Ray Keating

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What will the impact of the slow economy have on small businesses and what can they do to help the recovery? Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the the economy and implications of the government getting involved in the financial sector.
Has capitalism as we have known it over? Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the impact and implications of government intervention into the financial sector and capital markets, both for the near and the long term.
News of the death of our economy are greatly exaggerated. Ray Keating talks with Jim Blasingame about the current economic challenges, both on Main Street and Wall Street, plus they discuss the issues the Federal Reserve Board has in front of it as they consider what to do with interest rates and other monetary tools.
What is in store for small businesses with either of the two presidential candidates? Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to compare and contrast an Obama Administration and a McCain administration, including global warming and the environment, taxes, trade and foreign policy.
What do the Iowa caucus results mean for small business? Ray and Jim talk about the results of the caucuses, the primary process and what the results could mean for small business.
Is there a conflict between Wall Street and Main Street? Jim thinks there is and he and Ray talk about this, including the part the national media play in the tension.
Which states are the friendliest for small business and which are not? Ray discusses his newest Small Business Survival Index with Jim, who identifies the top 10 small business states and the worst 10 to be a small business in.
Ray joins Jim to talk about how the leading presidential candidates are sounding for small business interests. Ray also offers his ideas on how the economy will perform over the next few months.
The U.S. economy is a mixed bag of good and bad indicators, and Ray joins Jim to talk about the various indicators and what they mean to our small businesses. They also talk about the impact of politics and policy on the market, plus what the Fed will do with rates this week.
How's the economy doing these days? Ray joins Jim with a little bit of a dour attitude and some facts to support his demeanor.