Reporting on the continuing saga of the relationship between the U.S. and China, Ted Fishman joins Jim Blasingame to talk about a number of current issues that make this relationship at once dynamic, beneficial and problematic.

Kiplinger reports on national and global economic indicators. Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame to identify some of the key economic indicators that will influence economic recovery across the country and around the globe.

How does the luxury consumer impact economic recovery? Pam Danziger joins Jim Blasingame to report on research that shows the current spending activity of high-income consumers, and to explain why their behavior impacts overall economic recovery.

Reporting on the impact of exports on economic recovery, Kiplinger's Joan Pryde joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the growth of exports in 2010 and how this will play a roll in economic recovery going forward.

How are public policies and political attitudes hurting small business recovery? Rob Levin joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why policies such as the health care bill and other anti-business attitudes by politicians make small businesses hesitant to invest and hire.

Minimum wage is not a poverty reducing policy. Michael Saltsman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss recent unemployment facts and research that shows how the current level of minimum wage has actually harmed the poor and increased unemployment.

More loans won't cause small businesses to hire more people. That's the message Tracy Eden and Jim Blasingame have to the question about lending to small businesses. The problem isn't more loans, it's minimizing fear and uncertainty.

The impact of the health care law on economic recovery? Jim Blasingame delivers a sobering evaluation of the negative effect he thinks the health care law will have on economic recovery.

What is keeping small businesses from hiring? Gene Marks talks with Jim Blasingame about several reasons why small businesses are delaying their plans to put workers back on payroll, including uncertainty about public policy issues, such as health care reform, and others.

Cinda Baxter joins Jim Blasingame to report on what the 3/50 Project is, how it's saving Main Street one small business at a time, what you can do to help, and the next phase of this grass roots phenomenon.