Topics: Donald Trump
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.
Equal Pay Play
April 13, 2016
Lou Michels is in-studio discussing ‘Equal Pay Day’, Chicago teachers pensions, the cable television industry and much more. David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures talks Blackhawks playoffs before taking a look at the markets.
Around the Corn
April 11, 2016
Chris Manns of PTI Securities & Futures and Jim Burns, lean hog trader on the CME, are both in-studio talking commodity trading. Paul Kreter, Director of Ethanol Marketing at Marquis Energy, talks ethanol markets. John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures’ Peoria, AZ office talks Arizona sports landscape before touching on GDX. Finally, David Andalman of DACS Research tells us how to trade this week.
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.