The Opening Bell

2019 has seen a steady start so far, so to Rod Murray (Chicago Market President at Associated Bank) that means change is likely on the horizon. Steve Grzanich chatted with the Associated Bank Thought Leader to discuss the eased position of the Federal Reserve, the regulations/deregulations on his radar, and the evolution of a cashless society.  

Good times don’t last forever, but the question is when those times change. Steve Grzanich checked in with this week’s Associated Bank Thought Leader, Rod Murray (Chicago Market President at Associated Bank), to gauge the business/economic climate that has been steady so far this year but there are still some factors to keep an eye on. (At 18:15) Larry Chester (Founder and President of CFO Simplified) then shared his ageism experience in his early 60’s, which lead to him approaching […]

On April 18th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Retail Sales numbers for March are out today (expected to bounce back from last month) Weekly Jobless numbers are out today (an increase is expected since last month)

Its a delicate balance between keeping the aesthetics of a culturally significant building, and taking proper safety precautions. Daniel Finnegan (Fire Protection Consultant for Siemens Smart Infrastructure) discussed the differences between fire safety procedures in buildings, old and new, in the wake of the fire at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. Steve Grzanich was then joined by Dale Buss (Contributor at Forbes, Wall Street Journal and Chief Executive Magazine) to discuss how things will adjust in Wisconsin now that the CEO […]

Amazon choosing the location for their HQ2 had a number of municipal governments bending over backwards to attract them. Foxconn took a similar approach when they were looking for their US plant location and ended up choosing Wisconsin for that site. Steve Grzanich and Dale Buss (Contributor at Forbes, Wall Street Journal and Chief Executive Magazine) discussed the pros and cons of this approach, but also where the line should be drawn.  

On April 17th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Details on balance of trade in the US are out today The Mortgage Bankers Association releases mortgage applications for the week The EIA Petroleum Status report is out today along with the Beige Book from the Federal Reserve Morgan Stanley, E-Trade, Las Vegas Sans, Pier 1 Imports Report earnings today

You’ve probably seen the picture before, but Charles Forbes Gammie (Professor of Astrophysics, Gravitation and Cosmology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) explained to Steve Grzanich the significance of the first captured image of this black hole. Charles and his team at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign played a big role in helping to capturing the image, but more importantly, what we can learn from the information.  

Spring cleaning is just one of those things on the to-do list every year to prepare for the new seasons, but Steve Grzanich and Steve Bernas (President and CEO of The Better Business Bureau of Chicago and Northern Illinois) discussed the digital side of our lives that need to be cleaned regularly as well. Charles Forbes Gammie (Professor of Astrophysics, Gravitation and Cosmology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) then joined Steve to talk about the historic news of […]

On April 16th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: March Industrial Production Figures are out today Bank of America, BlackRock, Johnson & Johnson, Netflix, and United Continental report earnings The Economic Redbook is released today detailing retail performance

One of the big points of discussion when looking at our government and society these days revolves around debt, and William Gale (Co-Director of the Tax Policy Center, Former White House Sr. Economist and Author of “Fiscal Therapy: Curing America’s Debt Addiction and Investing In The Future“) explained to Steve Grzanich that he thinks the problem is the they way we think about debt. Lisa Gill (Deputy Editor at Consumer Reports) shifted to the way that CBD products are making […]