The Opening Bell

On June 7, 2017 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Consumer Installment Credit Figures for April are released from the Federal Reserve today Forbes has its Annual list of highest paid athletes Federal Reserve Bank of India releases interest rates Fortune Magazine ranks the 500 largest corporations by revenue today  

President Trump announced an effort to push for the Federal Aviation Administration to privatize, in order to better the industry that has been widely criticized. Steve discussed the details of the proposition with Professor Evan McKenzie (Head of University of Illinois at Chicago’s Department of Political Science) and if modernization should be focused on before privatization. Steve then took his thoughts outside, along with Chicago’s growing outdoor economy to talk about the impact that outdoor revitalization creates for major cities. […]

On June 6, 2017 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: US Labor Department releases job openings and labor turnover information for April The Business Round Table publishes it’s quarterly CEO economic survey GM Shareholder meeting is held today World Wide Developer Conference held by Apple continues today Kantar Millward Brown publishes its annual Brand Z Ranking Lands End and Dave & Buster’s report earnings today  

Applying for a job is a difficult task, but for people with disabilities, it can be a whole new challenge. Steve chatted with Amy Chally (Social Worker, Motivational Speaker, and Author of “Making Independence Happen – One Paw At A Time”) to discuss the hardships that come with the job process and when that all changed for her. Steve then looked back 36 years to the day that HIV was first identified. Dr. Laura Cheever (Physician and Associate Administrator for […]

The coffee industry is has boomed in the last decade as shops have become much more readily available, and Chicago has become a national hotbed for coffee businesses large and small. Steve chatted with Dan Weiss, CEO of Dollop Coffee Company, to discuss his 10 citywide coffee shops, how Starbucks learns from neighborhood shops, and the future of Dollop. After his morning cup of coffee, Steve checked in with on the annual “Workplace Benefit Report” from Merrill Lynch/Bank of America […]

On June 5, 2017 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: US Labor Department will release the Q1 productivity data today The Institute for Supply Management has its latest service sector index for May US Commerce Department has the latest Factory Orders for April Apple’s Developer conference is today and expected to release their latest software and hardware World Environment Day is today  

On June 2, 2017 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: US Department of Labor releases the jobs report today for May US Commerce Department releases trade data for April today Today is National Donut Day and National Gun Violence Awareness Day  

The big news yesterday was the decision from President Trump to leave the Paris Climate Accord mainly to redirect funds to the US’s economy. Steve and Paul Nolte (SVP & Sr. Portfolio Manager at Kingsview Asset Management) broke down the impact along with previewing the day’s anticipated jobs report. Steve then caught up with Rick Seaney (CEO of FareCompare.com) to kick off the beginning of summer and find the best summer flight deals.  

On June 1, 2017 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: ADP reports on how many jobs private employers added in May Labor Department releases the number of people that applied for unemployment benefits last week & revised data on productivity in Q1 Commerce Department reports on construction spending in April The Institute for Supply Management issues it’s manufacturing index for May Freddie Mac reports on this week’s average mortgage rates Auto Makers report their sales figures for the month […]

Thursday marked the beginning of June and also another week of the Associated Bank Thought Leader conversation where the digitization of finance seems like the way of the future. Steve sat down with Rod Murray (Group SVP at Associated Bank) to talk about how personal digital assistants could be managing your money sooner rather than later. Steve then touched on a major law suit from the Federal Trade Commission that impacts Amazon users. Jason Adler (Assistant Director of the Federal […]