Each day we bring you the business news headlines on your time. Today we've got a bunch of interesting stories. Let's go!
- The Dow opened higher but will it last;
- The most valuable brand in the world is...
- Stuff you didn't know: Shutterfly sold;
- Will they stop the Sprint/T-Mobile merger;
- Iconic products, you know, that are no longer made in the U.S.A.;
- Might want to wait to fill up;
- President Trump Tweets more attacks;
- Did you "smile" for the candid camera?
Those stories and a conversation with the Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine, Jason Feifer. He is all about sharing with businesses owners and managers that thinking like an entrepreneur will pay big dividends. To hear that conversation just click here.
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It's a hot topic and one we wanted to know more about...from the business side of guns, gun sales and training. Meet Tom Hudson a return visitor to the Business News Hour and partner in Crossroads Shooting Sports based in Johnston, Iowa. Here we talk about a host of issues and offer some answers that might surprise you...I know they did me. Click through for more with Tom Hudson...
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.
Former Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke is barnstorming Iowa in his effort to become the 2020 Democratic Candidate for President. Recently he was the guest of the Iowa Asian Latino Coalition where he spoke, answered questions from the packed room at the United Steel Workers Union Hall and then visited with reporters. Here is that conversation about campaigning in Iowa, immigration, jobs, clean energy, climate change, farming and even a nod toward Casey's breakfast pizza...
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.
It's the weekend and we've got the business news you might have missed. Thanks for clicking through everybody, always grateful! Today in the newscast...
- So the Commerce Department said the U.S. GDP was 3.2% but...
- Farmers, Potatoes and Lays Potato Chips;
- Exxon spending tons of cash and saw it's profits tank;
- Get ready Toys R Us will be back for the holidays;
- Seems that Bed Bath & Beyond is selling too many...trash cans;
- Wanna make some money? Try snitching;
- What happened and why on Wall Street
And, because it's Friday Jeff Pitts the Managing Editor for Cityview Magazine comes in for some laughs and a look at Stuff to DO in the Metro this weekend into next week. And has he got a list starting with baseball and ending up with a "wacky fairy godmother". We can't make this up. You can hear that fun time...here.
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No markets today due to the Good Friday holiday but we've still got some numbers for you. That and a couple of hot business news stories. And, we go Out to Lunch with the Executive Director of Iowa Voters for Companion Animals, Haley Anderson and Jeff Pitts from Cityview with stuff to do...but first the business news:
- Global stocks did what today;
- The Samsung foldable phone...breaking;
- Guns and people - 20 years after Columbine;
- Whitewashing slavery;
- New home construction slips in March.
Those stories and our Quick Bites time with Haley Anderson (Three questions) and Out to Lunch segment with Haley Anderson is right here.
Finally, Jeff Pitts from Cityview with Stuff to DO in the Metro this weekend into next week. You can find that here.
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Due to Good Friday today is the final trading day on Wall Street and we've got the numbers and why coming up on this Thursday edition of the Business News Hour:
- Positive earnings push the markets;
- Former Sears CEO is being sued;
- A beer story;
- A "smokes" story;
- Trailer park owners in Iowa about to get sent a notice;
- What happened on Wall Street & Why.
Those stories and a hyper-local piece about affordable housing. This is something we stumbled onto early this week and it has to do with the Merle Hale Mall and that re-imagine effort, Anawim Housing an affordable housing non-profit and the City of Urbandale. To hear that...just click here.
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Each weekday we offer up the business news headlines on your time. No waiting around and you can take the podcast with you everywhere. In the business news today:
- The markets slip a bit;
- Bit trouble in farm country;
- J.C. Penny says out with appliances and furniture;
- Chipotle is back in the news and this time it's good;
- Food delivery apps are in hot water about pay issues;
- Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen said the word, "cut";
- What happened and why on Wall Street.
Those stories plus a conversation with Burt Ward who played Robin on the classic T.V. show, Batman. We talk about family, dogs more dogs and his dog food business, Gentle Giant, that is just amazing. And, yes, we'll chat about Batman and Adam West as well. To hear that conversation follow this link.
Wall Street had another decent day...imagine what might have been without all the other distractions. Here are the business news headlines that are just a click away:
- Day five and the markets won again;
- Federal workers start to sue the federal government over the shutdown and they could win;
- Meanwhile thousands of federal workers file for unemployment;
- Retail stocks took a beating today led by Macy's;
- The future of Amazon could be altered by a divorce;
- A look at the numbers in our Wall Street Report.
In for The Interview is Kyle Hopkins a trainer from Tero International. We'll be talking about self awareness, bias, culture and more. So, what's the business angle? He says that by paying attention to differences and recognizing them helps build relationships and...in the end...sales. An interesting topic. To hear that conversation, click here.
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Yet another down day on Wall Street kicks off the broadcast today...that plus a shocking story about what Johnson and Johnson knew about asbestos in...baby powder. Here is the line up:
- If you thought October was a rough month for Wall Street, December is worse;
- Lose $1.9 billion and still give out $25 million in bonuses? It's good to be king;
- That Johnson & Johnson report is tough to take;
- Costco stock fell today;
- GM sending out layoff letters;
- YouTube has been busy, very busy;
- How to become rich and skinny;
- Oh, yeah...the Markets.
Those stories plus some Friday Fun with Jeff Pitts the managing editor of Cityview Magazine. We'll talk about Stuff to DO in the Metro this weekend into next week and even get off on Hammond B3 organs...no, really! You can listen to this silliness by clicking here.
Thanks for listening!
