Stuart Hoffman joins Jim Blasingame to report on the PNC Economic Survey of small businesses and discuss how the significant drop in crude oil prices has had a multi-faceted impact on the Main Street economy.

Allen Gutierrez joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the impact of Obamacare on small businesses, plus the challenge of online security.

Chad Moutray joins Jim Blasingame to report on the journey of Trade Promotion Authority through Congress, plus the Trans-Pacific trade agreement being pushed by the Obama administration .

Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the drop in oil prices has contributed to geopolitics as a form of national security against Russia, Iran and ISIS.

Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the elements of the petroleum industry that have combined to cause oil prices to fall, including the convergence of technologies.

Giovanni Coratolo joins Jim Blasingame to report on the strange political bedfellows that have arisen from President Obama’s free trade initiatives and members of Congress from both parties.

Andrew Gause joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how the current strong U.S. dollar is impacting all business in both good and bad ways.

Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to report on reasons U.S. exports and imports are down and what that means for the global economy this year.

Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to report on global currency fluctuations and reveal how this could be the time for U.S. small businesses to look abroad for new opportunities.

Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to report on currency trends and how small businesses can protect themselves by hedging in various ways.