The Opening Bell

On September 3rd, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares the day’s potential market drivers: Data on construction spending for July is out today (analyst expecting a jump from the month before) Vehicle Sales for June will be released later this afternoon PMI and ISM Manufacturing Indices are out today

“Culture” has been a buzz word in the professional world for years that many companies chase by throwing trends at office environments in hopes that they will create happy and productive employees. Steve Grzanich looked at the hard data that Josh Levine (Co-Founder of Culture LabX and Author of Great Mondays – How To Design a Company Culture Employees Love) compiled in his new book so show businesses that creating and keeping that cultural sweet spot is much more than […]

The end of the world may think like the worst thing to think about, but somehow Bryan Walsh (Author of End Times: A Brief Guide To the End Of The World) found a way to else come concerns of Steve Grzanich. Bryan’s new book looks to the ways to approach it, and how some of it might possibly be prevented.  

Space travel is a fast moving industry with new technology and research constantly being released to make it safer, more efficient and safer. Martha Vitaterna (Research Professor with the Department of Neurobiology at Northwestern University) joined Steve Grzanich to look at the smallest of areas of research, looking at the impact space travel has on the microbiology of our gut and the rest of our bodies.  

On August 28th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares the day’s potential market drivers: The Mortgage Bankers Association releases weekly mortgage applications The State Street Investor Confidence Index is out The EIA Petroleum Status report will be released later today as well

The Army has had a core mission for years to protect the United States, but as the times have changed, so have their methods. Shannon Vavra (CyberSecurity Reporter at Cyber Scoop) joined Steve Grzanich to explain the strategy shift that comes with the name change of a sector that is looking to be named, “Army Information Warfare Command”.  The conversation then turned to the hot topic of immigration as Dr. Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo (Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Community Heath at […]

On August 27th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares the day’s potential market drivers: The Case-Shiller Home Price Index is out today detailing data from June The U.S. House Index is released later today as well

Understanding the physical and mental struggle that comes with immigrating to a new country can be incredibly difficult to grasp since most people will never experience permanently leaving their home. Dr. Sandraluz Lara-Cinisomo (Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Community Heath at University of Illinois) joined Steve Grzanich  to recap the results of a study focusing on the stress and anxiety put on Latina immigrants in the U.S.  

If the term “makerspace” is a foreign concept, it’s similar to the a co-working space but for creators, machinists, computer programmers and other more hands on areas of work. Thomas Kearns (Founder and Director of Bit Space) joined Steve Grzanich to talk about talk about the camp and school curriculums that are preparing kids to think creatively with new and emerging technology. Matt Bragg (Director of Data and Policy at the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition) shared the results of […]

The innovation coming out of Illinois has been incredibly positive over the last decade and it’s helps to put the state on the global innovation map. Steve Grzanich checked in on the specific numbers behind the innovation and R&D at the state level with Matt Bragg (Director of Data and Policy at the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition) to see what makes us a top ten innovation state in the country and how food R&D is driving the business scene […]