Topics: Russia
Stagnant Rages
October 5, 2016
Kevin O’Neill leads off breaking down the rise of productivity versus the decline in wages. He and the Chief also discuss the value of MLB managers and transfer loopholes in college football. Fari Hamzei of Hamzei Analytics discusses Putin’s comments on the next U.S. president and much more. Then, David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures talks currencies and strange market patterns.
Debating the Debate
September 27, 2016
The Chief and Matty Weber reflect on last night’s debates before delving into the Major League Baseball Wildcard races. Joel Elconin of Benzinga predicts how a Trump or Clinton presidency would affect the markets. Kenny Polcari, Director of NYSE Floor Operations at O’Neil Securities and a contributor to CNBC, tells us his thoughts on the Presidential Debates. Then, John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures’ Peoria, AZ office takes a look at the markets.
Disappearing Pensions, Multiplying Price-Hikes
September 15, 2016
The Chief and Lou Michels are live in studio to kick off this wonderful Thursday morning by starting a discussion on Chicago politics and teachers’ disappearing pensions. What needs to change? Who needs to leave? What a nice way to kick off the day, right?
The Chief and Lou Michels are both confused about the Wells-Fargo fraud situation. I think it’s going to stay that way. Next they talk about how the poor continue to get poorer as taxes go up. They touch on the rising prices of service based industries like restaurants. Where is the price hike coming from?
Lou gives us a military weaponry lesson before rounding out the show.
Pension Tension
September 9, 2016
The Chief and Matty Weber talk North Korea, big banks and Colin Kaepernick. Kathy Dervin is in-studio with special guest Keith Ambachtsheer, Director Emeritus of the Rotman International Centre for Pension Management. Together they delve into American pension problems and how Keith believes most of them are solvable.
Regulatory Blues
September 8, 2016
Lou Michels is in-studio breaking down the Colin Kaepernick situation from an employment perspective. He and the Chief also discuss $CMG, conspiracy theorists and the overwhelming failures within government regulation.