How's the economy doing these days? Dr. Robert McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current economic conditions, including the competitiveness of the U.S. dollar, inflation, the Fed being pulled in two directions, and what he thinks the FOMC will do with rates.

What do small business owners think about the current economic conditions? Dr. Bill Dunkleberg talks with Jim Blasingame about what respondents to his monthly survey told him about their concerns. The overall concern is high, but is this more perception and media hype than reality? Bill also talks about what he thinks the economy will look like for the rest of the year.

Is there a conflict between Wall Street and Main Street? Jim thinks there is, and he talks about what is causing it, how to fix it, and how it can be an opportunity for small businesses.

When the economy is off, is it a good time to buy or sell a business? Russell Brown and Jim Blasingame talk about this on the small business radio program, The Small Business Advocate Show.

How is the economy doing these days? Richard DeKaser talks with Jim Blasingame about some of the issues that created the current conditions and what he thinks small businesses will be seeing in the economy for the rest of the year.

Has the economy begun to turn the curve toward recovery? Sam Norwood joins Jim Blasingame to talk about his most recent survey of partners who are running business, and he reports that most indicators are horizontal, at best, which for the time of this economic cycle, is probably good news.

A slow economy is no time to make mistakes. Bill Conerly talks with Jim Blasingame about some of the things to avoid during a downturn in the economy.

How is the Federal Reserve doing since Bob McTeer retired? Bob talks with Jim Blasingame about how the Fed is dealing with current economic challenges, including some of their new tools, whether we're in a recession, the difference between a run on an investment bank and a commercial bank, economy vs inflation, and of course, Jim always makes sure that Bob treats us to his latest haiku.

How's the economy doing these days? Bill Dunkleberg talks with Jim Blasingame about the current conditions of the economy, including how the Federal Reserve is offering a number of creative tools to help the financial markets dig out of their problems. He also explains what small business owners think about the economy and how long he thinks it will be before it returns to a growth trend.

How's the economy doing these days? Sam Norwood reports to Jim Blasingame on what his 600 partners are saying about the current state of the economy, including sales, capital spending, credit availability, etc.