The Opening Bell

On August 17th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Deere & Co. has reported very positive earnings today The Consumer Sentiment Numbers, E-commerce Retail Sales Reports are also out today

The consumer banking space is a constantly emerging place right now with tech driving serious changes. Doug Myers (SVP & Private Banking Regional Manager at Associated Bank) explained during this week’s Associated Bank Thought Leader conversation about the way technology is creating a “wild west” in the fintech space and hopefully banks can help create a middle ground. Steve Grzanich (Host of The Opening Bell) also discussed with Doug the way privacy and data protection is still priority number one […]

The idea of banks partnering with Facebook was announced earlier in the month but after the privacy scandal from Cambridge Analytica, it left an unsettled feeling for many. That was the focus for Doug Myers (SVP & Private Banking Regional Manager at Associated Bank) on this week’s Associated Bank Thought Leader Conversation with Steve Grzanich, and there were plenty of other business stories that crossed the news room today as well so Steve also updated listeners on the business story […]

On August 16th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Various reports out today detailing Housing Starts, Initial Jobless Claims numbers, and others The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Business Outlook Survey is due today The EIA Natural Gas Report is released today JC Penny, Nordstrom, Walmart, and Nvidia all report earnings today

The everyday school experience for kids has changed dramatically in recent years because of technology. Steve Grzanich focused on the unfortunate but realistic side of the school – cyber bullying.  Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar (Associate Professor of Computer and Information Technology at Purdue University) reminded listeners about how the bullying has changed over time, so solution need to change as well. Michael Grayson (Analyst at Vivaldi Capital Management) then jumped back on with Steve for the monthly “Buy or Sell” stock picking […]

Tesla was the market conversation of the week after Elon Musk announced via Twitter that he might be taking the company private. It got traders excited, but regulators concerned. Michael Grayson (Analyst at Vivaldi Capital Management) shared some perspective with Steve Grzanich (Host of The Opening Bell) about why the unofficial announcement could lead to trouble and what many traders might be doing next. The two also discussed Netflix, Fox, and Time Warner could all be stocks to watch as […]

On August 15th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Macy’s Cisco, Tencent all report earnings today Mortgage applications form the Mortgage Bankers Association are released today Retail Sales Numbers and the Empire State Manufacturing survey are both out today The EIA Petroleum Status Report is out today  as well.

If you’ve ever been charged a monthly fee by your bank for a seemingly insignificant misstep, you know it can be frustrating. Steve Grzanich (Host of The Opening Bell) discussed a study released from Ken Tumin (Founder of DepositsAccounts.com) to sort through which states have the highest bank fees (Florida holding the number one spot) and how the Midwest holds up comparatively.  

On August 14th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index is released today The Import/Export Price Report is out today along with the Economic Red Book Alta Mesa, AMERI Holdings, Cancer Genetics Inc and other report earnings today

The economy feels like its in a pretty good spot along with a red hot jobs market. Steve Grzanich sat down with Heather Long (Economics Correspondent at The Washington Post) to sort through what feels like it could be too good to be true to focus on the wage growth that lags behind the rest of the country’s forward progress. Ken Tumin (Founder of DepositsAccounts.com) then joined the program to share the results from a study detailing which banks have […]