Topics: Debt
Budget Impasse in Springfield
April 20, 2016
The Chief and Maddie Field start off the show discussing the current state of politics and what the Obama administration has and has not managed to achieve. Bob Cerone of Cognos HR joins in to discuss how student debt cripples college graduates and has adverse effects on the market. Illinois State Senator Matt Murphy calls in at the top of the second hour to provide an insiders perspective on the budget impasse. He explains what Governor Rauner wants, what he’s given up on, and what the democratic majority will give him. David Andalman takes out the show with an analysis of the market.
In the Zone, the Eurozone
April 19, 2016
Jon Najarian joins the Chief and starts the show off with a discussion of the Eurozone. The two debate whether Britain will or won’t vote to stay in the union. Joel Elconin joins in for a discussion of how hockey has changed over the years and Kenny Polcari takes out the first hour with his perspective on this week’s market. Jon and the Chief spend the second hour asking who is to blame for the spike in student loans, the complex set up in Chicago for the NFL Draft, and how well The Big Short managed to represent what actually happened leading up to the house market crash.
No Deal At Doha Makes Monday Slow, Ma
April 18, 2016
The Chief and Jim Burns kick off the show to dissect some of the bigger problems within our local governments, and figure out just what the Doha meetings over the weekend did to the markets (Spoiler alert…not a lot). Plus how exactly has legislation messed with our banks to the point of confusion. David Andalman joins us over the phone to talk fluctuating oil prices. Is there consistency on the horizon? What will happen with our markets with a rocky political outlook incoming as presidential election season nears even closer.
Not in the Crude
April 12, 2016
Jon Najarian of CNBC’s ‘Fast Money’ is in-studio along with special guest, Dr. Mike McDonald, Financial Valuation and Litigation Expert at Morning Investments, LLC. and contributor to OilPrice.com. They discuss tax codes, crude oil prices and American exports. Joel Elconin of Benzinga talks earnings. Then, Kenny Polcari, Director of NYSE Floor Operations at O’Neil Securities and a contributor to CNBC, talks markets.
Media Madness
April 7, 2016
Kevin O’Neill joins The Chief to discuss why Trump lost Wisconsin and the low NCAA media ratings. O’Neill suggests that Wisconsin republicans are true to their party and can see right through Trump’s showmanship. The Chief and O’Neill then analyze the nonstop media attention Trump gains and question who really controls the news these days. Fari Hamzei joins in for the last hour. He and The Chief discuss the pageantry of politics and give an analysis of the markets. The Chief asks why republican candidates aren’t addressing the issue of sky rocketing college tuition costs like their democratic counterparts.