The Opening Bell

On August 8th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares the day’s potential market drivers: The weekly report on first time unemployment benefits is out today (a decrease is expected from last week) Data on Wholesale Inventories are out later today EIA Natural Gas Report is out today Viacom, CBS, Uber, Yelp, Kraft Heinz are just a few of the notable companies reporting earnings today

For years, banks were the only companies that were able to manage money, but at technology emerges, the old guards are learning the new ways. Doug Myers (SVP & Private Banking Regional Manager at Associated Bank) talked with Steve Grzanich about the fintech (financial technology) that is being developed and incorporated into other industries like blockchain in wealth management in the Associated Bank Thought Leader conversation this week. (At 19:00) Josh Scacco (Professor of Political Communication at the University of […]

The political/business relationship between the U.S. and China is complicated because of two different ways the countries are run – the U.S. is a democracy and China is a communist country. Ray Grabanski (President of Progressive Ag) explained to Steve Grzanich how the agricultural industry should approach the current trade market, but also how he sees the agriculture market changing in the near future. Heather Cherone (Managing Editor and City Hall Reporter at The Daily Line) shared the mayoral drama […]

Mayor Lightfoot has been vocal about creating a new chapter for the city of Chicago, but now she is having to sort through one of the last deals her predecessor, Mayor Emanuel, made before leaving office. Heather Cherone (Managing Editor and City Hall Reporter at The Daily Line) talked with Steve Grzanich about how Uber is suing the Chicago because of the deal Mayor Emanuel made over the Divvy bike contracts preventing competitors from entering the market.  

On August 7th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares the day’s potential market drivers: Consumer Credit figures for June are out today (a decrease from last month is expected) SoftBank, CVS, Lyft, Roku, and Zillow all report earnings today  

The mass shootings that happened in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio are causing questions about the shooter’s motives or mental stability, and though many are pinning mental illness on the actions, Lori Post (Director of the Buehler Center for Health Policy and Economics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine) told Steve Grzanich the data doesn’t see it that way. Lori’s research over the last two decades has looked at these events and only a small percentage of them […]

On August 6th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares the day’s potential market drivers: The report on Job Openings for June is out today (a slight decrease is expected today) July Vehicle Sales are released today (a slight decrease is expected today) Disney, Papa Johns, and Jones Lang LaSalle all report earnings today

The stock market had the worst day of the year yesterday and investors are recovering. Steve Grzanich and Courtenay Brown (Markets Editor at Axios) broke down the breakdown of the financial tumble as the value of the Chinese yuan as one of the main catalysts. Lori Post (Director of the Buehler Center for Health Policy and Economics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine) shared the medical and analytical approach to looking at the mass shootings from over the weekend […]

The film culture in Chicago has been established for a long time, and much that is due to the role of the Gene Siskel Film Center featuring lesser known artist as they continue to grow. Jean de St. Aubin (Executive Director of The Gene Siskel Film Center) joined Steve Grzanich to discuss the 25 anniversary of the Black Harvest Film Festival that is underway right now and how the movie industry is changing as streaming services continue to grow. Dan […]

The film industry here in Illinois has flourished in recent years, and much of that can be pointed back to the tax credits that production teams receive, and Dan Petrella (Reporter at The Chicago Tribune) explained to Steve Grzanich that they aren’t going anywhere any time soon. The two also discussed the ramping up of the graduated income tax plan with details of which zip codes are going to see the biggest changes.