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On August 31st, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Chicago PMI and Consumer Sentiment are out today Big Lots reports their earnings The US Markets are closed on Monday in observance of Labor Day

Fees are how airlines make most of their money, but when will consumers say enough? Steve Grzanich (Host of The Opening Bell) discussed the gouging prices of Jet Blue’s bag fees (now at $30 per bag) with Brian Sumers (Aviation Business Editor at Skift.com) and learned where they might turn to next if flyers decide to take their money elsewhere  

On August 30th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Commerce Department releases the report on consumer spending Freddie Mac shares weekly mortgage raters Initial Jobless Claims, Personal income and Outlays data are out as well The EIA Natural Gas Report is released later today

Technology is moving at a never before seen rate these days and from a banking perspective, that means money also moves faster than ever before. Steve Grzanich (Host of The Opening Bell) sat down with the weekly Associated Bank Thought Leader Conversation as Chuck Garcia (Director of Commercial Deposits & Treasury Management at Associated Bank) touched on the pace at which technology is moving and how it’s greatly influencing the the way consumers bank.  

Tech was a big theme this week and it continues into the Associated Bank Thought Leader Conversation with Chuck Garcia (Director of Commercial Deposits & Treasury Management at Associated Bank) to review how important it is to keep cash moving at instantaneous rate and how Steve Grzanich realized that’s changing way consumers do their banking. Stephen Zuckerman (Co-director and Sr. Fellow at The Urban Institute) shared the unnerving news that nearly 40% of nonelderly adults and their families had trouble […]

Meeting new classmates, working with professors, and doing well in class can be a tall order for a college student, so a La Grange based Senior at Purdue University decided to help create a solution by designing an app and help students collaborate efficiently. Steve Grzanich (Host of The Opening Bell) sat down with John Riccione (CEO of Classmate) to talk about the inspiration behind the app, how Purdue University has been a valuable partner and where he plans on […]

Labor Day is right around the corner so Steve Grzanich thought it would be appropriate to check in on one of the reasons why the holiday exists (honoring the American organized labor movement) and discussing the state of Labor unions in Chicago with Bob Reiter (President of The Chicago Federation of Labor). Then shifting focus to this year’s school year, John Riccione (CEO of Classmate LLC and Senior at Purdue University) thought he could help his university classmates collaborate more […]

On August 29th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Mortgage Applications from the Mortgage Bankers Association is out today GDP Data and the EIA Petroleum Status report are also out today

Technology can be a very intimidating aspect of every day life but integrating it in the right way can provide a peace of mind. Steve Grzanich caught up with Chad Taylor (Abt Technology Expert) to recap their recent internet safety day to remind consumers about how all technology needs to be regularly updated in order to keep your data and information safe. Joy Xi (Google Project Lead) then explained how Google has been working to add a new seamless search […]

On August 28th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: A report on International Trade and Goods is out today along with the Case-Shiller Price Index The Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index and State Street Investor Confidence Index are both due today Best Buy, H&R Block, Tiffany & Co report earnings today