The Opening Bell

On social media, #NoPlant19 is showing the first hand accounts of farmers that are documenting the flooding impact on planting this years crops, but Steve Grzanich is curious about if this will impact the way consumers get their food in the near future. Sam Bloch (Staff Writer at New Food Economy) has been covering the news surrounding the major crop dip do to flooding and shared explained how consumers will unlikely see changes to their grocery bill.  

On June 3rd, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Data on Construction Spending for April is out today (expecting a bounce back from the month before) The PMI and ISM Manufacturing is out today James Bullard and Mary Daley are both out speaking on behalf of the Federal Reserve

More tariffs were announced last night but this time President Trump wanted to place a 5% tariff on Mexico (the U.S.’s biggest trading partner). Steve Grzanich and Paul Nolte (SVP & Sr. Portfolio Manager at Kingsview Asset Management) explained how this would impact consumers but then provided a insightful comparison for why the Trump administration keeps announcing new tariffs. After covering a handful of other business news, Paul and Steve answered some listener questions about these stories and also personal […]

On May 31st, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Data on Personal Income and Spending for April is out today (expecting an increase from the month before) The Consumer Sentiment Survey will be released today as well along with the Chicago PMI

Illinois businesses are constantly changing, but Representative Emanuel Chris Welch noticed that board members rarely change. Steve Grzanich and the Representative from the 7th District of Illinois discussed the bill that is close to being passed that will ensure a diverse board for Illinois based businesses to better the company performance and provide more opportunity.  

On May 29th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Mortgage Bankers Association shares the weekly look at mortgage applications The Economic Red Book and the Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index are both out today Abercrombie & Fitch and Dicks Sporting Goods both report earnings today

On May 28th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers:  The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index is out today along with the Dallas Fed Manufacturing Survey Mortgage Applications are released tomorrow Thursday holds updated details on the GDP Data of the U.S.

The daily grind of the 5-day work week can be draining and seem endless. The Opening Bell’s Steve Grzanich learned that one Chicago Entrepreneur is flipping the traditional on it’s head and working in 6 week cycles. Joe Martin (Designer, Entrepreneur and Author of “6 Week Cycles“) is sharing his message about the different way to thrive in the work world that strives for more positivity in the workplace.  

The busiest travel time of the year outside of the holiday travel windows starts soon and Steve Grzanich was curious to see if the news about the 737 Max planes will deter consumers from jumping on a flight for a vacation. Brian Sumers (Sr. Aviation Business Reporter at Skift.com) checked in with Steve to explain that there definitely will people who wont fly it until its 100% ready, but that won’t turn the majority of flyers off from their travel […]

Brexit news kicked off the day as Prime Minister Theresa May has agreed to step down on June 7th after her unsuccessful attempt to lead the Brexit charge, but Paul Nolte (SVP & Sr. Portfolio Manager at Kingsview Asset Management) and Steve Grzanich were focused on the issues that are going on in the U.S. and all the effects they’re having on the markets. Brian Sumers (Sr. Aviation Business Reporter at Skift.com) then previewed the summer air travel season that […]