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Wintrust Business Minute: The Uber App can now hail you taxi cab in Chicago
Wintrust Business Lunch - April 12, 2024 13:53 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSteve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. Uber users will soon be able to hail a cab. Starting April 11th, 2024, Chicago users will begin seeing the taxi option in their app. A similar program launched two years ago in New York and pilot programs were also...
Wintrust Business Lunch 4/11/24: Money optimism, Kidsy, Major League Table Tennis comes to Chicago
Wintrust Business Lunch - April 11, 2024 20:11 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSegment 1: Sarah Foster, Analyst, Bankrate, talks to John about a new report that shows young people surprisingly feel the most optimistic about their money despite their finances sometimes telling a different story. Segment 2: Bree Fowler, Senior Writer, CNET, joins John to talk about a bill pas...
Wintrust Business Lunch 4/10/24 – Terry Savage: Embers of inflation burst into flames
Wintrust Business Lunch - April 10, 2024 21:45 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsNationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John to talk about the hot inflation report, if the Fed will have to raise interest rates to deal with sticky inflation, how the market is reacting to the inflation data, and everything you should know about reverse mortgages...
Wintrust Business Minute: The Art Institute of Chicago’s visitor center is getting an upgrade
Wintrust Business Lunch - April 10, 2024 20:44 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSteve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. Chicago-based Radio Flyer is about to reveal its new electric bike. The bike is called Flyer Via and the company says it’ll “combine performance and style, while delivering warm memories for the whole family.” The ...
Wintrust Business Minute: Chicago area could see a nearly 1% increase in tech jobs this year
Wintrust Business Lunch - April 10, 2024 00:51 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSteve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. The tech job market in Chicago is expected to see a rebound in 2024 after layoffs and a venture capital funding slowdown last year. CompTIA, a nonprofit association for the information tech industry and workforce, ...
Wintrust Business Lunch 4/9/24: Market volatility, office loners, New Buffalo housing
Wintrust Business Lunch - April 09, 2024 19:32 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSegment 1: Steven Esposito, President of Yellowstone Wealth Management in Lake Forest, talks to John about why the market has no confidence in the Fed, what he’s telling his clients about their portfolios, the economy still being strong, how many rate cuts he expects the Fed to make this year, an...
Wintrust Business Lunch 4/8/24: Future of work, student loan debt, Financial Literacy Month
Wintrust Business Lunch - April 08, 2024 20:28 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSegment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media and Best Money Moves, joins John to talk about a new Redfin survey that shows 3/4 of Baby Boomers plan to stay in their homes and to break down SoFi’s Future of Work report. Ilyce also gives us an update on President Biden’s plan to eliminate som...
Wintrust Business Minute: O’Hare’s revitalization project is on track
Wintrust Business Lunch - April 08, 2024 18:00 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSteve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. A new report says Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed a deal with airlines that would keep the O’Hare project on track. Crain’s reports the mayor has told the airlines about a plan that would change the orde...
Wintrust Business Minute: Chicago ranks third on the Best Cities for Food and Drinks list
Wintrust Business Lunch - April 05, 2024 21:21 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSteve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. Food & Wine magazine is out with its Best Cities for Food and Drinks list and Chicago ranks third in the country. The magazine says Chicago has a diverse offering of foods that satisfy appetites across budgets. Als...
Wintrust Business Lunch 4/5/24: Strong job numbers, City Cruises Chicago, Greek Heritage Parade
Wintrust Business Lunch - April 05, 2024 19:46 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSegment 1: Scott Hamilton, Gallagher’s Global Chairman of Human Resource and Compensation Consulting, breaks down the numbers behind today’s excellent labor report. What does the report mean for employers and employees, the Fed and interest rates, and for the economy moving forward. Segment 2: Gr...
Wintrust Business Minute: Starbucks workers at 58th & Western vote to unionize
Wintrust Business Lunch - April 04, 2024 22:15 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSteve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. Workers at another Starbucks in Chicago have voted to unionize. Employees at 58th & Western voted unanimously to join Starbucks Workers United. It’s the 23rd location in Illinois to unionize. Organizers say 420 Sta...
Wintrust Business Lunch 4/4/24: Inflation outlook, Tesla sales fall, 360 Chicago
Wintrust Business Lunch - April 04, 2024 20:11 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSegment 1: Paul Nolte, Senior Wealth Advisor and Market Strategist, Murphy & Sylvest, joins John to talk about Fed Chairman Powell’s comments the last few weeks about the markets, the economy and interest rates, why the markets have been slipping this week, and how inflation is impacting consumer...
Wintrust Business Minute: Boeing CEO to also step down from Caterpillar board
Wintrust Business Lunch - April 03, 2024 22:11 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSteve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. The outgoing Boeing CEO will also step down from his post on the Caterpillar board. Dave Calhoun is departing Boeing at the end of the year, as the company deals with a safety crisis. The planemaker is also under i...
Wintrust Business Lunch 4/3/24 – Terry Savage: Fed still worried about inflation
Wintrust Business Lunch - April 03, 2024 21:42 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsNationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John to talk about the stock market performance the last couple of days, the latest news on expected Fed rate cuts, and how inflation is impacting consumers despite the economy being strong. And, as always, Terry answers all ...
Wintrust Business Minute: University of Chicago Medicine residents and fellows to form a union
Wintrust Business Lunch - April 02, 2024 21:13 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSteve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. University of Chicago Medical Center medical residents and fellows are forming a union. More than 1,000 of them have announced plans to join the Committee of Interns & Residents, a division of Service Employees Int...
Wintrust Business Lunch 4/2/24: Market pullback, work relationships, Sundance Institute x Chicago
Wintrust Business Lunch - April 02, 2024 20:04 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSegment 1: Tom Gimbel, founder and CEO of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about how the rise in remote work is causing the demise of building friendships at work. Segment 2: Jason Lesniewicz, Director of Cultural Tourism, Choose Chicago, tells John about the upcoming Sundance Institute x Chic...
Wintrust Business Minute: Chicago health care incubator now accepting applications for accelerator program
Wintrust Business Lunch - April 01, 2024 20:59 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSteve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. Matter, the health care incubator and innovation hub in Chicago, says applications for a new healthcare accelerator program are now being accepted. Matter and CareQuest Innovation Partners opened applications for S...
Wintrust Business Lunch 4/1/24: Renter envy, Cameo funding, The Fifty/50 Group
Wintrust Business Lunch - April 01, 2024 19:46 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSegment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media and Best Money Moves, joins John to talk about how nearly 9 in 10 homeowners say the true cost of owning a home is higher than expected, how inflation has impacted Americans’ ability to save for retirement, and Segment 2: Jim Dallke, National Edi...
Wintrust Business Lunch 3/29/24: Stubborn inflation, savings rates, Geja’s Cafe
Wintrust Business Lunch - March 29, 2024 19:27 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSegment 1: Craig Bolanos, Co-Founder and CEO of Wealth Management Group, joins John to talk about the latest data on inflation, the 5-month stock market rally, how many interest rate cuts he expects, why people are continuing to spend money, the concern over credit card debt, and why he’s encoura...
Wintrust Business Lunch 3/28/24: Market rotation, Tavern on Rush returns, Tighthead Brewing Co.
Wintrust Business Lunch - March 28, 2024 19:50 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSegment 1: Tom Fortino, Founder and Principal, Alpha Wealth Group, and host of “This Week in Wealth” on WGN Radio, joins John Williams to talk about how well the markets have performed this quarter, the rotation he’s seeing in the market right now, if he thinks interest rates will come down, and ...
Wintrust Business Minute: Wayfair is hiring before Wilmette store opens
Wintrust Business Lunch - March 28, 2024 17:01 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSteve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. Online retailer Wayfair is hiring as it moves closer to opening its first physical store in Illinois in Wilmette. The grand opening is set for May 4 in the Edens Plaza Shopping Center. The company is hiring 200 pe...
Wintrust Business Lunch 3/27/24 – Terry Savage: Incredible quarter for the stock market
Wintrust Business Lunch - March 27, 2024 21:29 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsNationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John to talk about the incredible quarter for the stock market, how you should think about your investments if you are close to retirement age, and some great news regarding social security clawbacks! Terry also answers all o...
Wintrust Business Lunch 3/26/24: Consumer sentiment, retaliation complaints, Alter Brewing
Wintrust Business Lunch - March 26, 2024 19:51 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSegment 1: Scott Bauer, CEO of Prosper Trading Academy, talks to John about the extended stock market rally, why he thinks a stock pullback could be healthy for the economy, why consumer sentiment is waning, his thoughts on Fed Chairman Powell saying we will have three rate cuts this year, and wh...
Wintrust Business Minute: McDonald’s and Krispy Kreme partnership goes national
Wintrust Business Lunch - March 26, 2024 17:52 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSteve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. Chicago-based McDonald’s says test results were so sweet with Krispy Kreme that their partnership is expanding nationally. That means you’ll be able to get Krispy Kreme donuts at every McDonald’s by the end of 2026...
Wintrust Business Lunch 3/25/24: Work behavior, female startup founders, Home and Housewares Show
Wintrust Business Lunch - March 25, 2024 20:18 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSegment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media and Best Money Moves, joins John to talk about the trends she saw from the Home and Housewares Show. Segment 2: Jim Dallke, National Editor, American Inno, talks to John about female founders receiving a record high percentage of VC dollars last ...
Wintrust Business Minute: Molson Coors goes retro with new Miller Lite campaign
Wintrust Business Lunch - March 21, 2024 21:44 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSteve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. Chicago-based Molson Coors is going retro for its latest Miller Lite ad campaign. Ad Age says an updated take on “Tastes Great, Less Filling” will hit airwaves soon. Retired athletes Mia Hamm, J.J. Watt, Reggie Mil...
Wintrust Business Lunch 3/21/24: Fed rate cuts, Reddit IPO, ‘Diaper Brackets for Good’ challenge
Wintrust Business Lunch - March 21, 2024 19:33 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSegment 1: Ted Rossman, Bankrate.com Senior industry analyst, joins John to break down Fed Chairman Powell’s comments yesterday, what that means for possible rate interest rate cuts this year, and how the market and the economy will be impacted. Segment 2: Bree Fowler, Senior Writer, CNET, joins ...
Wintrust Business Minute: McDonald’s President and CEO to receive promotion
Wintrust Business Lunch - March 20, 2024 21:58 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSteve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. A promotion is coming for the McDonald’s President and CEO. Chris Kempczinksi will become the company’s chairman after its 2024 shareholders meeting. That meeting is usually held in May. The announcement comes as M...
Wintrust Business Lunch 3/20/24 – Terry Savage: Expect to see three rate cuts this year
Wintrust Business Lunch - March 20, 2024 21:52 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsNationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John to talk about a victory on Social Security Horror Stories, what she expects to come from the recent comments by Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, and how many rate cuts she expects to see this year. And as always, Terry answer...
Wintrust Business Minute: Encyclopaedia Britannica preparing for public offering
Wintrust Business Lunch - March 19, 2024 21:40 ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsSteve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute. Chicago-based Encyclopaedia Britannica is preparing for an initial public offering that would value it at about $1 billion. The education technology company and book publisher is also the owner of the Merriam-Webst...
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