The Price of the Necessities - Full Show

BIG BUSINESS: AUTOMOBILES AND GROCERIES TWO UP -Grandparents, going, going, gone? Half of adults 50+ will not become grandparents due to falling birthrates -I can’t believe it’s not Twitter! Threads and Bluesky are having a rise in users due to people’s dissatisfaction with X/Twitter Jeff Sherman is joined in-studio by Jim Tolkan, President of the Automobile Dealers Association of Metro Milwaukee or ADAMM, to talk about the rise of prices of new cars in Wisconsin and across the country, what the average price of one is, how the manufacturing and dealership trends have changed over the years. -Jeff asks Jim about the standardization of high-end features in cars and if you can get cars without them these days. He also asks him about the change of buying options with the online marketplace and what’s not selling. Roundy's Supermarkets is having a big hiring event and Jeff Sherman is joined by their Division HR Leader Nicole Fickau about the event, hiring first time workers out of high school and shopping trends with self-checkout and manned lanes. -Jeff asks Nicole about Roundy’s locations, wages, career development and preparing for the holidays with samples and more. COFFEE INDEX TRY TAKE BUY -TRY: Make a local dining establishment list and try new places! -TAKE: You are going to see a lot of entertainment company mergers during Donald Trump’s second term. -BUY: Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will be doing Muppet’s Christmas Carol music live during the movie. $45 tickets!