Topics: Chicago
The Name is Michels. Lou, Michels.
May 25, 2017
The Chief and Lou Michels are live in studio for another fiery Thursday show. They talk about fluctuating oil prices and how we have become immunte to ‘trading the news.’ We talk about taxes before being joined by Kenny Polcari who joins us for a surprise Thursday segment to talk markets.
We talk some James Bond and Roger Moore history before rounding out the show talking about leaks from the Manchester attacks and the rising debt levels.
Finding Middle Ground
May 24, 2017
Kevin O’Neill kicks off the show breaking down Trump’s budget proposal and wondering why middle of the road policies — that would likely work better — are rarely considered by either side. Fari Hamzei of Hamzei Analytics talks Moody’s downgrade of China, shorting these markets and more. David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures shares his trading strategies.
In Security
May 23, 2017
Chief and Matty Weber recap the terrorist attack in Manchester, talk defense spending and cover the rise in cost of living. Joel Elconin of Benzinga reflects on a poor showing at the Preakness before taking a look at this week’s bounce back in the markets. Audrey Johnson of HomeSource Realty talks suburban housing and using retail property as an investment. John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures’ Peoria, AZ location talks playoff hockey, the dollar and how to trade these markets.
End to Dividends
May 22, 2017
Chicago attorney Brendan Cournane is in-studio. Chief and Brendan welcome veteran floor trader and options guru Frank Fahey to discuss markets, Notre Dame students walking out on VP Pence’s commencement speech and much more (Check out Frank’s weekly blog on the Stocks & Jocks website!). Chief and Brendan go on to discuss companies’ refusal to pay dividends, the shakeup at Ford and the future of driver-less cars. David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures talks trading strategies, $AMZN and more.
Regulation Station
May 19, 2017
Kevin O’Neill gets us started talking a possible Mike Pence presidency, the rise of Notre Dame ticket prices and much more. Joel Elconin of Benzinga rides his derby success into predicting this weekend’s Preakness. Hal Snarr, Author and Professor of Economics at Westminster College, believes government regulation is suffocating economic growth in the U.S.. Finally, John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures‘ Peoria, AZ location calls in to talk inflation, health care costs and a lack of wage increases to make up for it.