Noon Business Lunch 9/25/26: Stock rally, Muse AI, Chicago permit process, Fresh Wave
Segment 1: Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins John Williams to talk about the stock market ral...
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20 of 204 episodesNoon Business Lunch 9/24/26: Illinois AI Cabinet, new Meta glasses, geothermal building, sustainable investing
Segment 1: Alex Papadopoulos, President of Egéa Wealth Management and Egéa SRI (Socially Responsible Investments), joins...
Noon Business Lunch 9/23/26 – Terry Savage: How high energy prices impact the consumer
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about the impact that high ener...
Noon Business Lunch 9/22/26: Core inflation, AI and work agility, iced coffee controversy
Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about the viral TikTok debate over whether it...
Noon Business Lunch 9/21/26: Fed outlook, quantum computing, 3D printing, Bitter & Sweet Cocktail Boutique
Segment 1: Stephen Kates, Principal, Clocktower Financial Consulting, joins John to talk about the Fed raising interest rates and what...
Noon Business Lunch 9/18/26: Fuel costs, economic perception, PRÉS Protein Coffee, Fiserv Small Business Index
Segment 1:  Michael Miller, Economics Professor, Western Washington University and Professor Emeritus at DePaul University,&#...
Noon Business Lunch 9/17/26: Warsh’s hawkish tone, inflation persistent, elevated oil prices, International Manufacturing Technology Show
Segment 1: Michelle Edmonson, Vice President of Exhibitions for AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology and lead for the IMT...
Noon Business Lunch 9/16/26 – Terry Savage: What does the Fed interest rate hike mean for you?
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about the Fed decision on inter...
Noon Business Lunch 9/15/26: Caring companies, crisis management, market volatility, diesel prices, Fed policy decision
Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about the one question you should ask if you...
Noon Business Lunch 9/14/26: Mortgage rates, car ownership cost, John Deere AI chatbot, National Community Investment Fund
Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, and publisher of Love, Money + Real Estate on Substack, joins John to tal...
Noon Business Lunch 9/11/26: Economic resiliency, energy prices, trade war
Segment 1: Steven Esposito, President of Yellowstone Wealth Management in Lake Forest, joins John to talk about what’s goin...
Check out the innovative new products from ECHO
Harold Redman, CEO, ECHO, tells John about the the innovative new products they recently introduced at their Power-On-Athon event. Haro...
Noon Business Lunch 9/10/26: AI bubble fear, Apple event recap, Max’s Deli
Segment 1: Tom Hainlin, National Investment Strategist with U.S. Bank, joins John to talk about AI market volatility, if he thinks ther...
Noon Business Lunch 9/9/26 – Terry Savage: This market does not want to go down
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about the market resiliency despite economic u...
Noon Business Lunch 9/8/26: Labor transition, micromanagement, competitive Chicago condo market
Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins Wendy Snyder, filling in for John Williams, to talk about the econom...
Noon Business Lunch 9/4/26: Robust jobs report, inflation target, apartment rentals, International Manufacturing Technology Show
Segment 1: Michael Miller, Economics Professor, Western Washington University and Professor Emeritus at DePaul University, jo...
Noon Business Lunch 9/3/26: Market upswing, inflation fight, evolving internships, mortgage overpayment
Segment 1: Stephen Kates, Principal, Clocktower Financial Consulting, joins John to talk about why the market is bouncing back today, F...
Noon Business Lunch 9/2/26 – Terry Savage: Will the Fed raise rates in September?
Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about the 10-year Treasury note...
Noon Business Lunch 9/1/26: Iran war, oil prices, labor market outlook, Dolly Parton’s business lessons
Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about why it’s important to over-commun...
Noon Business Lunch 8/31/26: Data centers, home size, AI startups, cyber insurance
Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, and publisher of Love, Money + Real Estate on Substack, joins John to tal...