April 17, 2012  John McDevitt, Former 3M Corporate Economist, now semiretired, delivers an update on the economy and the status of the recovery, discussing the unemployment situation, the consumer and retail sales, the situation with gas prices, the housing market, the Federal Reserve, and the federal debt, as he offers his forecast for upcoming economic indicators.

April 16, 2012  John McDevitt, Former 3M Corporate Economist, now semiretired, delivers an update on the economy and the status of the recovery, discussing the unemployment situation, the consumer and retail sales, the situation with gas prices, the housing market, the Federal Reserve, and the federal debt, as he offers his forecast for upcoming economic indicators.

April 13, 2012  Mike Barker, Investment & Retirement Management, discusses the three predictions he made last week: A disappointing jobs report, more European debt problems, and a pull back with the Dow falling below 13,000. Also discussed are the abundance of Fed speeches this week and their meaning, the upcoming earnings announcement and potential games that might be played surrounding those announcements.

April 12, 2012  Jim Gould, President, Floor Covering Institute, looks back at Domotex Asia ChinaFloor 2012 in Shanghai discussing the size of the show, the new building at the venue, the China Wood Flooring Industry Development Forum and BAU/Green Building China and other events surrounding the show, the opening of the Anderson retail store in Shanghai, and some of the new products launched there.

April 11, 2012  Jim Gould, President, Floor Covering Institute, looks back at Domotex Asia ChinaFloor 2012 in Shanghai discussing the size of the show, the new building at the venue, the China Wood Flooring Industry Development Forum and BAU/Green Building China and other events surrounding the show, the opening of the Anderson retail store in Shanghai, and some of the new products launched there.

April 10, 2012  Jim Gould, President, Floor Covering Institute, looks back at Domotex Asia ChinaFloor 2012 in Shanghai discussing the size of the show, the new building at the venue, the China Wood Flooring Industry Development Forum and BAU/Green Building China and other events surrounding the show, the opening of the Anderson retail store in Shanghai, and some of the new products launched there.

April 9, 2012  John Simonson, President, Webstream Dynamics, discusses the growth and changes that are occurring with the Internet and how websites become rapidly outdated. He also discusses Google Analytics and how it can help retailers and others make their websites more productive and profitable.