Several jarring things happened today and yet the markets moved upward. Why? That's just one of the stories we've got for you today:
- What were investors thinking today;
- Jobs...will we really ever fill what is out there;
- Amazon says they have jobs paying $150,000 a year;
- Marty McFly...your truck is getting ready;
- Folks leaving the city may be good for DIY;
- The Wall Street Report
- Comfy clothing in larger sizes...hmmmmm.
Those stories plus an extended and exclusive interview with Sarah Trone-Garriott who is running for the Iowa State Senate in Senate District 22 (Clive, Windsor Heights, West Des Moines and Waukee). To be sure, at the start it seems this is a hyper-local story but what we talk about is happening all over Iowa and the nation. To listen, click here.
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Each week we climb into our Hyper-Local Machine and get Jeff Pitts the managing editor of Cityview Magazine to come by and chat it up about "Stuff to DO in the Greater Des Moines Metro". And, he does not disappoint. Now, for full disclosure do not expect much seriousness coming from this conversation. It's all in fun and hell, you need some fun right about now. From virtual plays to reclaiming your summer concert series to broadswords...yes broadswords click through for some fun:
Like those of us who report on the news like to say, "It's Friday...only two more working days until Monday!" Thanks for clicking through and here's what we've got on tap today:
- The markets "wobbled";
- The coming of mass evictions;
- Two numbers: 600 and 25,000,000;
- Delta to cut pay for pilots;
- CISCO fires "some employees" over BLM backlash;
- No cruse for...you;
- The Wall Street Report
- "Try something new" she said...and there are new jobs out there.
Those stories plus...it's Friday so have some fun already! Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine is in to chat it up about a host of things going on in the Des Moines Metro. Some silly stuff about the "Room of Doom" and a new tagline for Zoom. Plus a comic-cosplay event, drive in plays, a gun show, fireworks and much more including Summer Stir. To learn more about that click ahead and enjoy!
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So many things going on in the world of business and we've got the top news stories just a click away. Here's what we've got for you:
- Essential or...not;
- The bottom could be falling out of the used car market;
- Amazon and third party sellers;
- Sexual harassment at McDonald's?
- The Oil Deal - Too little too late;
- Sobering news about the economy;
- The Wall Street Report;
- The "Post Pandemic" Office.
Those stories and Laura Kinnard is in talking about how some are finding out that going digital isn't the waste of time they may have once thought it was. You can hear that conversation here.
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If you thought that the Fed dropping interest rates might heal the markets...guess again. Here are the business news headlines from today:
- The Fed didn't stop the bleeding on Wall Street;
- A mall in Texas closed...think coronavirus;
- Twitter says "Work from home";
- Target sees "aggressive shopping";
- The Wall Street Report
- Remember the CEO who raised the minimum wage to $70,000 a year. Did he go..broke?
Those stories plus: For over three decades the Des Moines Civil and Human Rights Commission has presented a symposium intended to both hear and educate the general public about issues that face us all. Here you'll meet Joshua Barr the Director of the commission and Ryan Arnold the Director of Community Engagement at Drake University. We'll start with an understanding of what the commission does, why Drake is supporting the event and then get into what the symposium is about and how the topics came to be. Registration is OPEN until March 6th. You can get tickets to the event here. In addition to the symposium there is a kick-off event the evening of the 17th at 6PM with Vanessa Roberts "Afropuff Lederhosen: A Critically Comical Investigation of Race" which will also be at Drake. Tickets to that event are here. Click here to listen.
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Early this morning the overnight futures from around the world pointed to a lower open on Wall Street. Well, that's sorta what happened...here are the business news headlines we've got for you today:
- Stocks snap a 7 day losing streak..
- Cheap money beats worrying about the coronavirus;
- Costco is running out of...stuff;
- Betting on China and Apple;
- Samsung moves a plant to where Apple once looked;
- The Wall Street Report
- Twitter stock surges and why;
- Twitter for Business a Marketing Tip.
Those stories PLUS we've got Laura Kinnard from DMACC, Drake University and The Runway Innovation and Events Studio with us chatting it up about business events happening this week in the Des Moines Metro. From coworking to female business events to the DSM reveal she's got stuff going on. To hear that...just click here.
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While we tend to report region and national news we love staying in touch with the Des Moines business community and each week Laura Kinnard from Drake University, DMACC and The Runway Innovation and Events Studio joins me to chat it up about business events happening in the Metro. From a magazine event to One Million Cups Des Moines to women in business to co-working with Gravitate she's got it covered. Pick one, two or three and GO. You want your event talked up? Just do #DMBizEvents on Social Media and she'll have you covered.
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