Guests: Kevin O'Neill
Does Trump trump Clinton?
March 3, 2016
The Chief and Kevin O’Neill spend the first part of the show discussing Anita Alvarez and the continued protests calling for her resignation. The Chief provides a quick lesson in the Sherman Act before he and Kevin debate who has what it takes when push comes to shove between Clinton and Trump. Fari Hamzei hops on the election discussion for the second hour and takes the show out with conversations about oil’s continued influence on the market and the death of Oklahoma oil baron Aubrey McClendon.
Who Gives a Tax
February 25, 2016
The Chief and Kevin O’Neill spend the first hour discussing the election, corporate leadership, and how Notre Dame is looking for the upcoming NCAA Men’s Basketball championship. In the later hour Fari Hamzei joins the show to talk about taxation and the problems of democratic socialism.
Drawing the Line
February 18, 2016
The Chief is worried about where we’ll draw the line with government surveillance. From the recent call for Apple to grant the FBI access to encrypted data to the decreased dependence on cash currency, he and Kevin O’Neill discuss how Americans are giving up more and more of their privacy. Kevin and the Chief conclude their conversation with the ins and outs of the Louisville basketball scandal. Fari Hamzei joins the show for the later hour to discuss what happens when the FED increases rates. Fari predicts that there is a long hard road ahead for 2016.
“Fed” Up
February 11, 2016
The Chief starts off the show with Kevin O’Neill addressing Janet Yellen’s testimony to the House Financial Services Committee and discussing the Louisville recruitment scandal. Fari Hamzei joins the mix in the later hour to comment on the Fed, discuss the soaring Yen, and project that the Clinton campaign is a goner after her loss in New Hampshire.
Resigned to the Facts
February 9, 2016
Kevin O’Neill talks state of the economy before touching on the Louisville basketball scandal. Joel Elconin of Benzinga recaps the Super Bowl before talking markets. Kenny Polcari, Director of NYSE Floor Operations at O’Neil Securities and a contributor to CNBC, talks markets. Finally, Gregg Rzepczynski, Chicago attorney, is in-studio sharing an update on the marijuana industry in Illinois before talking oil.