Topics: Election
Marching in the Dark?
January 25, 2017
Kevin O’Neill tips off the show talking Trump’s first few days in office, what drove last weekend’s Women’s March and Notre Dame’s Men’s Basketball loss at home to Virginia. Fari Hamzei of Hamzei Analytics discusses domestic oil pipelines, negative policy decisions that seem to transcend multiple administrations and much more. David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures tells us which healthcare ETFs to watch out for in the coming months.
Trade Deadline
January 24, 2017
Joel Elconin of Benzinga talks Michigan football’s field trip to Italy. He and the Chief then discuss if/when the markets may take a downturn based on a decrease in money supply. Kenny Polcari, Director of NYSE Floor Operations at O’Neil Securities and a contributor to CNBC, says now’s the time for President Trump to start getting into the weeds on these “disaster” trade agreements. Karl Denninger of Market Ticker goes over the ‘good, bad and ugly’ pertaining to TPP and NAFTA before breaking down cost vs. price discrepancies within the healthcare industry. Finally, John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures‘ Peoria, AZ location shares his latest trading strategies.
Get Your Tuxes Ready
January 20, 2017
The Chief and Matty Weber open the show with a spirited discussion on how to address the high crime, highly impoverished sections of Chicago. Kathy Dervin is in-studio, she and Chief welcome Wolf Richter of WolfStreet.com to talk sports franchises holding cities hostage, inauguration day in America and much more. John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures‘ Peoria, AZ office talks trading strategies before predicting this weekend’s Conference Championship winners.
Inauguration Eve
January 19, 2017
The Chief and Lou Michels kick off the show to talk markets.
Kevin O’Neill joins the show for a rare Thursday appearance to talk about Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez’s induction into the hall of fame. We touch on The Justice Department and their report on The City of Chicago’s Police Department.
We round out the show to talk Trump. On the eve of his inauguration, The Chief and Lou Michels discuss what they hope he gets done. Will his ego help or hurt his presidency? We’re in for a wild four years.
The Trumps Go To Washington
January 12, 2017
The Chief and Lou Michels kick off the show to talk about Trump (Surprise, surprise, right?). What will actually happen with Donald Trump divesting his businesses to his sons?
The Chief and Lou Michels actually agree with Trump on something – drug companies.
A quick debate about insurance companies is touched on before talking about the Raiders and what looks like an inevitable move to Las Vegas. Is the possibility of the Chargers moving to The Stubhub Center just an affirmation that the NFL is becoming a studio crowd?
We round out the show by talking about the American workforce and the rise of automation. As some skill sets become obsolete, do some workers become untrainable? In an adapt or die environment, how will the lower class succeed?