The Opening Bell

Being located on Lake Michigan is a commonly over looked characteristic for Chicagoans, but for Whiting, Indiana it’s helping surge Midwest tourism. Steve Grzanich discussed the booming business trend in the small city of Whiting with Joe Stahura (Mayor of Whiting, Indiana) and the plan to turn the small Indiana town into a tourist hub that is finally coming together.   http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3533624/3533624_2018-08-07-072724.64kmono.mp3

On August 7th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Job Opening and Labor Turnover Survey (aka The JOLTS) is out today Dean Foods, Discovery, Office Depot, Avis, Budget, Lending Club, Match Group, Papa Johns, Potbelly, Snap, Wendy’s and Disney all report earnings today

After recapping his curiosities about the market this week Jon Najarian caught up with Steve Bertrand to provide some insight into the ups and downs such as Tesla experiencing a daily jump while Seline Shanoy then joined Steve to provided perspective on the beauty obsessed culture many industries are cashing in on and how to feel better about one’s self-esteem. Ted Cox then rounded out the hour by sharing up to date statistics on poverty in Illinois and Tobie Stanger […]

The original intent for ride sharing, was to alleviate much of the car congestion in urban areas but with the saturation, it has caused an increase in congestion.  Katie Pyzyk (Contributor at Smart Cities Dive) joined Steve Grzanich to talk about the new Lyft initiative called, “Ditch with Lyft” to help solve that problem.  

On August 6th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Labor Department releases the Jobs opening and labor turnover survey for June tomorrow The Federal Reserve reports Credit Data for June tomorrow The Walt Disney Company reports earnings after the bell

Many businesses would say that their biggest asset is their building, and the second biggest asset is usually their parking lot. Steve Grzanich kicked off the week with the CEO Spotlight featuring Ed Campbell (President and CEO of Rose Paving) to discuss the overlooked aspect that is the first thing customers notice when deciding where to spend their money. Katie Pyzyk (Contributor at Smart Cities Dive) then joined the program to discuss the issue ride sharing companies are facing and […]

A flurry of airline news came out this week as Steve Grzanich and Brian Sumer (Airline Business Reporter at Skift.com) caught up on the miraculous survival of all of the passengers from the Aeromexico crash, but they also realized that super cheap plane tickets consumers love could become a thing of the past as fuel costs prepare to jump.   http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3532413/3532413_2018-08-03-071113.64kmono.mp3

The Federal Reserve Meeting closed out earlier this week and everything in the economy is moving as expected but both Steve Grzanich and Paul Nolte (SVP & Sr. Portfolio Manager at Kingsview Asset Management) looked ahead to the next expected rate hike in September. The two also previewed the highlight of this year being the consistent job market growth as another jobs report is released today. Brian Sumer (Airline Business Reporter at Skift.com) then provided updates on the Aeromexico plane […]

On August 3rd, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Jobs report will be topping headlines today The Commerce Department will report on The US Trade Gap for June The Institute for Supply Management issues the non-manufacturing data for April

Fresh off another Federal Reserve meeting, the weekly Associated Bank Thought Leader conversation with Rod Murray (Group SVP for Commercial Banking and head of the Leveraged Finance Group at Associated Bank) covered the expected results from the meeting but then shifted focus to the flourishing startup scene in the Midwest. Judy Manisco (Licensed Nutritionist and Dietitian at JEM Nutrition) then joined Steve Grzanich to ready listeners for their morning by suggesting a few food alternatives to help their day run […]