Topics: NFL

Rational Irrationality


Lou Michels is in-studio. Chief and Lou cover an array of topics including North Korea, Iran, Division I football and the ouster of Bill O’Reilly at Fox News. David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures dials in for the last 30 minutes to check in on the markets and answer questions on macro data. 

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Taxing Bills


Eric Charles May, Author and Professor at Columbia College Chicago, is in-studio covering the GOP’s failed healthcare plan, the thinking behind the Affordable Care Act and much more. Joel Elconin of Benzinga talks bear markets before taking a look at $TSLA. Kenny Polcari, Director of NYSE Floor Operations at O’Neil Securities and a contributor to CNBC, talks markets while declaring tax reform will be even more difficult than reforming Obamacare. Finally, John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures‘ Peoria, AZ location dissects the epidemic of professional sports teams relocating across the country before sharing his latest trading strategies. 

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Booze, Shrimp and Hookers


Kevin O’Neill leads off the show by sharing his favorite Super Bowl LI prop bets before taking a look at the Chicago Bears’ draft possibilities. Kathy Dervin is in-studio discussing Fitch’s decision to downgrade Illinois’s credit rating. Hal Snarr, Author and Professor of Economics at Westminster College, previews the jobs number, predicts another recession and rips the Fed’s repeated decisions to ignore low unemployment by immediately raising rates. Finally, John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures‘ Peoria, AZ location talks Phoenix infrastructure before telling us which sectors to look into trading. 

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Trickling Up


Joel Elconin of Benzinga reflects on U.S. space history following the death of Gene Cernan. Options guru and veteran floor trader, Frank Fahey, talks ‘buy the dip’ markets and the prescription drug industry. Then he and the Chief lay out Chiefonomics’ ‘Trickle Up’ economic plan. Finally, John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures‘ Peoria, AZ location talks market trends and NFL playoffs.

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The Trumps Go To Washington


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?

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