Blasingame talk about a few current events and issues, including which industries are doing pretty well in the face of a slow economy, the shocking increase in the price of steel and how that impacts all of us, the sad conditions of air travel and why things don't look great for the near future, a few exciting technology transfer innovations, and finally, presidential politics.

It's now fact: The media often not only get reporting wrong, they sometimes actually fabricate news, and Amy Menefee talks with Jim Blasingame about the nine worst reported business stories. Jim also identifies his own short list.

Jim Ostroff joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the housing economy, new tax provisions for loss carry-back, whether there will be an abatement of the Federal gas tax, the relationship between the U.S. and Chinese currencies, a possible food shortage, and the merger of Northwest Airlines and Delta.

Jim Ostroff joins Jim Blasingame to talk about what Kipliinger is reporting this week, including investment opportunities, business costs, the estate tax, and cutting pork out of the federal budget.

This award-winning journalist joins Jim Blasingame to talk about his thoughts on politics, media reporting and the bias of that reporting, the conflict between liberals and conservatives, and who the next president will be.

Joan Pryde and Jim Blasingame talk about current events as reported in the most recent Kiplinger Letter, including if the credit crisis has had an effect small businesses ability to get business loans, new credit card practices, the future price of crude oil, new airline practices, how a Democrat president will change trade, which presidential candidate will have the longest coattails, and how much new regulation will result from the reaction to the sub-prime credit crisis.

Did the Fed create a dangerous precedent when they bailed out Bear Sterns instead of letting it go bankrupt? Nicole Gelinas talks with Jim Blasingame about some of the good, bad and ugly elements of this government intervention, and how far reaching it will be.

Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame as they talk about the current economic conditions, including mortgage foreclosures, the government involvement in the economic recovery, health care cost savings ideas, alternative energy and new technologies, and finally, trade issues.

Do you believe the news you see on television and read in newspapers? Amy Menefee talks with Jim Blasingame about how when you combine the mainstream media with political agendas it creates bad reporting.