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Noon Business Lunch 10/16/25: Markets stretched, Fed decision, Walmart and ChatGPT, Midwestern University
Update: 2025-10-16
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Segment 1: Tom Fortino, Founder and Principal, Alpha Wealth Group and host of “The Alpha Wealth Hour” on WGN Radio, joins John Williams to talk about the markets continuing to hold up despite economic uncertainty, if he thinks the market is a little bit stretched, earnings being strong, what the Fed is likely to do with rates, and what he’s telling his clients right now.
Segment 2: Abrar Al-Heeti, Senior Technology reporter for CNET, tells John about Walmart announcing a new partnership with OpenAI.
Segment 3: Dr. Joshua Baker, President of Midwestern University, joins John to talk about recently becoming the 10th president of Midwestern University, what he’s learned about the new role, how many students attend the university, where the student body comes from, what distinguishes Midwestern University from other schools, the programs that are in the most demand right now, the acceptance rate at the school, and the importance of leaning into a ‘student first’ mentality.
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