The Opening Bell

On October 10th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares the day’s potential market drivers: The CPI numbers are out this morning along with initial jobless claims from this week The EIA Natural Gas Report is out today The Buckle Inc., IDT Corporation, and Box International all report earnings today

The annual Dare Mighty Things conference is coming up on October 28th and setting out to inspire attendees to create the next big thing. Steve Grzanich checked in with Michael Gelphman (Founder of Dare Mighty Things) to preview this year’s speaker list that includes two former astronauts, the founder of Siri, a student app competition, and much more. The conference is on October 28th at Chicago’s Orchestra Hall at the Symphony Center.  

On October 9th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares the day’s potential market drivers: The JOLTS is out today (analysts are expecting a softening in results from last month) along with Whole Sale Inventory data The Mortgage Bankers Association shares weekly mortgage applications The EIA Petroleum Status Report is out this morning Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell is speaking on monetary policy today

College is a time of exploration, higher learning and increased financial responsibility for students. Steve Grzanich focused on the financial deadlines that parents and kids should be aware off with John Hupalo (CEO and Co-founder of Invite Education) while also touching on the plans that students and parents should have to play the game when it comes to college financial aid. (At 15:20) Michael Gelphman (Founder of Dare Mighty Things) then previewed this year’s upcoming conference that is set to […]

On October 8th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares the day’s potential market drivers: Small Business Optimism Index for September is out today along with the September Producer Price Index The Federal Reserve releases it’s economic Red Book Earnings are out today from Domino’s Pizza, Helen of Troy Limited, United Electronics Company and many more

This weekend is the 2019 Bank of America Chicago Marathon and the 30th year under the control of Carey Pinkowski (Executive Director of The Chicago Marathon). Steve Grzanich previewed the event this year on October 13th and looked back at the growth of the race that now boasts more than 40,000 participants, becoming a significant economic driver for the city of Chicago.  

On October 7th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares the day’s potential market drivers: August Consumer Credit figures will be released later today (analyst expecting a strong uptick from last month) Trilogy Metals, United Electronics Company and Y-Pro Limited all report earnings today

Kicking things off with a Boeing update, Brian Sumers (Sr. Aviation Business Reporter at Skift.com) shared with Steve Grzanich the proposed date next year in which the airplane manufacturer plans to re-release the 737 Max. The conversation then shifted to Allegiant Airlines who is preparing a marketing push to spur up more business by attempting to lock down the naming rights to the new NFL stadium in Las Vegas, but residents flying out of Rockford could see some benefits if […]

On October 4th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares the day’s potential market drivers: The monthly jobs report is out today (analysts expect an increase of 140,000 to 150,000) Onward Holdings Co, Sakata Seed Corp, and others report earnings today Randall Quarles, Lael Brainard, and Neel Kashkari are all out speaking on behalf of the Federal Reserve today  

The manufacturing industry started the week with a bad taste in our mouths with quite low production and job creation news, so Paul Nolte (SVP & Sr. Portfolio Manager at Kingsview Asset Management) is keeping his eyes on the industry. Steve Grzanich and Paul discussed the outlook of the industry and what to focus on as the jobs report is released later this afternoon. Brian Sumers (Sr. Aviation Business Reporter at Skift.com) then wrapped up the week with a check […]