The Opening Bell

On July 10th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Labor Department releases the JOLTS for May The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index is out today The US Redbook Index is released today as well

Education is a realm that is always looking to stay ahead of the curve to keep kids involved, and enticed. That’s exactly what Chicago based Sophie Shrand (Creator and Host of “Science with Sophie”) has done with the first season of her STEM education show on YouTube that is using comedy to teach kids with the continuation of season 2. Steve Grzanich then checked in with Mark Kelly (Commissioner at the Department of Culture Affairs and Special Events of Chicago) to […]

Many would say that Chicagoan’s live for the summer because of the abundance of activities and events in every neighborhood. With the first half of the summer in the bag, Steve Grzanich (Host of The Opening Bell) previewed what’s still ahead on the event calendar with Mark Kelly (Commissioner at the Department of Culture Affairs and Special Events of Chicago) including the Taste of Chicago, Millennium Park’s Summer Film Series, the 60th Annual Chicago Air and Water Show, and much more. […]

On July 9th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Federal Reserve releases Consumer Credit Data for May The JOLTS report from the Labor Department is out today Pepsi reports earnings tomorrow as well

Overnight the government officially announced that 25% tariffs on billions of dollars from China have been implemented, so Paul Nolte (SVP & Sr. Portfolio Manager at Kingsview Asset Management) shared with Steve how this will impact the US economy and consumer’s wallets. Steve and Paul also waded through some listener questions about where to hold money when cashing out 401K’s, recession warnings signs, and more importantly how to make money during a recession.  

On July 6th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The June Jobs Report is out today expecting roughly 180,000 jobs added The Us Commerce Department reports on the US trade gap for May The EIA Natural Gas Report is out today as well

Having a beat on global currency is already a major job, but it’s even more important when there is a trade war involved. Steve Grzanich (Host of The Opening Bell) discussed global currency, the role of Brexit, and Bitcoin impacting the trade war with the Associated Bank Thought Leader, Don Lloyd (SVP & Manger of Capital Markets – Foreign Exchange, Rate Swaps and Commodity Derivatives at Associated Bank) and learned where global money is flowing at the moment.  

On July 4th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Freddie Mac shares weekly mortgage rates along with mortgage application numbers from the Mortgage Bankers Association The Institute for Supply Management releases the service sector index for June The Federal Reserve minutes from last month’s meeting is out today The PMI Service Sector Index is released today

Many would say at this point we are in the thick of a trade war. Don Lloyd (SVP & Manger of Capital Markets – Foreign Exchange, Rate Swaps and Commodity Derivatives at Associated Bank) told Steve during the weekly Associated Bank Thought Leader conversation that he agrees and explains what’s next. Frank Manzo IV (Policy Director of The Illinois Economic Policy Institute) then provided insight into the recent minimum wage change to Chicago and how the overall impact on employers was […]

Last year, Americans used 229 million pounds of fireworks, so it’s important to remember all of the safety tips this year. Julie Heckman (Executive Director at The American Pyrotechnics Association) joined Steve Grzanich (Host of The Opening Bell) to talk about the top safety tips when using fireworks.   http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3521824/3521824_2018-07-02-073824.64kmono.mp3