Craig Bolanos, Co-Founder and CEO of Wealth Management Group, joins Bob Sirott to talk about how the dockworkers strike could impact the economy and whether or not we could see any major interest rate cuts in the near future. He also shares details about consumer spending heading into the holidays and what he looks for in the upcoming manufacturing numbers.

Social media strategist Scott Kleinberg joins Bob Sirott to to discuss how you can find accurate news sources, the differences between misinformation and disinformation, and red flags to look for when looking for accurate news stories. He also talks about how we can protect ourselves from finding false information and answers this week’s genius bar question.

Dean Richards, entertainment reporter for WGN, joins Bob Sirott, to provide the latest news in entertainment. Bob and Dean discuss the next step for P. Diddy’s trial, Morgan Wallen’s donation, why Green Day is banned from a couple Las Vegas radio stations, and why Frankie Valli is speaking out. They also share details about the death of Gavin Creel, Drake’s Toronto mansion, and Dean’s interview with Matthew Morrison.

Journalist and editor of ‘Ukrainian Freedom News’ Joseph Lindsley joins Bob Sirott from Ukraine to deliver the latest news on the Ukraine-Russia War, including spreading propaganda from Russia about Ukraine’s economy and a religious holiday celebrated by Ukrainians. You can find more updates on Joseph’s website, ukrainianfreedomnews.com. To donate to Joseph and his team’s efforts to distribute supplies throughout Ukraine, click here. View the Ukrainian Freedom News YouTube page here.

On this Tuesday, October 1st, 2024, Dave Schwan shares today’s potential market drivers:

Dean Richards, entertainment reporter for WGN, joins Bob Sirott to provide the latest news in entertainment. After 15 years on hiatus, Oasis goes on tour and the Chicago dates are announced. George Clooney sells his Los Angeles mansion that he bought from Stevie Nicks for 15 million. A moving documentary focusing around Christopher Reeve and the great man he was despite the accident that paralyzed the Man of Steel.

Maria Castaneda, IDOT Communications Manager and Public Info Officer, joins Bob Sirott to give the latest updates on the second phase of the Kennedy Expressway Bridge Rehabilitation Project that began in 2023. Castaneda reassures Bob that they are on schedule and hope to be finished with this year’s construction by the holiday season and done with the whole project by the holiday season in 2025.

Chief Medical Officer at Central DuPage Hospital Dr. Tom Moran joins Bob Sirott to talk about a recent study that shows COVID-19 could cause or worsen already existing diabetes by spiking activity in the pancreas. Dr. Moran also suggests that when getting the yearly flu vaccine to also get a COVID-19 vaccine to keep yourself safe from the latest strain of the virus. A new round of free COVID-19 tests are available here. Dr. Moran shares the latest on 3-D mammograms that are becoming widely available to help detect breast cancer at a higher rate and earlier then the current 2-D exams. For the full conversation, listen below.

Journalist and editor of ‘Ukrainian Freedom News’ Joseph Lindsley joins Bob Sirott from Ukraine to deliver the latest news on the Ukraine-Russia War. A long night of drone attacks from Russia leaves the city of Kyiv sleepless heading into Monday morning. Russia is using Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites and Lviv hosts technology convention which featured citizen and defense start-ups over the weekend.

On Wednesday, September 30th, 2024, Dave Shwan shares today’s potential market drivers: