The Opening Bell

On January 22, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Chicago Fed’s National Activity Index is out Netflix reports quarterly earnings after the bell today Johnson & Johnson and United Continental Holdings report earnings tomorrow  

Earnings season combined with a tax bill changes leads to even more market uncertainty than usual. Paul Nolte (SVP & Sr. Portfolio Manager at Kingsview Asset Management) wrapped up the week by shedding some light onto the ways American companies could be reinvesting into employees and the rest of the country. Brian Sumers (Business Airline Reporter at Skift) checked in from the coast to detail the American Airlines plan for hourly flights from Chicago to NY’s LaGuardia Airport with beer […]

Tax season is around the corner, and with the GOP Tax Bill reform, what changes will everyday consumers see to their tax forms? Steve took the time to talk with the Associated Bank Thought Leader, Bret McKitrick (SVP & Sr. HR Consultant at Associated Benefits and Risk Consulting – Part of Associated Bank), to sort through the details of the personal tax changes, but also touching on the employee benefits that could see changes and possible cut-backs.  

This week marks the beginning of the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit, where the major auto makers around the world convene to set the tone for the year ahead. Steve took a deep dive into the show by kicking things off with Dale Buss (Contributor at Forbes & Chief Executive Magazine) by looking at the tone of the show. Nik Miles (President of the Northwest Automotive Press Association) then shared some of breakout brands of the show […]

On January 15, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: US Markets are closed today in observance of Martin Luther King Day Secretary of State Tillerson starts a trip to Canada to co-host a meeting on North Korea where NAFTA will likely come up

The Chicago food an beverage scene has sen huge success thanks to the craft brewery scene, but many people overlook the craft distillery scene in the Chicago area. Steve sat down with one of the leaders in the Midwest craft distilling industry as Tremaine Atkinson (CEO of CH Distillery) was placed in this week’s CEO Spotlight. Jaime Brenkus (Nationally known Fitness Expert) then joined the program to talk about the realistic way of reaching new years resolution fitness goals, especially […]

On January 12, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Advanced Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services Report is out today Manufacturing and Trade Inventories are out today The Consumer Price Index for December is out today JP Morgan Chase along with plenty of other banks report earnings today  

There are already very high expectations for 2018 financially, and Paul Nolte (SVP & Sr. Portfolio Manager at Kingsview Asset Management) is ready to pick apart the pieces. Steve and Paul touched on the inflation chatter, tepid bond market, and the hot topic of the year: taxes. Brian Sumers (Airline Business Reporter at Skift) then joined Steve to talk about how airports could be changing the way travelers look at them in the future. Brian detailed the plan that many […]

On January 11, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Labor Department reports on US Producer Price Inflation for December and the Producer Price Index The Treasury Department shares the federal budget for December Freddie Mac reports on weekly average mortgage rates Delta Airlines reports earnings later today  

President and Founder of KDM Engineering, Kimberly Moore, shares her journey with forming KDM. Kimberly is also a recipient of the EW Women of the Year Award, she talks about the importance of encouraging women of all ages to enter any and every field of study. David Widmar, Research Associate at the Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University provides a year in review for Agriculture. David explains why there was little improvement from 2016 to 2017, and why he’s […]