Segment 1: Mark Hamrick, Washington Bureau Chief and Senior Economic Analyst for Bankrate.com, joins John to talk about jobless claims this week, inflation continuing to be sticky, what he expects to see in tomorrow’s labor report, investors not anticipating the Fed cutting interest rates later this month, and Bankrate’s Q4 Economic Indicator Survey.

Segment 2: Emily Stewart, Senior Correspondent, Business Insider, tells John how politics fuel how America feels about the economy.

Segment 3: Nika Zisman from TWO MEN AND A TRUCK Northbrook talks to John about the inaugural Movers for Meals campaign.