The Opening Bell

On December 26th, 2018 Paul Lisnek shares today’s potential market drivers: The Richmond Federal Reserve reports the manufacturing index today The S&P Core Logic Case-Schiller Home Price Index is out today And trading hours return back to normal today after observing the Christmas holiday yesterday  

For many, alcohol is a big part of the holiday season whether it’s the office Christmas party, or for events at home. Mark Carman stepped in for Steve Grzanich today and discussed the prohibition era law that is dampening wine sales for Illinoisans when they try buying in Indiana. Robert Channick (Business Reporter at Chicago Tribune) joined Mark to detail the changes that could be on the horizon. Robert Baum (Co-founder of Bedderman Lodging) then joined Mark to talk about […]

This week was one of the most monumental weeks of the year for markets and thankfully Paul Lisnek (stepping in for Steve Grzanich) was able to check in with Paul Nolte (SVP & Sr. Portfolio Manager at Kingsview Asset Management) one last time for the year to learn about the perspective we should have going into the new year and know what’s ahead when tax time rolls around. John Manchester (CEO and Owner of Windy City Sweets)  took time out […]

On December 21st, 2018 Paul Lisnek shares today’s potential market drivers: Data on Durable Goods Orders is out today The results of the Q3 GDP are out today along with the report on Personal Income and Outlays Carmax is scheduled to report earnings today  

Bennett Wakenight stepped in for Steve Grzanich, as he spoke with Bret McKitrick (SVP & Sr. HR Consultant at Associated Benefits and Risk Consulting – Part of Associated Bank) about big developments underway in the health benefits world. Heather Long (Economics Correspondent at The Washington Post) then joined the program to discuss the truth about the US economy, despite all of the improvements and growth that has taken place throughout previous years.

On December 20th, 2018 Bennett Wakenight shares today’s potential market drivers: Weekly Jobless claims are out to with a  slight drop forecasted down from 230,000 to 218,000 The Philadelphia Fed releases a number of reports detailing economic data – from The Manufacturing Index, to the Business Conditions Report, and the CAPEX Index) Accenture, phone maker BlackBerry, Carnival Corporation, Conagra Brands, Nike and Deerfield based Walgreens Boots Alliance all scheduled to report earnings today

Usually at this time of the year we look back to review the biggest news that happened in an Associated Bank Thought Leader‘s industry, but one of the biggest occurrences of the year happened in Bret McKitrick‘s (SVP & Sr. HR Consultant at Associated Benefits and Risk Consulting – Part of Associated Bank) industry last week, as changes to the Affordable Care Act might be coming. Bennett Wakenight and Bret sat down to explain the claim that the ACA is […]

Bennett Wakenight stepped in for Steve Grzanich, as he spoke with Dr. Wallace Tyner (Professor and Chair of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University) about the importance of making broadband internet as accessible as possible for everyone. The “digital divide” is impacting nearly a quarter of southern Indiana so the two discussed what’s being done to bring these areas up to speed. Marc Hans & Reyes Witt (Co-founders of Dropp Kitt) then joined the program to share their experience of combining the medical goods […]

On December 18th, 2018 Bennett Wakenight shares today’s potential market drivers: The FMOC announces their decision on whether or not they will raise interest rates today The Mortgage Bankers Association shares weekly mortgage applications The National Association of Realtors report existing home sales The EIA Petroleum Stats Report is out today General Mills, Pier 1 Imports, Rite Aid Corp, Herman Miller and Winnebago Industries all report earnings by the end of the day today  

On December 18th, 2018 Paul Lisnek shares today’s potential market drivers: The Federal Open Market Committee begins their 2-day meeting The Census Bureau reports the number of monthly housing starts ABM Industries, FedEx, iHeartMedia, are expected to report earnings today while General Mills, and RiteAid are scheduled for tomorrow