Bob McTeer

Which direction is the economy moving?

Is the economy heading is a good direction? Economist Bob McTeer joins Jim Blasingame to report that the economy will likely still be losing steam the rest of 2009, but that the losses will diminish so that while we don't like the numbers, we will like the trend. He also offers his thoughts on government intervention into the marketplace.

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