Wintrust Business Lunch 2/1/24: Interest rate forecast, Good Jobs Challenge, Sea Cloud Cruises

Segment 1: Jason Turner, Chief Investment Strategist for Wintrust Wealth Management, joins John to talk about Fed Chairman Powell’s comments yesterday about interest rates and the effort to curb inflation, why he believes a cautious approach to rate cuts is the right way to go, and why the strength of the economy is working against the hope […]

Segment 1: Jason Turner, Chief Investment Strategist for Wintrust Wealth Management, joins John to talk about Fed Chairman Powell’s comments yesterday about interest rates and the effort to curb inflation, why he believes a cautious approach to rate cuts is the right way to go, and why the strength of the economy is working against the hope for rate cuts.

Segment 2: Bree Fowler, Senior Writer, CNET, joins John to talk about the CEOs of Meta, TikTok, X and other social media companies testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee at a time when lawmakers and parents are growing increasingly concerned about the effects of social media on young people’s lives, Elon Musk wanting Tesla investors to decide on moving the company’s corporate listing to Texas, and U.S. officials saying they disrupted a state-backed Chinese effort to plant malware that could be used to damage civilian infrastructure.

Segment 3: Kevin Smith, Sea Cloud Cruises Executive, talks to John about their magnificent tall ship sailing vessels, how many passengers their ships hold, what guests can expect when they travel with Sea Cloud Cruises, where they currently sail, how the ships handle the open sea, the amazing food aboard their ships, what the accommodations are like, and how long the trips typically last.

Segment 4: Nuwan Samaraweera, COO, P33, tells John about what P33 does, their mission to transform Chicago into a tier one technology and innovation hub, and the results of yesterday’s Good Jobs Challenge, who takes home $500,000 in funding to train inclusive Chicago talent for tech roles.

https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4486208/4486208_2024-02-01-212408.128.mp3

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