Bob Sirott

The ink is still drying on the contracts between the UAW and auto manufactures like GM and Ford, but the future of the union is still  uncertain. Dale Buss (Contributor at Forbes, Wall Street Journal and Chief Executive Magazine) explained to Steve Grzanich that the ousting of the union president, Gary Jones, for accusations surrounding embezzlement will leave a mark on the organization. and could lead to future members questioning their involvement in the union going forward.  

On November 5th, 2019 Steve Grzanich  shares today’s potential market drivers: Details on international trade data is out today along with the Economic Red Book The ISM Non-Manufacturing Index is out today as well as the JOLTS Mylan, Allergan, Peloton, Match Group, Jones Lang LaSalle and many more report earnings today

On November 4th, 2019 Steve Grzanich  shares today’s potential market drivers: Numbers on factory orders are out today with the JOLTS scheduled to be released tomorrow Under Armour, Ryanair, Groupon Marriott, Shake Shack, Hertz and Uber all report earnings today

Universities are trying to keep enrollment numbers up as education continues to get more expensive by the year, but the other concern is the drop of certain majors like English. Steve Grzanich and Heather Long (Economics Correspondent at The Washington Post) recapped her recent article that showed why a growing number of economists are saying the business world needs more English majors and storytellers in order to decipher the data that makes up so many industries these days.  

On November 1st, 2019 Steve Grzanich  shares today’s potential market drivers: The official Jobs and Unemployment Report for October is out today September Construction Spending is out today later today A number of Federal Reserve speakers are speaking today on monetary policy and Interest rates today Alibaba, Chevron, Colgate, US Steel and many more report earnings today

Brexit was pushed off after nearing yet another deadline, leading to Steve Grzanich and this week’s Associated Bank Thought Leader, David Faller (SVP of Capital Markets at Associated Bank), wonder if the split will ever happen. The two discussed the way this separation is fizzling down in the eyes of the global economy, while touching on the concerning earnings season here in the U.S. (At 16:39) Andrea Densham (Sr. Director of Conservation Policy at the Shedd Aquarium) then explained what is being […]

On October 31st, 2019 Steve Grzanich  shares today’s potential market drivers: Personal Income and Spending Data for September are out today along with the Jobless Report The Challenger Job Cut Report,The Chicago PMI and the EIA Natural Gas Report are all out today Dunkin, Blue Apron, Kraft Heinz, and Pintrest all report earnings by the end of the day today

On October 30th, 2019 Steve Grzanich  shares today’s potential market drivers: ADP Jobs Numbers for October are out today Details on 3rd Quarter GDP growth is out today The Federal Reserve is expected to announce a rate cut later today Molson Coors, Yum Brands, Apple, Facebook, Starbucks and other report earnings today

The auto industry has seen incredible innovations over the last few decades including self driving capabilities, emergency braking to avoid crashes and more. However with all of the innovation that’s being added to cars, Keith Barry (Writer and Editor for Consumer Reports Cars) wanted to know why the industry hasn’t adapted the crash test dummies to the way people have changed. Steve Grzanich talked with Keith about his latest research that shows crash test dummies represent outdated passengers/drivers (based on […]

On October 29th, 2019 Steve Grzanich  shares today’s potential market drivers: The Case-Shiller Home Price Index for August is out today (analysts expect a slight rise from the month before) The FOMC two-day meeting begins today Grubhub, Allstate, Kellogg, Mattel and may more report earnings today