The Opening Bell

Our digital world has become more competitive than ever, so how do the masses get ahead? Steve Grzanich was joined by Neil Irwin (Sr. Economic Corespondent at the New York Times and Author of “How to Win in a Winner-Take-All World: The Definitive Guide to Adapting and Succeeding in High-Performance“) to discuss his new book, learn about the “glue-person” in a company and how success is possible by finding the right way to adapt.  

The scrap metal business is an unsuspecting business to make money from, but Marsha Serlin (Founder and CEO  of United Scrap Metal) explained to Steve Grzanich how she’s been doing it for the last 40 years and growing to six locations around the country. Neil Irwin (Sr. Economic Corespondent at the New York Times and Author of “How to Win in a Winner-Take-All World: The Definitive Guide to Adapting and Succeeding in High-Performance“) then joined the program to preview his […]

On July 8th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares the day’s potential market drivers: May Consumer Credit is out today (expecting an increase from April’s report) Jerome Powell speaks on behalf of the Federal Reserve tomorrow The JOLTS is released on Wednesday

Filling in for Steve Grzanich, Mark Carman talks to Dale Buss, Contributor at Forbes, Wall Street Journal and Chief Executive Magazine. They discuss the passing of Lee Iacocca and the legacy he left behind. Later on, Robert Kidd, a freelance journalist in Valencia, Spain who covers sports business focusing on Europe and soccer. Robert comments on the controversy surrounding the Video Assistant Referee system being used in the World Cup. Mark wraps the show with WGN Radio’s Orion Samuelson who […]

For years, the housing industry has been used to seeing Americans in their 20’s buying houses, but millennials are changing that for a multitude of reasons. Ed Currie (Certified Mortgage Planner & Construction Loan Specialist at Associated Bank) and Steve Grzanich chatted about the trends that are popping up in the mortgage world, but also the how marriage is a major factor along with the ability to build “green”. These were just a few of the subjects they covered on […]

On July 3rd, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares the day’s potential market drivers: Details on May’s trade deficit kicks off the day (expecting a widening of the gap) The weekly report on first time unemployment claims is out today Motor Vehicle Sales for June are out by the end of the day (a slight dip is expected) Markets close today at 1:00pm (CST) and closed all day tomorrow in observance of 4th of July

On July 1st, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares the day’s potential market drivers: Shortened trading week in the U.S. with an early market close on Wednesday at 1:00pm (CT) Data on construction spending for May is out today (forecasting a slight increase over last month) Data on German manufacturing and retail sales will be released tomorrow

On June 28th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares the day’s potential market drivers: Personal Income and Spending for May are due today Chicago PMI and Consumer Sentiment Numbers are expected out today Constellation Brands reports earnings today  

Steve Grzanich recapped some of the most notable business headlines of the week before checking in with Brian Sumers (Sr. Aviation Business Editor at Skift.com). The two discussed the latest coming out of the 737 Max airline story along with news for passengers with sever allergie, and the  the underdog airline, Air Italy, inching into US Airspace.  

A tight labor market means employers could find their employees in “quit threat” situations, but Bret McKitrick (SVP & Sr. HR Consultant at Associated Benefits and Risk Consulting – Part of Associated Bank) explained to Steve Grzanich that there are ways for both parties to resolve the impasee on this week’s Associated Bank Thought Leader conversation. (At 19:06) David Aronson (Founder and CEO of Peanut Butter) then jumped on the program to discuss the idea of canceling trillions of dollars […]