Topics: Germany
Hawks Hangover
April 26, 2016
Jon Najarian of CNBC’s ‘Fast Money’ is in-studio talking earnings, property taxes, and Britain’s potential to break away from the European Union. Joel Elconin of Benzinga talks $APPL and the Blackhawks’ game 7 loss to St. Louis. Then the Chief and Matty Weber go over the exploding micro-brew scene in Chicagoland.
Drawing the Line
February 18, 2016
The Chief is worried about where we’ll draw the line with government surveillance. From the recent call for Apple to grant the FBI access to encrypted data to the decreased dependence on cash currency, he and Kevin O’Neill discuss how Americans are giving up more and more of their privacy. Kevin and the Chief conclude their conversation with the ins and outs of the Louisville basketball scandal. Fari Hamzei joins the show for the later hour to discuss what happens when the FED increases rates. Fari predicts that there is a long hard road ahead for 2016.
“Fed” Up
February 11, 2016
The Chief starts off the show with Kevin O’Neill addressing Janet Yellen’s testimony to the House Financial Services Committee and discussing the Louisville recruitment scandal. Fari Hamzei joins the mix in the later hour to comment on the Fed, discuss the soaring Yen, and project that the Clinton campaign is a goner after her loss in New Hampshire.
Deutsche’s Got Trouble
February 4, 2016
Kevin O’Neil joins the Chief for the first hour of the show discussing the high interest rates that Chicago Public Schools is promising on its $750 million borrowed in bonds. Then the Chief gives Maddie a lesson in gambling before the crew discusses where to place bets on the Superbowl and how they would spend a big powerball payday. Fari Hamzei joins in for a discussion of football hall of famers and baseball allstars. The Chief and Fari take the show out with a market analysis and discussion of the troubles of Deutsche Bank.
Talking Policy
December 22, 2015
Brent Slava of Benzinga talks GDP number with the Chief. Kevin O’Neill makes a rare Tuesday appearance to discuss the possibility of the United States switching to a single-payer healthcare system and publicly funded higher education, should Bernie Sanders’s policies become law.