The Opening Bell

On November 15th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers:  Data on Retail Sales & Import and Export Prices out today along with September Business Inventories Neel Kashkari is out speaking on behalf of the Federal Reserve Today Nvidia, Nordstrom, Walmart, Manchester United all report earnings today

Innovation and disruption are making (but also breaking) major companies all over the country. Steve Grzanich discussed the aspect of keeping up with business innovation with Rod Murray (Chicago Market President at Associated Bank) as he explained on the Associated Bank Thought Leader conversation.  Eric Sedler (Founder and Managing Partner of Kivvit) then joined Steve to focus on the positive aspects that came out of the Amazon’s HQ2 bid and how this could be just the beginning of something bigger.  

On November 14th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The October Consumer Price Index is out today (forecasting moderate inflation growth) The Mortgage Bankers Association releases mortgage applications Progressive, Cisco Systems and Macy’s all report earnings.

The dust has finally settled after a long awaited decision from Amazon. Steve Grzanich caught up with Michael Farren (Research Fellow at The Mercatus Center) to learn about some of the positive and negative outlooks that follow the decision to place the split HQ2 in Virginia and New York, along with why he things Chicago might have missed out.  

It’s hard to imagine how much one billion actually is, but somehow, the Chinese e-commerce giant, Alibaba managed to reach $30 billion in sales in one day. Steve Grzanich checked in with Sherisse Pham (Business and Tech Reporter at CNN) from Hong Kong to learn about how these staggering numbers are impressive, but not the entire story.  Michael Farren (Research Fellow at The Mercatus Center) then broke down the basics of what Amazon’s HQ2 locations  immediate impact will have on their […]

Gang violence has plagued a number of cities across the US for years, so many are thinking about out of the box solutions and some that are stopping it before it happens. Steve Grzanich discussed a model that is catching on in Sacramento from Wesley Lowery (National Correspondent at The Washington Post covering Law Enforcement and Justice) with a program called “Advance Peace”. Azaz Faruki (Sr. Manager of Operations and Performance Transformation at AT Kearney) then looked forward to the […]

From making cars with robots to taking advantage of 3D printing, the way we do business will greatly change in the next 10 years and Azaz Faruki (Sr. Manager of Operations and Performance Transformation at AT Kearney) is optimistic about where we’re going. Steve Grzanich and Azaz reviewed a forward looking report from AT Kearney and The World Economic Forum focusing on one of our biggest skills as humans, production.  

On November 13th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Economic Red Book and the NFIB Small Business Optimism Index are both out today The Treasury Budget is due out later today Aramark, Home Depot, and Tyson Foods all report earnings today

There are a number of things that can break our focus through out the day, whether its at work or not. Steve Grzanich learned about bettering that focus with Chris Bailey (Author of “Hyperfocus: How To Be More Productive in A World of Distraction“) and how there might be a few different aspects that can help keep us all on track. Todd Maisch (President and CEO of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce) then shared his input and post-election outlook on […]

On November 12th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Not many economic reports released today but a number of other out later this week Eventbrite, AmeriGas Partners, and many other report earnings today