Topics: Inflation
Getting Out of Guantanamo
September 16, 2016
The Chief and Nick kick off the show to talk about inflation. If you think that your paycheck immediately inflates when prices inflate, you are sorely mistaken. Kathy Dervin joins us live in studio – as we get to poke fun at Chief. We touch upon some local politics before our first guest joins us.
James Connell, Lead Defense Counsel at Guantanamo Bay, joins us from Washington D.C. He explains to us exactly just how many people are left in Guantanamo, how many are cleared for release and what the next steps are for these people that are cleared for release.
The Chief and Karl Denninger of Market Ticker round out the show to talk specifically about the 5.2% alleged rise in Middle Class income.
Treading Water
September 7, 2016
Kevin O’Neill dials in to talk targeting in College Football, immigration policy and much more. Fari Hamzei of Hamzei Analytics reflects on last week’s $AAPL and $AMZN calls before breaking down our current Fed policy. Then, David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures predicts a correction in the markets.
7 Weeks
September 6, 2016
Jon Najarian of CNBC’s ‘Fast Money’ is in-studio discussing Congress’s lack of productivity, his experience at the U.S. Open in New York and much more. Joel Elconin of Benzinga shares his thoughts on how to break down August’s data numbers. Kenny Polcari, Director of NYSE Floor Operations at O’Neil Securities and a contributor to CNBC, tells us how to trade these markets. Then, John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures’ Peoria, AZ office shares a ‘Stock of the Day’.
Allergic to Policy
August 25, 2016
The Chief kicks off the show by asking Lou Michels – “What would it take for you to adopt an all cash money system again?”
They discuss everything from the newly minted Guaranteed Rate Field to what would happen in Chicago if there was an extreme earthquake to Chief’s round of golf yesterday.
We ask the question – what are hardcore Trump voters actually voting for? Policy, ideals, or hate?
Just how corrupt is this epipen price hike? How deep does it go? We finish off the show with a heated debate about competitiveness across different industries before Chief challenges Lou to a real discussion about foreign policy on next week’s show.
Letter To the Editor
August 22, 2016
Chris Manns is in-studio for another edition of ‘Ag Mondays’. This week’s guest is Dan Kallal, third generation Illinois pork producer who wrote a thoughtful ‘Letter To the Editor’ of the Chicago Tribune in response to their ‘Price of Pork’ series. Then, David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures shares his thoughts on the markets.