Holly Wade joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current NFIB Index of small business, which indicates continued record levels of optimism across the sector, including increasing earnings trends.

Tom Sullivan joins Jim Blasingame to report on a number of gatherings sponsored by the U.S. Chamber around the country in support of small businesses.

Jessica Moser joins Jim Blasingame to report on the MetLife/U.S. Chamber index research that shows small businesses are very optimistic about their own business and local economies in record numbers.

Bill Brandt joins Jim Blasingame to report on the connection between Taiwan and Hong Kong as it relates to U.S. relations with China, plus why South American countries are currently struggling with their democratic experiment.

Holly Wade joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some examples of why the U.S. small business sector is the equivalent of the third largest economy in the world, and how they accomplish that against all odds.

Holly Wade joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index which shows small business owners are optimistic in all of the categories that foretell a strong economy, including sales, hiring and investment.

Holly Wade joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index of small business optimism, which records another month of near record optimism among U.S. Main Street business owners, including why this has come to pass.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the dangers of thinking that lower economic optimism that remains in record territory is an indicator of an economic correction.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index that shows individual economic indicators have slipped – hiring, cap-ex, etc. – but remain in record territory.

Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index of small business optimism that shows small businesses are less enthusiastic than last month, but still at record levels.