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A Unanimous Vote
May 11, 2016
Chief and Kevin O’ Neill kick off the show to discuss the market’s up day yesterday along before touching on Stephen Curry’s unanimous vote-in as MVP. The dynamic duo also touches on the presidential candidates before Chief and Nick touch on the ongoing unemployment issue.
David Andalman rounds out the show with his “A-political” perspective regarding what Chief believes are skewed numbers regarding the labor force.
Wacky Election = Wacky Markets?
May 10, 2016
Eric Charles May, Author and Professor at Columbia College Chicago is in studio talking the upcoming presidential election. Joel Elconin of Benzinga helps Chief answer the question “If – or WHEN will the markets truly see the effects of this upcoming election?”
Kenny Polcari, Director of NYSE Floor Operations at O’Neil Securities and a contributor to CNBC rounds out the first hour where The Chief tried to convince him to be his running mate in the 2020 election year.
Don’t miss out on today’s rant about Wrigley Field Logistics from The Chief.
Crashing the Party System
May 9, 2016
The Chief and Maddie kick off the show discussing the Kentucky Derby and the wildfires ravaging Canada. Chris Manns joins in for a discussion of the election and the party system. The crew wonders if the increasing popularity of party “outsiders” like Trump and Sanders will break the 2 party system. Stocks & Jocks friend Karl Denninger calls in with an analysis of the labor market. He says he’s not buying the optimism reflected in the recent job reports. From Arizona, John Neal calls with his stock of the week and gives his two cents on whether John McCain can hold his senate seat another term. David Andalman takes out the show with his market analysis. As far as he can tell the future is rocky but we may be exactly where we are now in 2 months.
Dark Horses
May 6, 2016
Handicapping insider ‘Spider’ kicks off the show with his 2016 Kentucky Derby preview. Kathy Dervin joins us in-studio ahead of the jobs number to discuss the stagnant U.S. economy along with Puerto Rican bonds. Hal Snarr, Author and Professor of Economics at Westminster College, shares his thoughts on how government regulations are handcuffing growth. Finally, John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures talks markets.
Politics Ain’t Beanbag
May 5, 2016
Lou Michels joins The Chief on the show to discuss the latest election news now that Trump is the sole GOP candidate. The Chief wonders how Trump’s harsh New York-ness hasn’t turned the country off from his charms. In the first hour Lou and the Chief rekindle their debate over Uber and discuss the national deficit as well as the average American family’s debt. Later they discuss how the US broke the Russian economy and how we’re not in a war right now but one seems inevitable within the next ten years. In between talking about politics and markets, The Chief and Lou find time to discuss gym etiquette and women’s hairstyle fads.