Topics: Regulation

Avoiding Junk


Kevin O’Neill kicks off the show talking ‘fake news’, Notre Dame basketball’s media day and much more. Kathy Dervin is in-studio. Chief and Kathy welcome the ‘Snarky Professor’, Hal Snarr, Author and Professor of Economics at Westminster College. They cover everything from the Illinois budget deal to Trump’s stance on free trade. Finally, John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures‘ Peoria, AZ location talks Cubs baseball, oil and the jobs number. 

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Flat Broke


Chicago attorney Brendan Cournane is in-studio. Chief and Brendan welcome options guru and veteran floor trader, Frank Fahey, for the first hour to discuss Illinois’s budget crisis and where to go from here. David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures talks markets. 

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Predatory Pricing


Jon Najarian of CNBC’s ‘Fast Money’ calls in to discuss predatory pricing, $UBER, $AMZN and much more. Joel Elconin of Benzinga touches on the NBA Draft before talking markets. Kenny Polcari, Director of NYSE Floor Operations at O’Neil Securities and a contributor to CNBC, talks North End Boston after Matty Weber’s trip and then wonders what’s up with oil? Rick Newman, author and columnist for Yahoo Finance, breaks down tax reform, inflated healthcare costs and more. Finally, John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures‘ Peoria, AZ location tells us about the debilitating weather in Phoenix before sharing trading strategies with the Chief. 

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Lordy, I Hope There Are Tapes


It’s a James Comey Friday on Stocks & Jocks. Joel Elconin of Benzinga leads off sharing his thoughts on the testimony before previewing Friday’s Belmont Stakes. Kevin O’Neill takes the baton from there saying the Comey hearing was a ‘split decision’. Hal Snarr, Author and Professor of Economics at Westminster College, believes the less government interference in all aspects of society, the better we’ll be. Finally, John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures‘ Peoria, AZ location recaps Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals, the British reelections and more, before sharing trading strategies heading into Friday’s markets.

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Sense of Insurgency


Lou Michels is in-studio for another spirited debate. Chief and Lou cover everything from valuable baseball cards and today’s Comey hearing, to Islamist insurgents and the overabundance of business regulation. 

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