On November 4th, 2019 Steve Grzanich  shares today’s potential market drivers: Numbers on factory orders are out today with the JOLTS scheduled to be released tomorrow Under Armour, Ryanair, Groupon Marriott, Shake Shack, Hertz and Uber all report earnings today

Universities are trying to keep enrollment numbers up as education continues to get more expensive by the year, but the other concern is the drop of certain majors like English. Steve Grzanich and Heather Long (Economics Correspondent at The Washington Post) recapped her recent article that showed why a growing number of economists are saying the business world needs more English majors and storytellers in order to decipher the data that makes up so many industries these days.  

One of the last job reports for 2019 and this one knocked it out of the park. Steve Grzanich and  Paul Nolte (SVP at Kingsview Asset Management) recapped the report that detailed the addition of 128,000 jobs last month despite retail woes and striking workers. The two looked forward to the trends that made the report shine so brightly.  

The Federal Reserve announced yet another rate cut this week, but Steve Grzanich asked yet again, “is this as low as rates will get?” Paul Nolte (SVP at Kingsview Asset Management) explained why the Fed’s detailed outlook on the economy is different from other announcements from this year and what it means for consumers moving forward. (At 13:41) Brian Sumers (Sr. Aviation Business Editor at Skift.com) then recapped the aviation news from Capitol Hill after the Boeing CEO, Dennis Muilenburg, […]

On November 1st, 2019 Steve Grzanich  shares today’s potential market drivers: The official Jobs and Unemployment Report for October is out today September Construction Spending is out today later today A number of Federal Reserve speakers are speaking today on monetary policy and Interest rates today Alibaba, Chevron, Colgate, US Steel and many more report earnings today

Brexit was pushed off after nearing yet another deadline, leading to Steve Grzanich and this week’s Associated Bank Thought Leader, David Faller (SVP of Capital Markets at Associated Bank), wonder if the split will ever happen. The two discussed the way this separation is fizzling down in the eyes of the global economy, while touching on the concerning earnings season here in the U.S. (At 16:39) Andrea Densham (Sr. Director of Conservation Policy at the Shedd Aquarium) then explained what is being […]

The latest update from the other side of the pond is nothing we haven’t seen before. Steve Grzanich and  David Faller (SVP of Capital Markets at Associated Bank) recapped the decision to push back the Brexit deadline to next year on this week’s Associated Bank Thought Leader Conversation along with another voting session in December, but they wonder, will this exit ever happen? They also discussed the strength of the U.S. economy through out this process and what we should be focusing […]

The latest update from the other side of the pond is nothing we haven’t seen before. Steve Grzanich and  David Faller (SVP of Capital Markets at Associated Bank) recapped the decision to push back the Brexit deadline to next year on this week’s Associated Bank Thought Leader Conversation along with another voting session in December, but they wonder, will this exit ever happen? They also discussed the strength of the U.S. economy through out this process and what we should be focusing […]

On October 31st, 2019 Steve Grzanich  shares today’s potential market drivers: Personal Income and Spending Data for September are out today along with the Jobless Report The Challenger Job Cut Report,The Chicago PMI and the EIA Natural Gas Report are all out today Dunkin, Blue Apron, Kraft Heinz, and Pintrest all report earnings by the end of the day today

The restaurant world can be unpredictable. Popeyes is the perfect example with the roll out of it’s new Chicken Sandwich, selling out in all of its store, and as a result, creating a cult following all across America. Steve Grzanich discussed that along with the major hit Grubhub took to it’s stock yesterday (dropping over 40% in less than a day) and the future of the industry with Jonathan Maze (Executive Editor at Restaurant Business Magazine). (At 14:30) Adam Jones […]