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On November 16th, 2017 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Labor Department reported on the number of people who filed for unemployment benefits last week The Federal Reserve reports on the industrial production for October National Association of Home Builders has it’s home index for November Freddie Mac reports on average mortgage rates Best Buy, Walmart, Gap, & Viacom report earnings today  

Equifax may be in the rear view mirror for many, but the impact is still top of mind for many in the world of banking and finance. Steve sat down with the weekly Associated Bank Thought Leader, Doug Myers (SVP & Private Banking Regional Manager at Associated Bank), to discuss how the threat of fraud is still alive and well . The two also reinforced the importance of interpersonal relationships when it comes to banking and now there is MIT […]

On November 9th, 2017 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Weekly Jobless Claims from the US Department of Labor Freddie mac shares weekly average mortgage rates The US Department of Commerce releases wholesale trade inventory for September Macy’s and Walt Disney Company report quarterly financial results  

Thought Leader Thursday was kicked off the Rod Murray (Group SVP for Commercial Banking and head of the Leveraged Finance Group at Associated Bank) when and Steve when the two covered everything from the Jerome Powell’s Fed nomination, and the dip in Chicago banking deposits. Matt Carmichael (Editor at GenPop & Director of Editorial Strategy for Ipsos North America) closed out the hour to detail the new consumer study, “What The Future” that breaks down the different sectors of the […]

Veterans are a vital part of our country’s identity and part of the economy. WalletHub’s latest research details the best cities for veterans to live in, and Nicholas Armstrong (Sr. Director of Research & Evaluation at the Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University) provided analysis of the data and the latest from the IVMF. Jeremy Groves (Professor of Economics at Northern Illinois University) then joined Steve to break down the proposed tax reform bill – who will […]

Blue collar workers are still the heart beat of America, so Steve provided an update about the manufacturers and farmers across the country. Pat Christie (Founder and EVP of Business Development at Conservis) detailed the technological changes that farmers are seeing worldwide and how cloud efficiency is helping transition the shift. Mark Hoper (SVP of Expositions & Media at Fabricators & Manufacturers Association) then told Steve about the FABTECH event happening now at the McCormick Place to help further the […]

On November 6th, 2017 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: CVS Health reports earnings today The US Labor Department shares the job openings and labor openings for October Federal Reserves reports on consumer credit data for September Toyota reports quarterly earnings tomorrow  

The weekly CEO spotlight looks at companies that work with three members and 38,000,000 members. Steve sat down with Jo Ann Jenkins (CEO of AARP) to talk about the aging population and the AARP Purpose Prize to help Americans realize that the next area of disruption will be age. Coffee and donuts are also the quintessential morning combo and its what keeps Chicago musician Kip Russell going. Kip partnered with Beaver Coffee and Donuts to discuss the partnership of two […]

On November 2nd, 2017 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The report on the US Trade Gap for September is released today along with US job orders for the month all from the US Commerce Department  The iPhone X goes on sale today for the public  

On November 2nd, 2017 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The US Department of Labor issues revised data on productivity for Q3 and they share reports of the number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week Freddie Mac reports on the average US mortgage rates Yum Brands, Apple, and Starbucks reports quarterly financial results The new head of the Federal Reserve is expected to be announced today