The Opening Bell

On December 10th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Final productivity numbers for the third quarter are due out today U.S. Federal Reserve market decision on interest rate expected tomorrow

On December 9th, 2019 Jen DeSalvo shares today’s potential market drivers: Benchmarks in Japan, South Korea, and Australia are higher in early trading Dow & Nasdaq futures are down

On December 6th, 2019 Jen DeSalvo shares today’s potential market drivers: World markets have advanced after shaky day yesterday November jobs and unemployment numbers will be revealed today

Real estate taxes have created an uncertainty on the commercial real estate market in Chicago. Single-property commercial sales in the city and the surrounding area fell to $7.7 billion through September. Dan Barrins (SVP in the Commercial Real Estate Group at Associated Bank) spoke to Steve Grzanich on the weekly Associated Bank Thought Leader conversation about the potential ripple effects and whether the suburban market is fairing any better. They also discussed the daunting task of appraising for entrepreneurs and […]

On December 5th, 2019 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Economic reports include import and export prices for October Weekly look as first time jobless claims Earnings from Dollar General, Kroger, Tiffany, and American Outdoor

Banking technology is shifting with the times but in the eyes of Silicon Valley it’s too slow. (At 4:28) Paul Lisnek tee’d up Steve Grzanich for the weekly Associated Bank Thought Leader conversation where tech giants like Amazon and Google are teasing their entry into the financial market. (At 20:31) Patrick Reedy (Chapter Executive for Alzheimer’s Association of Illinois) then shared the data behind how much Alzheimer’s impacts residents in Illinois and how to navigate the financial burden.  

On November 27th, 2019 Paul Lisnek  shares today’s potential market drivers: The Chicago PMI and revised Q3 GDP data is out today We’ll look for earnings today from Deere & Co, Daktronics Inc, and Highway Holdings Limited among others U.S. markets will be closed all day tomorrow in observance of Thanksgiving and a shortened day of trading on Friday

The evolution of banking has been slow and steady, but what would happen if the major tech players (like Amazon and Google) entered the industry? Steve Grzanich and Rod Murray (Chicago Market President at Associated Bank) discussed the possibility of that happening on this week’s  Associated Bank Thought Leader conversation along with the shifting perspective on a U.S. recession in the coming months.  

The giving season can easily get eclipsed by the major holidays, but Giving Tuesday is growing year to stand among them. (At 6:09) Paul Lisnek checked in with Lisa Dietlin (President and CEO of Institute of Transformational Philanthropy) about how Chicagoans can give back to friends and neighbors that benefit from the generosity of food pantries. (At 21:31) Phil Smith (Producing Director and Ensemble Member at The Lookingglass Theatre) then shared some insight into what it takes to keep a […]

On November 26th, 2019 Paul Lisnek  shares today’s potential market drivers: The Case-Shiller Home Price Index and the Consumer Confidence Index is out today The report on new home sales for October is out today A multitude of earnings are out today from Abercrombie & Fitch, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Best Buy, Hormel Foods and many more.