The Opening Bell

On February 14th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Reports on Inflation and Advanced Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services  are out today Manufacturing and Trade Data is out today The Director of the budget testifies in front of the Budget Committee

Many may not have heard of the Kerner Commission Report first issued in 1968, but it measured the factors that lead to gripping riots across America during very trying times, and now it seems more relevant than ever. Teresa Cordova (Director of The Great Cities Institute at UIC) told Steve about the 50th anniversary of the report and what can be learned to grow today. Dan Pollack (Counselor & Development Chairman at SCORE Chicago) then previewed the Small Business Forum […]

Chicago’s skyline is constantly changing, but who is designing that new skyline? Tom Kerwin (CEO and Principle of bKL Architecture) sat down with Steve Grzanich to chat about their design behind Wolf Point West, the biggest changes in the industry, and what’s next for the Chicago building boom. Robert Barba (Sr. Analyst at Bankrate.com) then jumped on the program with Steve to detail the Bankrate study on the growing number of smartphone users that are using financial apps.   {audio […]

On February 9th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Commerce Department issues its report on Wholesale Trade Inventories for December The Winter Olympics begin today Various earnings happening throughout today

The market is officially in correction territory, and though it may make some people nervous, others see it as an opportunity. Steve checked in with Paul Nolte (SVP and Sr. Portfolio Manager at Kingsview Asset Management) to sort through the market clutter and what is next on the radar. Brian Sumers (Business Airline Reporter at Skift.com) told Steve about the potential price hike due to the rising oil prices and the newest competitor to Boeing and Airbus.  

Real Estate is a sound investment, but when the market drops 10% over three days, consumers might forget. Steve sat down with the weekly Associated Bank Thought Leader (John Horton – VP & Sr. Lending Manager at Associated Bank Specializing in Construction Loans, Jumbo Mortgages and Refinancing) to discuss the biggest factors in the mortgage world right now. Shamus Toomey (Editor-in-Chief & Co-founder of Block Club Chicago) then joined Steve to share the details behind Block Club Chicago and how  […]

On February 7th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Consumer Credit Reports are out today MBA releases the weekly mortgage applications Petroleum Status Report from EIA is out today

Healthcare seems like a constantly changing subject for American’s to be worried about, but a possible solution might be on the horizon. Robert Graboyes (Sr. Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center) provided input on the Amazon, JP Morgan Chase, and Berkshire Hathaway proposal to create an independent healthcare company, continuing with disruptive trends in recent years. Jim Kolar (Central Market Managing Partner at PwC) then closed out the program to discuss the mergers and acquisitions from last year with a […]

Steve Grzanich sat down with The Opening Bell regular, Paul Nolte (SVP & Sr. Portfolio Manager at Kingsview Asset Management), to recap the January jobs report for 2018. The estimates were predicting 165,000 jobs, but the report beat the estimates with 200,000 jobs created last month.  

On January 31, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The National Association of Realtors releases their Pending Homes Sales Index for December Federal Reserve Policy Makers meet today Boeing, Facebook, Microsoft, Anethem, PayPal, Ebay, Mondelez International all report earnings today