U.S. Trade Policy...it's sort of like playing a game of "Wack-a-Mole" you never know what is coming up from where. Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the business news headlines. Today:
- Trade Deal with China: On, Off, On, Off...yikes;
- Sprint "over counts" and rakes in millions;
- Google is in some legal troubles from employees;
- See the Peloton ad this weekend? Company stock down 7%;
- Wall Street had a rough day, we've got the numbers;
- You may not get "fries with that" a potato story.
We have all experienced "Death by Power Point". Today Maureen Berger a trainer from Tero International is in to give you tips on how to make sure your next presentation is not only remembered but that you also drive home your objective all with out the dreaded death by Power Point. You can listen to that here.
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Presentations...we've all been to them and many of us have given them. It could be a presentation to a small team or to a large audience. Love 'em or hate 'em they are the fabric of business. What if you could learn to give a presentation that people would not only remember but also be able to pass on information that would stick with the audience? Meet Maureen Berger one of the trainers from Tero International. Here we talk about the tips, anybody can use, to drive home your point. Simple, yet effective, ways to avoid "Death by Power Point". Here's Maureen.
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. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, 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.
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Each week we spend some time with Laura Kinnard from Drake University, DMACC, The Runway at Southridge and the author of DMBizMixer.com and talk about upcoming business events in the Greater Des Moines Metro. Today we, as always, have a host of things coming up this week and into later in December. If you want to have your event listed, and talked about, just use #DMBizEvents and she'll pick it up. Here's Laura!
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. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, 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.
Our Sponsors
AARP-Iowa
National Tractor Parts Dealer Association
Oasis - A Paychex Company
Tero International
It was a big day on Wall Street as the Dow shot up by over 190 points to 28,066 and tech stocks saw the Nasdaq gain 112 to close at 8,632 the S&P 500 up by 23 points and change. Think...China. In the news today:
- Folks have a beef with beef and the industry is on alert;
- The slow trucking industry means layoffs at Cummins;
- Charles Schwab is in a buying mode;
- U.S. jewelry company Tiffany...sold;
- A glut of homes are coming on the market but...there is a but.
Those stories and Lauren Campbell is in our Small Business Spotlight as she highlights her working/meeting space called The Studio. It's a great place for small groups or business meetings and even a party. Plus she's got a Small Business Deal on the rental. Here is that conversation.
Also today, Laura Kinnard is with us chatting it up about business events in the Des Moines Metro plus we'll offer some tips on how your small business can really shine this Saturday for Small Business Saturday. You can hear all of that...here.
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Just as we started the news President Trump says that if there is no deal between the U.S. and China that he will increase tariffs well above the current rate. That should have business worried. In other news today:
- Older workers are hiding but their productivity is huge;
- International Students and the Economy;
- The cheapest car in America is...;
- A lawsuit over "meatless meat";
- Wages and Small Towns;
- Wall Street struggled today and why;
- DoorDash in legal trouble.
Also today we're chatting about the thousands of jobs that are unfilled and the thousands of workers who are looking. Kyle Horn from America's Job Honor Awards says there is a "win-win" for workers and employers if businesses will look at, often, sidelined people. It's a great story and idea. Here's Kyle:
The numbers are staggering both from so many unfilled jobs in America to the number of people seeking employment but have been, for one reason or another, cast aside. Kyle Horn, a returning guest to the Business News Hour is from America's Job Honor Awards and what he has to say about business and those searching for work should resonate across the entire country. Now, this isn't a "feel good" story but a positive message of how employers can find high quality employees in the most unlikely places...and how they might support this program. Here is Kyle...
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. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, 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.
Our Sponsors
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National Tractor Parts Dealer Association
Oasis - A Paychex Company
Tero International
We've got plenty in store for you this afternoon as we wonder, out loud, what in the world is going on with the U.S. China trade deal....Here we go:
- Deal? No Deal? Sounds like a TV Game Show;
- Chick fil-A is changing their giving;
- WeWork said to be laying off thousands;
- FedEx and the New York Times in a brawl;
- Markets closed higher but oh the agony;
- Dunkin to get rid of their classic foam cups;
- Women leaving banking and why.
Those stories and Laura Kinnard from Drake University and DMACC and author of DMBizMixer joins me to chat it up about Entrepreneur Month, some business events a social event in Urbandale and more. To listen to that all you need to do is click here.
It's the MId-Week Edition of the Business News Headlines and we've got some great stories for you today. Just an FYI the Dow did jump up today by 92 points on the strength of the Fed Chairman and closed at 27,783 while the Nasdaq was down fractionally and the S&P 500 picked up 2 points.
- Well, THAT was successful and Netflix suffers;
- Yes, there is a Costco scam going on;
- Google to offer...checking accounts;
- Nike says "buh-buh" to Amazon;
- How about "Instant Money" from your wages;
- Facebook and the iPhone glitch;
- Von Maur changes plans about Jordan Creek.
Those stories and you'll meet several of Cityview Magazine's Business Journal award winners from the recent "19 Businesses People Making a Difference in 2019". You can hear those stories right here.
Thanks for listening!
