The Opening Bell

In many other conversations on the show, Steve Grzanich  talked about the fin-tech scene in Chicago and Rod Murray (Group SVP for Commercial Banking and head of the Leveraged Finance Group at Associated Bank) provided the insight on this week’s Associated Bank Thought Leader conversation and how banks/startups are working closely to move the industry forward. The partnering and  M&A relationships that these businesses are forging helps to keep the US on the global finance stage as its more competitive […]

On August 2nd, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Freddie Mac shares the data on weekly mortgage rates today The Commerce Department details factory order numbers for June The EIA Natural Gas Report is out today Berkshire Hathaway, Yum Brands, Aetna, and Blue Apron report earnings today

Consumers are using ride sharing options like Uber and Lyft more than ever, but if you look past the convenience, it could be causing a bigger problem for cities. Steve Grzanich (Host of The Opening Bell) sorted out the details of a recent study with Ben Fried (Editor-in-Chief at Streetsblog.com) about how because of the consumer demand, more drivers are joining this section of the gig economy which is causing concerning levels of congestion in major urban areas.  

With August already here, parents are feeling the push to get ready for back-to-school season, and that means spending a lot on school supplies. Steve Grzanich ran through the data collected from Leslie McNamara (Managing Director and Market Development at Citi Retail Services) about parents shopping with their children  which results in a notable paradox. Ben Fried (Editor-in-Chief at Streetsblog.com) then shed some light on the realities of one of the most popular gig-economy jobs (driving for Uber and Lyft) and how it’s […]

On August 1st, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The ADP Employment Report is out today The Mortgage Bankers Association reports on mortgage applications The PMI Manufacturing Index and ISM Manufacturing Index is out as well The Federal Open Market Committee Meeting wraps up today Humana, Sprint, and Tesla all report earnings

Despite it feeling like social media sites having been part of our lives for a while now, they are still relatively young. Siva Vaidhyanathan (Robertson Professor of Media Studies and Director of the Center for Media & Citizenship at the University of Virginia) joined Steve Grzanich to discuss how his book, “Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy” is looking at one of the worlds biggest companies in a different light and how it’s impacting us in the […]

Various types of robots have already been integrated into our every day lives from smart speakers to autonomous cars. David Gunkel (Professor of Media Studies at Northern Illinois University & Author of “Robot Rights“)  joined Steve Grzanich (Host of The Opening Bell) to look forward to the time when robots will have a moral and legal standing in society.  

On July 31th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Federal Open Market Committee Meeting starts today The Employment Cost Index with details on personal income and outlays The S&P Core Case Logic Schiller  Home Price Index is out today P&G, Apple, & Pfizer is reporting earnings today

An unfortunate title that India owns is the “Diabetes Capital of the World” as Sindhu Rajan (Founder and CEO of HabitNu) noted that 60 million people in that country have diabetes. Steve Grzanich then learned as well that one third of Americans are at risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes, and all of this is what inspired Sindhu to create HabitNu with the help of the CDC. Andrew Challenger (VP of Challenger Gray & Christmas Inc.) then provided the specific […]

On July 27th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales for June is the only major economic report out today The Commerce Department releases the report on personal income and spending tomorrow Caterpillar reports earnings today while Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, Apple report earnings tomorrow with plenty more later in the week