Reporting on the new Google Buzz social media aggregator, Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to talk about what Buzz does, how it works, why you should care and if this is the next weapon in Google's plan to take over the world.

Why is the government making tax planning so challenging? Barbara Weltman talks with Jim Blasingame about some of the difficulties small businesses are having with tax planning and why that's creating a negative affect on jobs creation. She also reports on key tax reporting dates.

Kiplinger's Jim Ostroff reports with Jim Blasingame on progress in the credit crisis, including some of the dynamics that will cause access to credit to improve in 2010. Jim Blasingame is less optimistic that these forces will cause small businesses to borrow more.

As more and more work is being conducted in the "cloud," what price does privacy and security pay? Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the dark side of the very convenient, inexpensive and efficient resources available online in the clouds, including a likely loss of privacy and a potential loss of security.

Reporting on the the price trends of energy products, Kiplinger's Jim Ostroff joins Jim Blasingame to identify the likely price levels for crude oil, gasoline, heating oil and natural gas, and electricity. They also speculate about the impact on prices by speculators.

Reporting on the true unemployment rate, Kiplinger's Jim Ostroff talks with Jim Blasingame about the difference between the way the unemployment rate is calculated and America's actual unemployment condition.

Reporting on the U.S. export strategy, Kiplinger's Jim Ostroff joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the more productive efforts by the Obama administration to grow the economy and jobs by promoting global trade by small businesses.