The Opening Bell

The State of The Union was yesterday and it looked as though the market experienced some pre-speech jitters after closing down over 1%. Steve chatted with Josh Scacco (Assistant Professor at the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue University) to recap President Trump’s speech and where he might go from here. Sonia Wang (Director of University of Chicago’s Woodlawn Campus & Co-founder of Changemakers Fair) then shared the initiative to help further student success through project based learning focusing […]

On January 30, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers:  The Federal Open Market Committee meets today The Consumer Confidence Report is out today The State of The Union is tonight McDonalds, Aetna, Pfizer, Electronic Arts, and Harley Davidson report earnings today

The millennial group has received plenty of criticism in recent years, but things are looking up. Steve chatted with David Hochberg (VP of Mortgage Lending at PERL Mortgage) to touch on the fact that more millennials are saving their money and moving into the real estate market, which is impacting the economy significantly. Marc Horner (Founder of Fairhaven Wealth Management) then jumped in studio to discuss purchases that are commonly overlooked when it comes to negotiating, such as an upcoming […]

Kicking off the week with the CEO spotlight, Steve sat down with Taylor Rhodes (CEO of SMS Assist) to discuss the continued success of the pillar in the Chicago tech community, where Taylor hopes to take the company, and how the real estate management is being revolutionized by cloud technology. Heather Long (Economics Reporter at Washington Post) recapped her trip to Davos, Switzerland where she mediated a discussion on capitalism and reported on the World Economic Forum.  

This new year still has plenty of opportunity for real estate growth, and this week’s Associated Bank Thought Leader, John Horton (VP & Sr. Lending Manager at Associated Bank Specializing in Construction Loans, Jump Mortgages and Refinancing), provided a snapshot of the 2018 rates so far and what might be what the bulk of the real estate market is shifting towards right now.  

On January 25, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Commerce Department shares their report on the number of homes sold in December Freddie Mac will release weekly mortgage rates The World Economic Forum continues today, where President Trump arrives today The Washington Auto Show has it’s preview day today  

On January 24, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: President Trump leaves for Davos, Switzerland today to attend the World Economic Forum Mayors will meet in Washington D.C. for the 86th annual US Conference of Mayors FHFA releases the housing price index and we also learn details of weekly mortgage applications  

Have you scheduled your vacation for the year? Project Time Off wants American workers to utilize their vacation days since workers forfeited 206 million vacation days in 2016. Katie Denis (Chief of Research at Project Time Off) joined Steve to spread the word on National Plan Your Vacation Day coming up next week on January 30th.  Ben Fischer (Reporter at Sports Business Journal) previewed the upcoming Winter Olympics in PeyongChang where sponsors are somewhat weary, but athletes are ready to […]

On January 23, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The World Economic Forum begins today in Davos, Switzerland Procter & Gamble, Verizon, United Airlines, & Johnson & Johnson report earnings today The nominations for the 90th Academy Awards are out later today  

For most businesses, the beginning of the year marks a new chapter for opportunity, but for restaurants, the opportunity could have already passed. Doug Roth (President and CEO of Playground Hospitality) updated Steve about some surprising restaurant closings that could be a sign of tough times ahead. Kelly Stickel (CEO of Remodista) previewed the 2018 Retail Lookbook that breaks through to the opportunities that small and large scale businesses