Bob Sirott

On November 21st, 2019 Steve Grzanich  shares today’s potential market drivers: The report on first time jobless claims are out today (analyst expect a slight decline) Data on Existing Home Sales for October are released today Macy’s, GAP, Nordstrom, ROSS Store, and many more report earnings

Heading into 2019, expectations for the economy were low and the r-word (recession) was being thrown around a lot. (At 5:31) Steve Grzanich and the weekly Associated Bank Thought Leader, Doug Myers (SVP & Private Banking Regional Manager at Associated Bank) looked back to see which factors lead to the surprising performance. (At 21:44) Madhu Unnikrishnan (Editor at Skift Airline Weekly) touched on the Boeing deals that are slowing starting to roll in for the manufacturer and this could be the corner […]

Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday shopping season and the National Retail Federation expect a record number of consumers to start that shopping next week. (At 6:23) Katherine Cullen (Sr. Director of Industry and Consumer Insights at the National Retail Federation) explained to Steve Grzanich the results of this year’s outlook and how the holiday has grown into more than just Black Friday deals. (At 20:40) Frank Steemers (Associate Economist at The Conference Board) then shared the results of […]

Many economists look at the country and feel confident about the current state of the U.S., but many every day American’s focus on their wages and think there could be improvements. Steve Grzanich and Frank Steemers (Associate Economist at The Conference Board) talked about the why wage growth has been staggering behind the rest of the economy and how businesses/employees are looking at the short term runway.  

On November 20th, 2019 Steve Grzanich  shares today’s potential market drivers: Mortgage applications from the Mortgage Bankers Association are out today The EIA Petroleum Status Report and the FOMC meeting minutes are both out today Lowe’s, Target and L Brands all report earnings today

Mayor Lori Lightfoot is locked in a battle with ride sharing companies like Uber and Lyft to tax them for adding to the congestion in the city while trying to promote public transportation. (At 5:04) Steve Grzanich and Audrey Wennink (Director of Transportation at the Metropolitan Planning Council) discussed how much this fee would cost riders, how it would impact public transportation, and what we can learn from other cities who have created a congestion tax. (At 18:10) John Leer […]

The year is closing out and a number of industries are winding down and gearing up for 2020, but there’s still plenty to do for restaurants. (At 5:44) Steve Grzanich and Doug Roth (Founder and CEO of Playground Hospitality) checked in before the holidays role around to look back at the predictions from earlier in the year, what he is preparing for next year and how the food delivery business will evolve and restaurants push back against the services. (At […]

Since early on in her career, Dr. Ashley Elaine Mitek (Teaching Assistant Professor of Veterinary Clinical Medicine at the University of Illinois) noticed the number of opioids being prescribed to dogs and other patients, but they weren’t very effective. Steve Grzanich learned that Dr. Mitek and her team are working to change industry practices, and informing pet owners of alternatives.  

On November 18th, 2019 Steve Grzanich  shares today’s potential market drivers: The Home Builder Housing Market Index is out today Home Depot and Kohl’s both report earnings today among a number of other earnings this week

The market is close to finishing out the month and Steve Grzanich is hoping for a steady finish going into December. (At: 4:56) Paul Nolte (SVP at Kingsview Asset Management) joined the program to ease some of the economic concerns, especially as the Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, continues his testimony’s on Capitol Hill. Paul also took some time to chat about personal finance tips  including the best way to keep the wallet fat during the holiday season.