The Opening Bell

On June 4th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: A report on US Factory Orders is out today The PMI Services Index is out tomorrow along with the ISM Non-Manufacturing Index The Job Opening and Labor Turnover survey is out this week as well  

Communication is key when it comes to success on any front, and Tom Riley (CEO of TapCloud LLC) realized that he could better communication between patients and doctors when it comes to serious illnesses. Steve Grzanich discussed the personal connection Tom has with early warnings signs of medical illnesses that lead him to create a cloud-based medical technology. Jerry O’Brien (Executive Director at the University of Wisconsin’s Kohl’s Center for Retailing) then checked in on the state of retail in the […]

On June 1st, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Jobs Report is out today (high expectations are continued for this month) Last month roughly 190,00 were added

Things have been relatively positive this year in regards to the jobs market. As the new month begins, Steve Grzanich sat down with Paul Nolte (SVP & Sr. Portfolio Manager at Kingsview Asset Management) to preview the monthly jobs report and if the thing on every economist’s mind (a recession) will be jolting the market soon. Brian Sumers (Airline Business Reporter at Skift.com) shared the results from his findings about how much CEO’s of airlines are making compared to their […]

Have you ever wondered how much the CEO of a major company makes? Well, thankfully Brian Sumers (Airlines Business Reporter at Skift.com) shared with Steve Grzanich (Host of The Opening Bell) the reports about how much each airline CEO makes every year, and how they stack up to the rest of their employees.  

On May 31st, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Commerce Department shares the April report on Consumer Spending The National Association of Realtors shares the pending homes for April Freddie Mac shares weekly average mortgage rates Facebook holds it’s annual stockholder meeting today Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Express, and Sears all report earnings  

Times are steady, and that means one of the most influential markers for the economy is interest rates and Don Lloyd (SVP & Manager of Capital Markets – Foreign Exchange, Rates Swaps and Commodity Derivatives at Associated Bank) explained how double digits could be a reality sooner than later on this week’s Associated Bank Thought Leader Conversation. Steve Grzanich noted that though the rates are climbing and the economy continues to push forward, the one trillion dollar elephant in the […]

Blockchain and interest rates are high up on the radar for this week’s Associated Bank Thought Leader Conversation, Don Lloyd (SVP & Manager of Capital Markets – Foreign Exchange, Rates Swaps and Commodity Derivatives at Associated Bank), and Steve touched base with the global eyes and ear in the banking market. AJ LaTrace (Real Estate Reporter for Curbed Chicago and Chicago Magazine) then shared the details behind the fight against the city’s problem with preserving historic buildings and timing is the […]

An unexpected problem for colleges across the country is student homelessness. With the price of tuition on the rise, students and universities underestimate the additional cost of living and it’s taking a toll on students. Steve Grzanich (Host of The Opening Bell) talked with Chuck Levesque (President and Executive Director at Depaul USA) about the thousands of homeless college students every year and what is being done to fight the problem on campuses across the country.  

58,000 college students in this country are experiencing homelessness. It’s an underestimated factor that universities face, but Steve Grzanich learned from Chuck Levesque (President and Executive Director at Depaul USA) about the efforts being taken to expel the issue for those trying to achieve their goal of higher education. Dr. Antoine Kanamugire (Author of “The 21 Unspoken Truths about Marijuana“) then shifted the conversation to the growth of the legal marijuana business and the difference between the legalization in the […]