Noon Business Lunch
The Noon Business Lunch Podcast with John Williams from WGN Radio 720 in Chicago
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Noon Business Lunch 9/8/26: Labor transition, micromanagement, competitive Chicago condo market (opens the original)
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Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins Wendy Snyder, filling in for John Williams, to talk about the economy being strong overall, his thoughts on Friday’s labor report, and the importance of communication at work. Segment 2: Dennis Rodkin, residential real estate reporter for Crain’s, joins Wendy to talk about a variety of real estate stories including […]
Noon Business Lunch 9/4/26: Robust jobs report, inflation target, apartment rentals, International Manufacturing Technology Show (opens the original)
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Segment 1: Michael Miller, Economics Professor, Western Washington University and Professor Emeritus at DePaul University, joins John to talk about today’s surprising jobs numbers, the Fed’s ongoing effort to fight inflation, and to explain the economic differences between capitalism, socialism, and communism. Segment 2: Shane Rachman, president of Cross Street, joins John Williams to talk about their residential […]
Noon Business Lunch 9/3/26: Market upswing, inflation fight, evolving internships, mortgage overpayment (opens the original)
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Segment 1: Stephen Kates, Principal, Clocktower Financial Consulting, joins John to talk about why the market is bouncing back today, Fed Governor Waller indicating he will support holding rates steady next week, inflation still being well above the Fed’s target, and evidence showing that the economy is still pretty strong. Segment 2: Scott Stein, Editor at […]
Noon Business Lunch 9/2/26 – Terry Savage: Will the Fed raise rates in September? (opens the original)
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Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about the 10-year Treasury note yield hitting a high of 4.818% and what that means, what will likely happen when the Fed meets next week, why the market still seems impervious to uncertainty, what to know about Social Security insolvency, and to answer all of […]
Noon Business Lunch 9/1/26: Iran war, oil prices, labor market outlook, Dolly Parton’s business lessons (opens the original)
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Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about why it’s important to over-communicate with the boss, and what he expects from Friday’s August labor report. Segment 2: Philippe Weiss, President, Seyfarth at Work, joins John to talk about business lessons to be learned from the great Dolly Parton. Segment 3: […]
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