The Opening Bell

On March 3rd, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Eyes will be on the Jobs Report out today (expecting 185,000 jobs created) Dish Network, Fiat-Chrysler, CBOE, and much more reporting earnings today

Workplace wellness is an important factor for employees when they look for a job, but Bret McKitrick (SVP & Sr. HR Consultant  at Associated Benefits and Risk Consulting – Part of Associated Bank) explained to Steve Grzanich that despite showing a positive ROI on office wellness programs, employers are still having them available and the Associated Bank Thought Leader sees that as a plus no matter what. (At 17:06) Joshua Clark (Economist at Hot Pads – part of Zillow) then […]

Americans spend much of their lives in an office, so it’s only appropriate that employees live their healthiest lives while at work. Steve Grzanich discussed workplace wellness with Bret McKitrick (SVP & Sr. HR Consultant  at Associated Benefits and Risk Consulting – Part of Associated Bank), the weekly Associated Bank Thought Leader, to learn that despite the numbers showing a negative ROI, employers still see the benefits of having these for their workers.  

On March 2nd, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: First quarter productivity and weekly jobless results are out today (expecting an increase in productivity) Factory Orders for March are out today  (expecting an increase from the week before) Motor Vehicles Sales and the EIA Natural Gas Report Signa, DowDuPont, Dunkin, Hanes Brands, Wayfair, Expedia Group, US Cellular and other report earnings today

On Mar 1st, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The ADP Private Payroll report leads off the day The Manufacturing Index for April is out today The Federal Reserve is wrapping up their two day meeting today (expected to have no change to interest rates) Mortgage Bankers Association releases mortgage application data Clorox, CVS Health, Humana, Royal Caribbean, Hyatt Hotels, Square and many others report earnings today

The healthcare debate is one of the most difficult conversations for Americans, but maybe what’s needed is some outside perspective. Steve Grzanich dove into the healthcare reform topic with Dr. Mark Britnell (Global Chairman for Healthcare, Government & Infrastructure at KPMG International) to learn about the overlooked aspects of our system and some suggested solutions in Marks book, “Human: Solving The Global Workforce Crisis in Healthcare“. Then focus then shifted here locally in River Forest as Amazon is preparing the […]

The annual shareholder meeting for Chicago plane manufacturer, Boeing, happened yesterday and Claire Bushey (Law and Manufacturing Reporter at Crains Chicago Business) was in attendance. Steve Grzanich recapped the conference with Claire, discussing where the company stands after the 737 Max plane groundings, and the overall feel from the event which will be an important for investors going forward.  

The ten year census is happening next year, and it measures various data points from all of those who work and live in America, but one of the questions this year might ask about citizenship. Professor Jay McCann (Professor of Political Science and Co-Coordinator of Advanced Methods at Purdue University) explained to Steve Grzanich why this questions might be added, what it might do to the census results, and how the Supreme Court will likely allow the question to be […]

Chicago has always been in the conversation as one of the best food cities in the world, so it only makes sense that the food and beverage business industry is booming here as well. Steve Grzanich sat down with Natalie Smulik (CEO of The Hatchery Chicago) to sort through what makes Chicago such a friendly place for consumer packaged goods (cpg) or other food and beverage businesses. Professor Jay McCann (Professor of Political Science and Co-Coordinator of Advanced Methods at […]

On April 29th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Personal Income and Spending are due out today (expected with a slight increase in the report) Boeing will hold a shareholder and news meeting addressing the 737 Max issues Spotify, Alphabet, Kemper Financial and CNA all report earnings today