Topics: Economy

The Fall of Rahm


Lou Michels is in-studio discussing the impact “Fed Day” will have on the markets and economy. Aaron Renn, Senior Fellow at Manhattan Institute, founder of Urbanophile and journalistic contributor to multiple media outlets, joins the show to discuss the potential downfall of Rahm Emanuel in Chicago. Finally, David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures makes his prediction on the Fed announcement before telling us how to trade these markets. 

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Dead Cats Bouncing


Author and Professor at Columbia College in Chicago, Eric Charles May, is in-studio talking Chicago corruption, Pete Rose’s exclusion from the Hall of Fame, interest rates and much more. Joel Elconin of Benzinga discusses how he thinks the Federal Reserve will inevitably raise rates. Then, Kenny Polcari, Director of NYSE Floor Operations at O’Neil Securities and a contributor to CNBC shares his thoughts on the markets. 

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Down in the Well


John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures talks $YHOO, crude oil and more before sharing a “Stock of the Day”. Jon Najarian of optionMONSTER and CNBC’s “Fast Money” is in-studio discussing the NFL playoff race, the Fed’s impact on the markets and much more. Finally, David Andalman of DACS Research tells us how to trade these markets. 

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Bonds, Junk Bonds


The Chief and Maddie kick off the show discussing Chicago Universities and their resistance against the recent push from students and faculty to allow the unionization of non-tenure-track professors. The Chief asks, what are students actually paying for? Maddie’s not content with the answer. Kevin Riordan, Kevin O’neill, and Kathy Dervin join in for a discussion of bonds and dividends. Stocks and Jocks friend Wolf Richter calls in at the top of the second hour to discuss his most recent article on wolfstreet.com on junk bonds.

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Joey: The Up-and-Coming Economist


Kevin O’Neill and Fari Hamzei join the Chief to start off the show discussing oil, football, and monopolies. Then Stocks and Jocks is joined by a very special guest, Joey Gillespie, a young aspiring economist who has some tough questions for Fari and The Chief. Joey wants to know why they love trading, what they would do for the economy if they were president, and how long Patrick Kane’s hot streak will last. In the later hour Joey packs up for school and leaves the Chief with Fari and the new woman in Fari’s life, Alexa (the voice of Amazon’s new Echo home service technology) to discuss the fate of trend brands including Chipotle, Amazon, Netiflix, and Apple.

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