Topics: Unemployment
Labor Inflation
June 1, 2018
Kevin O’Neill calls in for hour one to talk vocational education, gaslighting and much more. Kathy Dervin is in-studio. Chief and Kathy welcome Wolf Richter of Wolf Street to discuss lending practices, Deutsche Bank and interest rates. Finally, John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures‘ Peoria, AZ location breaks down the labor report and how stagnant wages distort the positive number.
A Phoney War
May 21, 2018
Options guru and veteran floor trader, Frank Fahey, leads off the show talking trade wars, gun control and grain markets. Dr. Mark Johnson thinks that a lack of frustration tolerance and impulse control coupled with easy access to guns is dooming this current era in our society. Finally, David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures talks trading strategies.
In A Range
May 8, 2018
Joel Elconin of Benzinga calls in to recap Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. Kenny Polcari, Director of NYSE Floor Operations at O’Neil Securities and a contributor to CNBC, says we’re right in the middle of a trading range. Karl Denninger of Market Ticker talks jobs report before addressing how tuition inflation is one of the biggest detriments to the economy. Finally, John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures‘ Peoria, AZ office closes the show talking markets and a little baseball.
Picking the Nit
May 7, 2018
Chicago attorney Brendan Cournane is in-studio. Chief and Brendan welcome options guru and veteran floor trader, Frank Fahey, for hour one to break down the employment number and whether or not the Trump Tax Cuts are benefiting the economy. David Andalman of PTI Securities & Futures calls in to talk oil, North Korea and much more.
Stabbing A Corpse
May 4, 2018
Denver-based labor attorney, Lou Michels, joins us for hour one to talk flight mechanics, sexual misconduct and much more. Joel Elconin of Benzinga joins the guys for a brief Kentucky Derby preview halfway through hour one. Pedro da Costa of Business Insider tips off hour two discussing diversity’s importance within the Federal Reserve. Finally, John Neal of PTI Securities & Futures talks employment numbers, opioids and much more.