The Opening Bell

The Fifa World Cup attracts one of the biggest audiences in the world, including traders in the market. Steve Grzanich closed out the week with Paul Nolte (SVP & Sr. Portfolio Manager at Kingsview Asset Management) to talk about the visible impact the markets will see when the World Cup begins next week. Brian Sumers (Airline Business Reporter at Skift.com) then joined Steve after a long trip to Australia to chat about the long distance routes airlines are moving towards […]

On June 8th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Commerce Department reports on Wholesale Trade Inventory Data for April The Canadian Unemployment rate for May is our today Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count is released today

On June 7th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Labor Department reports Jobless Claims Freddie Mac releases the report on weekly average mortgage rates The Federal Reserve releases the April Consumer Credit Data Report J.M. Smucker, StichFix, Ferrellgass Partners, L.P. all report earnings today

Sears has been the Midwest story of the year so far with their business downfall and this week’s Associated Bank Thought Leader, Greg Warsek (SVP & Regional Manager for the Chicago Market for Commercial Real Estate at Associated Bank), looked at it from a commercial real estate perspective. He and Steve Grzanich ran through the possibilities of new tenants that will take the store’s large real estate footprint. Adam Jones then joined Steve to check in on the new avenue […]

Sears continues to struggle to regain their footing, but very few things seem to work for the big box stores. Steve Grzanich (Host of The Opening Bell) touched on these huge commercial real estate spots on this week’s Associated Bank Thought Leader Conversation with Greg Warsek (SVP & Regional Manager for the Chicago Market for Commercial Real Estate at Associated Bank) to learn about what will be taking it’s space and how retail has learned from Sears’ downfall.  

For many graduates, obtaining their first job is simply to avoid moving back in with parents and chip away at student debt. Looking closer at it, the right employer can lead to avoding underemployment later down the road. Steve Grzanich (Host of The Opening Bell) chatted about the recent study with Michelle Weise (Chief Innovation Officer & SVP at Strada Education Network) to learn about how to avoid underemployment.  

On June 6th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Commerce Department will release International Trade Data for April The Labor Department shares Q1 Productivity The MBA has the weekly Mortgage Applications The EIA Petroleum report is out this afternoon Signet Jewelers releasing earnings later today

Early work experience for a long-term career is vital, so the first job someone gets out of high school or college could make or break that path to success. Steve Grzanich chatted with Michelle Weise (Chief Innovation Officer & SVP at Strada Education Network) who detailed a recent study about the importance of a graduate’s first job that could lead to underemployment. Shawn Green (VP of Design and Product Marketing at KI) then previewed the 50th Edition of NeoCon to share […]

On June 5th, 2018 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: The Business Round Table CEO Economic Outlook and The Federal Reserve Red Book are both out today The PMI Services Index is out today The Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) is released today as well

Summer tech Is taking a step back to the past. Steve Grzanich checked in with show favorite Jennifer Jolly (Founder of Techish and Consumer Tech Journalist at the New York Times and USA Today), to learn about the technology inspired by the past like the Fujifilm Instax Square and the Nokia “Candy Bar” Phone to take us back to the times before smartphones. and Jennifer shared the alternatives to the expensive laptop market with the Huawei Matebook X Pro Laptop […]