Topics: Unemployment
Reflection Monday
March 13, 2017
Chicago attorney Brendan Cournane is in-studio with the Chief. Options guru and veteran floor trader, Frank Fahey, joins the guys first to discuss Trump’s dismissal of Obama ‘holdovers’ from the District Attorney’s office. Frank also tells the guys how to trade this week’s markets before taking a look at the NCAA Tournament bracket. David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures picks Villanova to make a run at back-to-back titles. David and Chief then look at historical interest rate hikes compared to those forecasted for 2017.
Upward Yield
March 8, 2017
Kevin O’Neill gets us started talking NCAA Basketball’s Conference Tournament week along with the latest in ‘he said, she said’ in the Trump administration. David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures gives a markets update. Fari Hamzei of Hamzei Analytics talks Boeing’s deal with United before declaring his frustration with our immoral American government. Chief and Matty Weber close the show wondering if there’s any way to turn the Illinois budget crisis back around.
End of Employees
February 9, 2017
Lou Michels is in-studio for his weekly visit (argument) with the Chief. They discuss fiduciary rule, surge pricing, independent contractors, government waste and much more. They even agree on a few things!
The Amazon Way
February 7, 2017
Chief and Matt Weber with another edition of ‘How can Chicago solve its gang issues?’. Joel Elconin of Benzinga reflects on Michigan’s ‘Fab 5’ before taking a look at the markets. Kenny Polcari, Director of NYSE Floor Operations at O’Neil Securities and a contributor to CNBC, says President Trump has about 100 days to start showing results before his economic supporters get weary. Karl Denninger of Market Ticker breaks down the January Jobs Report before he and Chief take a deep dive into the Amazon model of doing business. Finally, John Neal of PTI Secutities & Futures‘ Peoria, AZ location tells us how to trade these markets.
Vampire Squids
February 6, 2017
Brendan Cournane returns to the show in-studio to talk Illinois’s credit rating, last night’s Super Bowl comeback by the Patriots and much more. Options guru and veteran floor trader, Frank Fahey, predicts a flat market this week in spite of inflammatory political announcements (check out Frank’s weekly blog here). Matt Taibbi, writer/reporter for Rolling Stone, has a detailed discussion with the Chief regarding financial regulation and the role of the media covering the new administration. Finally, David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures tells us how to trade these markets.