Welcome to the Friday Edition of the Business News Headlines and we've got a bunch on tap for you today. Let's get started:
- An ugly milestone yet the markets roar;
- September is rough for Wall Street, what about October;
- Gold drops;
- A new LinkedIn feature but...be careful;
- Best & Worst cities for Minimum Wage Workers;
- The Wall Street Report;
- The slow down in the labor market is...real.
Those stories PLUS the plight of hospitals, especially rural hospitals. You'll hear from Kevin Kincaid the CEO of the Knoxville, Iowa Hospital and Clinic about what facilities across the country are hoping congress gets right. To listen, click here.
Then we'll lighten the mood with Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine and feature "Stuff to DO" in the Greater Des Moines Metro. Hey, it's Friday and you deserve it! To listen click here.
Thanks for coming by!
Several weeks ago our guests Brian Dieter and Gary Botine from the Mary Greeley Medical Center joined us for a conversation about the Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payment Program or MAAPP. It's time for an update. Here Kevin Kincaid the President/CEO of the Knoxville Hospital and Clinics shares where we are and what they hope will happen in the coming weeks. Why it matters? Because the future of many, especially rural hospitals, is on the line. Meet Kevin Kincaid.
Every so often we get to visit with people running for public office. Today you'll meet farmer and lawyer Warren Varley who is running for the Iowa State Senate in District 10 a vast area of Adair, Cass, Dallas, Guthrie, and Polk Counties. We talk about what he sees as ways to improve the quality of life in not only those counties but all of Iowa and how the state needs to pay attention to our rural communities. And, yes, he has a plan. Meet Warren Varley...
It's the early edition of the business news headlines for Wednesday the 26th of August. Thanks for being with us again. Today:
- Women to leave the workforce in mass?
- A dire warning about Social Security;
- China lags in U.S. purchases but...
- Las Vegas isn't booming...it's busting;
- Cash strapped colleges being asked for more money;
- The Wall Street Report;
- And some good news: Flavored Setzler!
Thanks for coming by and join us on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour.
Hi and welcome back to the business news headlines. We're trying something different today. Along with the business news headlines we're also including Jeff Pitts the managing editor of Cityview Magazine and his "Stuff to DO" segment. If you're into just the news that's up first but if you want to stick around for the fun...keep on listening. Today in the news:
- That $600 a week...did it keep people out of work?
- Unexpected - John Deere on a roll;
- Existing home sales are up...so too the price;
- The Wall Street Report;
- Airbnb says the party is over;
- Jeff Pitts and I riff about "Stuff to DO". Enjoy!
So, if yesterday was Thursday.... Welcome to the Business News Headlines for Friday the 10th of July. Inside and just a click away we've got these stories for you:
- You know that extra $600 bucks for unemployed...
- Air bags are back in the news this time...Chrysler;
- Toyota says people who mocked George Floyd no longer employed;
- China just bought a bunch of corn;
- Meanwhile a complaint over fake cotton bale wraps from, yep, China;
- American Airlines says "nope" on 17 737 Max jets unless...
- The Wall Street Report;
- A closer look at the unemployment numbers.
Those stories PLUS you've got to have a bit of fun...right? Here Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine chats it up about Stuff to DO in the Des Moines Metro this weekend into next week. Plus we talk about pizza and pickled herring for...breakfast. Why not, right? To listen to that bit of fun times just click here.
Thanks for listening!
It's Wednesday and we've got the business news headlines from today the 10th day of June 2020. Here's what we've got for you today:
- Fed said no rate hikes until 2022;
- Wall Street seems not to care if Biden wins;
- It's coming back...the $1,000 haircut;
- Still billions waiting for small businesses but...
- The Fed decision and your wallet;
- The Iowa State Fair is a no-go for 2020;
- The Wall Street Report;
- Older workers have a hard choice to make.
Thanks for coming by and remember you can follow us all day on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour. Thanks again and stay safe.
Early this morning as we were looking at the Dow futures we figured the market might jump up about 300 points. We were wrong...it was more. Welcome to the business news headlines for the 5th of June. Let's go:
- When is bad news...good news?;
- The company was founded here in 1818 and may soon be...gone;
- The new-old thing that is proving to be hot entertainment;
- Here about the viral email at Goldman Sacs;
- The Wall Street Report;
- Wealth divide in America.
Thanks for listening and you can find us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour
Have a great weekend and we'll visit next on Sunday at Noon with the Week in Review on News/Talk 1540 KXEL.
Hard to believe that we're a day away from being in June! Here's the business news headlines that we've got ready for you today. Thanks for listening!
- Six major brands filed for bankruptcy in May. We have a list;
- Remember the Trump COVID19 postcard? Now we know the cost;
- Jail for some small business owners;
- Farmworkers and COVID10 it's another big story;
- The Wall Street Report;
- Big changes for your downtown office coming.
Thanks for coming by. Have a great weekend and remember we're back on Sunday a Noon Central Time with the Business Week in Review on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. Between now and then, follow us on Twitter for news, interviews and business information, daily. We're @IoB_NewsHour.
Thanks again!
Well, that week went fast. A reminder that we're on again this Sunday at Noon on News/Talk 1540 KXEL with Insight on Business the News Hour Week in Review. But, for today, this is what we've got for you:
- Cash - The New Typhoid Mary;
- Cash handouts to everybody...it could happen;
- The "other farmers" who are struggling;
- China plays today in two stories;
- The Wall Street Report
That's a wrap for this week. Thanks for listening!
