Ellen Wald joins Jim Blasingame to report on the pressures she sees that will impact the price of oil in the coming year, including production, logistics and politics.

Ellen Wald joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the energy, economic and geo-political issues the U.S. is facing with OPEC as we impose sanctions on Iran.

Ellen Wald joins Jim Blasingame to report on the increasing ability of the U.S. to be energy independent and that our challenge is with infrastructure, not production.

Gordon Chang joins Jim Blasingame to report on China’s “Trophy infrastructure” strategy of financing the build out of crumpling or non-existent infrastructure of third world countries, and why this could become a negative instead of an advantage.

Gordon Chang joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the reasons why China’s internal issues could cause them to be more of a threat to themselves than to the U.S., and in this case, time is on our side.

Gordon Chang joins Jim Blasingame to report that the current geopolitical conditions as well as those inside of China, are increasing the likelihood that President Trump will be able to negotiate a trade deal with China.

Jim Blasingame explains why conditions in China will likely help President Trump negotiate more favorable trade relations with China.

Jim Blasingame explains why the U.S. has many elements that will allow us to sustain our position around the globe, while China will not be able to keep up.

Jim Blasingame discusses why China isn’t a paper tiger, but it is a defective tiger, including problems in their financial markets, demographics, environment, etc.

Karen Kerrigan joins Jim Blasingame to report on the new U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement, which is replacing NAFTA, and how this deal is better for everyone, especially U.S. businesses.