And...we started the second quarter of the year the same way as we ended the first quarter with the markets failing. It's Wednesday the 1st of April thanks for being here. Today:
- Day to day life is changing...fast;
- Hobby Lobby opening stores;
- A toilet paper report;
- Another day another Amazon walkout;
- The Wall Street Report;
- Jobs are opening up but...
Those stories and our interview today is with Timm Mueller the Export Manager for Granit-Parts headquartered in Germany. If there is one sector of the economy that may be growing it is agriculture. We connected through LifeSize.com for this conversation. A neat platform we've just discovered, thanks to Timm. You can hear that conversation here.
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It's the final day of March and the end of the first quarter. Here are the top business news stories we've got for you today:
- Hospitals firing doctors/nurses;
- Amazon fires a person linked to the walkout;
- The news business is struggling and that's a danger;
- Walmart hiring 5,000 people a day;
- Largest mall owner laying off staff;
- The president and $2 trillion;
- The Wall Street Report;
- Farmers, Food and Fear.
Those stories plus a conversation with Steven Haas from DLS Worldwide about trucking industry changes going on all across the country. Tips and some great advice as we move products around the nation. To listen to that conversation, click here.
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Well, the rally lasted three days anyway. It's the Friday Edition of the business news headlines for March 27. Just a click away you'll hear these stories:
- Wall Street stalled today and why;
- No Cheesecake for you;
- Guns, let's talk...guns;
- Ford pulls out all the stops;
- GM gets in hot water with the president;
- Grocery workers to go on strike Monday;
- The Wall Street Report
Thanks for coming by and stay well, and safe! BTW a programming note. Insight on Business the News Hour, Week in Review is moving to NOON CDT this Sunday on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. A full hour of the biggest business news stories of the week along with our interview segments.
In normal times an unemployment report like we received this morning would have shut the markets down. But these are not normal times. Click ahead for the business news headlines for Thursday the 26th of March:
- No, these are not normal times;
- Truck drivers get a reprieve;
- Vacuums to Ventilators;
- Panic buying is hurting employees;
- UAW wary of opening up auto plants;
- The Wall Street Report;
- Nurses on the front lines.
Those stories plus a wide ranging conversation with Janice Person who recently started her company JP Loves Cotton. We'll talk about consumers, branding, transparency, trust, agriculture and consumers. It was great to reconnect with my friend from St. Louis about her new adventure. Listen to that conversation here.
Back to Back wins for the Dow today...the first since February. Welcome to the business news headlines for Wednesday the 25th of March. Just a click away:
- Why the festivities on Wall Street;
- Some may not be able to get stimulus dollars;
- Asian manufactures are closing plants because of the U.S.;
- Automaker suppliers are getting worried;
- Speaking of worry...now it's grocery stores;
- Restaurants becoming liquor stores;
- The Wall Street Report;
- A very dull stock is now a hot equity.
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If there was any good business news today it came out of Wall Street as the markets shot up. Welcome to the business news headlines for Tuesday the 24th of March:
- It was an historic one day rise on the Dow;
- What will become of the U.S. Postal Service;
- Ford says its plants will remain closed;
- Boeing says no to the government having a equity share;
- Denmark has a message for America;
- The Wall Street Report
- Back to work? The experts say no...the president?
- Finally the "old folks need to sacrifice" story.
Those items and we've got Laura Kinnard with us today talking about remote work, technology, tips and productivity. What will the other side of this look like? She tells us. To hear that...just click here.
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For a bit today it looked like the U.S. Senate was going to pass an economic package but the deal, once again, fell through. That story and these are coming to you today:
- The "deal" that wasn't;
- The toilet paper saga is real and why;
- Retailers have deals but will consumers bite;
- Grocery stores and security;
- A pizza chain that wants to hire 30,000 workers;
- Zillow is canceling their home buying program;
- A slow down in the rental industry as well;
- The Wall Street Report;
- Some are now using the "D Word".
Those stories plus Jessica Dunker from the Iowa Restaurant Association will join me to talk about the economic impact restaurant owners and staff are experiencing and what steps the association is taking to help in these difficult time. To hear that...just click here.
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We reached out to Jessica Dunker the President/CEO of the Iowa Restaurant Association for a conversation about how owners and restaurant workers are responding to the shutdown of the industry. There are over 155,000 restaurant workers in Iowa ranking only second to the number of people in health care. Here is how the association, the state government, owners and workers are responding. And how you might be able to help.
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From the business side this is a week to put in the rear-view mirror. Today here's what we've got for you for the Friday Edition:
- It started out well but ended poorly;
- Food and Food Workers - A sobering consideration;
- Kraft Heinz working overtime;
- Target boosts pay and benefits;
- Peloton cancels deliveries;
- Jobless numbers could be dreadful;
- The Wall Street Report
- GameStop...Essential?
Those stories plus a conversation about connecting with people and how important that is today...perhaps...more than ever. My guest is Ginger Johnson who is a professional connector. We'll talk about the importance of connecting, how to better connect with others and why all of that matters. To hear that conversation click here.
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Wall Street edged up...ever so slightly. That story plus others on this Thursday the 19th day of March and the First Day of Spring:
- Tech stocks moved the markets today;
- The rich are buying stocks like crazy;
- Walmart starts to limit the sale of some items;
- Landlords demanding rent or else;
- Not everybody is cool with "work from home";
- Essential retail centers begging for employees;
- The Wall Street Report.
Those stories plus we'll introduce you to Cherie Edilson the creator of ShopWhereILive.com. Cherie has developed an online sales platform for mainstreet stores and services without the hidden charges. She has been partnering with local chambers and their members but has also branched out to individual retailers on Main Street. To hear that conversation, click here.
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