The Opening Bell

With technology at the forefront of every industry, car makers might feel more pressure to succeed as autonomous vehicles have been highly anticipated for years. Steve Grzanich checked in with that auto industry through Dale Buss (Contributor at Chief Executive Magazine and Forbes) and how Ford is clamping down on Silicon Valley and their role of developing technology for automakers.  

On October 26th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Commerce Department releases the first of three estimates on the performance of the US economy between September/October (Third Quarter GDP) The Consumer Sentiment report is out today Colgate, Palmolive , Charter Communications, Philips 66 all release earnings

All of the gains that the overall market has seen since the beginning of the year are all gone. Steve Grzanich and Paul Nolte (SVP & Sr. Portfolio Manager at Kingsview Asset Management) discussed what can be done to ease the worries when these kinds of drops happen and where the market could  go from after a rough October.  Brian Sumers (Aviation Business Editor at Skift.com) then closed out the week with news about the United and American merger coming […]

The aviation industry is always up and down (no pun intended) whether it’s the focus on cheap fuel prices or personnel issues develop for airline management. Brian Sumers (Aviation Business Editor at Skift.com) checked in with Steve Grzanich to discuss a number of stories about US to Europe tickets on the rise, the importance of airlines having regional presences, and the possible merger of the United and American Airlines flight attendants union.  

Another monumental change happened last week in Canada when recreational weed was legalized, so it only feels like a matter of time before it happens all across the U.S. So the questions begs to be asked, what will happen when employers have to handle employees that come to work under the influence (even if it’s legal). Steve Grzanich broke down the conversation with Bret McKitrick (SVP & Sr. HR Consultant at Associated Benefits and Risk Consulting – Part of Associated Bank), […]

On October 25th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: A report on Durable Goods Orders along with Initial Jobless Claims are out today The Kansas City Federal Reserve Manufacturing Index is out this afternoon The EIA Natural Gas report is released today 69 companies (making up 16% of S&P 500 Index) report earnings today including Alphabet, Amazon, American Airlines, Sherwin-Williams, Grubhub, Snap, and others

The U.S. has been faced with a difficult challenge of dealing with a country wide opioid crisis, but what happens when these or other kinds of drugs inch their way into the work place? Steve Grzanich (Host of The Opening Bell) sat down with Bret McKitrick (SVP & Sr. HR Consultant at Associated Benefits and Risk Consulting – Part of Associated Bank), for this week’s Associated Bank Thought Leader Conversation to discuss the ways legal and illegal drugs might find their way […]

On October 23rd, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers:  The US Census Bureau reports on new home sales and Federal Reserve Beige Book The Mortgage Bankers Association releases weekly mortgage applications along with the house price index Aflac, Allegiant Travel, AT&T, Boeing, Callaway Golf, Visa, Ford, Microsoft, Sirius XM, and Whirlpool all report earnings today

Flint, Michigan saw a major crisis back in 2014 after studies found that lethal levels of lead were in water pipes through out the town. Steve Grzanich and Dometi Pongo (Reporter and Anchor at WGN Radio) discussed his new news series that covers the follow up of the lead water crisis that made many cities take a look at their own outdated lead systems, including Chicago.  

The concern surrounding our health as US citizens has reached a new high, but the focus has been primarily on older adults, so what about our kids? Steve Grzanich discussed a new study detailing the state by state youth obesity rates with Jamie Brussel (Sr. Program Officer at The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation), and what can be done to help prevent the rising numbers. Dometi Pongo (Reporter and Anchor at WGN Radio) then joined the program to preview the issue […]