Topics: Apple

Drawing the Line


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.

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George Orwell was Early … but Right.


Lou Michels is in-studio covering an array of topics including energy, Chicago Public Schools, Peyton Manning, $AAPL, government surveillance and much more. David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures talks markets. 

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Deutsche’s Got Trouble


Kevin O’Neil joins the Chief for the first hour of the show discussing the high interest rates that Chicago Public Schools is promising on its $750 million borrowed in bonds. Then the Chief gives Maddie a lesson in gambling before the crew discusses where to place bets on the Superbowl and how they would spend a big powerball payday. Fari Hamzei joins in for a discussion of football hall of famers and baseball allstars. The Chief and Fari take the show out with a market analysis and discussion of the troubles of Deutsche Bank.

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Caucus for the Rest Of Us


Author and Professor at Columbia College Chicago, Eric Charles May, is back in-studio breaking down the Iowa Caucus results. Joel Elconin of Benzinga tells us what big companies he thinks will continue to stand the test of time. Finally, Kenny Polcari, Director of NYSE Floor Operations at O’Neil Securities and a contributor to CNBC, talks markets. 

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“Tell Michael it was only business…”


Lou Michels is in-studio discussing Zen, the cause of the Great Depression, the Blake Griffin off court fight and much more. David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures discusses oil’s effect on the markets. 

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