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Noon Business Lunch

Noon Business Lunch

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Episodes

100

Latest episode

Nov 2026

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EN-US

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The Noon Business Lunch with John Williams from WGN Radio 720

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November 13, 2026

Noon Business Lunch 11/13/26: Microsoft outage, Nvidia sliding, Fiserv small business index, year-end tax tips

Segment 1: Business reporter Steve Alexander and John Williams chat through some of the top business stories of the day including the latest on the Microsoft outage, what’s going on with Nvidia stock, the inflation data released this morning, and what the data might mean for interest rates. Segment 2: Mike Spriggs, Head of Consumer Insights […]

November 12, 2026

Noon Business Lunch 11/12/26: AgenticFlowPro, Google smart glasses, economic perception vs. reality

Segment 1: Brian Alvarez, Founder, AgenticFlowPro, tells John about winning TechRise by P33 Veterans Day Pitch Competition for AgenticFlowPro, which delivers autonomous cloud operations for growing companies using AI agents to fix cloud infrastructure issues. Segment 2: Scott Stein, Editor at Large, CNET, joins John Williams to tell him what he learned about Google’s new smart glasses. […]

November 11, 2026

Noon Business Lunch 11/11/26 – Terry Savage: How Nvidia spy scandal impacts the stock market

Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about the latest on the Jensen Huang spy saga, if she believes Huang will keep his position as Nvidia’s CEO, and to answer all of your financial questions.

November 10, 2026

Noon Business Lunch 11/10/26: Strong economy, Nvidia controversy, election lessons, Chicago real estate roundup

Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about the good win for the Bears, the surprisingly strong jobs numbers, if he thinks the Fed should raise interest rates, and what CEO bad behavior can mean for a company. Segment 2: Philippe Weiss, President, Seyfarth at Work, joins John to talk about […]

November 9, 2026

Noon Business Lunch 11/9/26: Gas prices falling, Nvidia takes hit, IBM Quantum, JiMMYBAR!

Segment 1: Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins John Williams to talk about why the market is up today, the good economic data released last week, why oil prices are coming down, the future of AI and data centers, what’s going on with Nvidia today, what he thinks of the new Fed […]

November 6, 2026

Noon Business Lunch 11/6/26: Market stabilizing, jobs added, financial stability of Chicagoans, Run Down the Middle

Segment 1: Steven Esposito, President of Yellowstone Wealth Management in Lake Forest, joins John to talk about the market reaction to the election, the strong economic data including, GDP, consumer sentiment, and jobs, and what he’s recommending for investors right now. Segment 2: Elliot Richardson, CEO and Founder, Run Down the Middle, tells John about this new organization […]

November 5, 2026

Noon Business Lunch 11/5/26: Market drop, Sustainable investing, OLED iPad Mini review

Segment 1: Alex Papadopoulos, President of Egéa Wealth Management and Egéa SRI (Socially Responsible Investments), joins John Williams to talk about keeping both the earth and your portfolio healthy. Now that Democrats have gained control of Congress, what is the future of sustainable investing? Segment 2: Scott Stein, Editor at Large, CNET, joins John Williams to talk review Apple’s OLED iPad […]

November 4, 2026

Noon Business Lunch 11/4/26 – Terry Savage: What a new Congress will mean for your money

Nationally syndicated financial columnist and author Terry Savage joins John Williams to talk about the market reaction to the midterm election results, what a new Congress will mean for the economy and your money, what you should know about a new I-Bond rate, and to answer all of your financial questions.

November 3, 2026

Noon Business Lunch 11/3/26: Job search struggles, election results and market performance

Segment 1: Tom Gimbel, job expert and founder of LaSalle Network, joins John to talk about the importance of learning from both good and bad managers, the difficulty finding a job right now, the amount of effort it takes to actually get a job, and why just clicking ‘apply’ is not going to be enough. Segment 2: […]

November 2, 2026

Noon Business Lunch 11/2/26: Data centers, mortgage rates falling, driverless cars study, Vin Chicago celebrates 40 years

Segment 1: Ilyce Glink, owner of Think Glink Media, and publisher of Love, Money + Real Estate on Substack, joins Jon Hansen to talk about election day and how data centers are on the ballot this year, mortgage interest rates beginning to fall, and why credit card debt is rising. Segment 2: Jim Dallke, Director of Communications, TechNexus […]

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