Wintrust Business Lunch 7/26/24: Volatile market, ‘Bleisure Travel,’ new Chicago quantum computing campus

Wintrust Business Lunch

Segment 1: Tom Fortino, Founder and Principal, Alpha Wealth Group, and host of “The Alpha Wealth Hour” on WGN Radio, joins John to talk about the volatility of the markets this week, what is causing the market jumping today, the market starting to broaden, his outlook on Fed policy and rate cuts, how higher rates have been impacting the economy, and why he’s still concerned about rising debt.

Segment 2: Heather Larson, president and CEO of Meet Chicago Northwest (MCNW), the meetings and conventions bureau that represents eight communities that sit on the edge of Chicago and O’Hare International Airport, joins John Williams to talk about the rise of ‘Bleisure Travel.’

Segment 3: Kyle Schulz, Chief Growth Officer, World Business Chicago, joins John to talk about the announcement earlier this week about the new quantum computing campus that will be built at the former U.S. Steel South Works site. Kyle explains how this campus will allow the city of Chicago to be at the forefront of quantum and the economic benefits that will come with it.

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