Doug Barry joins Jim Blasingame to report on the eminent China trade deal first phase, and that while we may not like all of the details, we have to like the trend of the negotiating process.

Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the concept of free trade as a goal and possible reality, taken in context with the current negotiations going on between the U.S. and other countries.

Steve Forbes joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the reasons why the U.S. economy is still setting records, and how the impact of the two new trade deals – USMCA and China – will only make this recovery last longer.

Jim Blasingame reveals some of the many factors that will bear on your small business in 2020, including the trade deals, stable energy prices, political dysfunction, and the weight of corporate, sovereign and consumer debt.

Jim Blasingame reviews some of the implications of the current energy elements of our global economy, including geopolitics, and why that should portend continued stable energy prices for your business.

Leo Haviland joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the political environment that both the USMCA and China trade deals have been formed in, and how those conditions have impacted the quality of these negotiations.

Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on the impending passage of the USMCA trade deal that replaces NAFTA and creates new opportunities for U.S. small businesses to trade with our neighbors north and south.

Stephen Kuhl joins Jim Blasingame to report on why being proactive in providing international payment services is one of the main goals of Western Union Business Solutions in their work with local banks and credit unions.

Stephen Kuhl joins Jim Blasingame to report on the fact that international transactions are an increasing occurrence for small businesses, and yet most local banks aren’t prepared for this trend.

Gordon Chang joins Jim Blasingame to report on the progress of trade negotiations between the U.S. and China, what’s holding it up, and whether achieving such a result will be better than no deal.