Wgn - The Opening Bell Podcast

On February 17th, 2020 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: U.S. Markets closed for President’s Day Housing Market Index for February to be released tomorrow Japan’s GDP

On February 14th, 2020 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Retail sales numbers for January January’s manufacturing numbers Business inventories for December

Brexit may be on the “pay no mind” list for those in the United States, but David Faller (SVP of Capital Markets at Associated Bank) explains why Americans should keep an on what’s happening across the pond. On this week’s Associated Bank Thought Leader Conversation, Steve Grzanich asks a simple question: What if Brexit works? David talks about how the U.S. has significant exposure in both the United Kingdom, as well as the European Union. Later on, David and Steve discuss the […]

On February 13th, 2020 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Inflation rate for January is due Weekly reports on first time claims for unemployment benefits Earnings Barcalys, Yelp, Nestlé, and more

On February 12th, 2020 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony Earnings from CVS, Equifax, Molson Coors, & more

On February 11th, 2020 Don Kleppin shares today’s potential market drivers: T-Mobile/Sprint Merger U.S. Economic Growth outlook

On February 10th, 2020 Don Kleppin shares today’s potential market drivers: Coronavirus continues to affect the markets 2021 Fiscal year proposal

On February 7th, 2020 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Monthly jobs report Wholesale inventories for December Consumer credit numbers

Christy Pedersen (A Vice President and Financial Adviser at Whitnell – Part of Associated Bank) recently wrote a piece titled: How To Preserve Family Stories And Why You Should Do It. In this week’s Associated Bank Thought Leader conversation, Christy discusses the main talking points with Steve Grzanich including the motivation behind wealth creation and how communication of values to younger generations can shape their behavior and choices. Christy provides specific, and even some personal examples of how family stories […]

On February 6th, 2020 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Weekly Jobless claims Challenger job cut report Natural Gas report Earnings Reports from Twitter, Dunkin, Visa, Yum Brands and more

On February 5th, 2020 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: ADP Private Payroll Jobs Report Import & Export prices for December Earnings from GM, Spotify, Peloton, and more

On February 4th, 2020 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: U.S. Factory Orders for December Motor vehicle sales Earnings from Ford, Disney, BP, and more

On February 3rd, 2020 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Manufacturing index Construction spending for December Total vehicle sales in January

On January 31st, 2020 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Personal income and spending for December Employee cost index Earnings from ExxonMobil, Chevron, and Caterpillar

The main talking point of this week’s Associated Bank Thought Leader conversation was Speculative Real Estate Development or SPEC Development.  Dan Barrins (SVP in the Commercial Real Estate Group at Associated Bank) lays out the basics of SPEC Development, and stresses to Steve Grzanich that you must remember the fundamentals of real estate even when dealing with complex ventures and bigger projects. Dan describes some of the concerns that investors, developers and banks each have including the large population decrease […]

On January 30th, 2020 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: GDP Growth for the fourth quarter First time claims for unemployment benefits Bank of England interest rate decision

On January 29th, 2020 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Wholesale inventories for December Pending home sales for December Federal Reserve interest rate

On January 28th, 2020 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: Consumer confidence numbers Durable goods order Quarterly earnings from 3M, Apple, Harley Davidson, eBay, Starbucks and more

On January 27th, 2020 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: New home sales for January Coronavirus’ impact on world market

On January 24th, 2020 Steve Grzanich shares today’s potential market drivers: U.S. PMI Data Earning from American Express, and Synchrony Financial