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The Business News Headlines and Four Entrepreneurs 5 May 2025

Happy Cinco De Mayo and welcome to the Monday Edition of the Business News Headlines for this the 5th day of May.  Glad you're here. Topping our newscast is the belief that the Central Bank will defy President Trump and keep interest rates where they are.  We'll know more on Wednesday. In other news shoe company Sketchers has been purchased and will be going private. More tariff news to share with you this time it’s Hollywood and movies. Audi pulls imports the US and tells dealers to sell what’s in stock. The Wall Street Report and an experiment…will American consumers purchase more expensive items if they are made in the USA?  You might be surprised. For the interview I visited with four entrepreneurs last week at the Valley Junction Farmers Market held in West Des Moines, Iowa…and what they had to say might impress you.  Let’s go!
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The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on  PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central 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...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

The Business News Headlines and Four Entrepreneurs 2 May 2025

We start off our newscast with the surprising story about how many jobs were created in April and that number had an impact on the stock market. Welcome to the Friday Edition of the Business News Headlines for the 2nd day of May.  Thanks for being here. In other news, home ownership is slipping away from many Americans. As energy demand goes down so to do oil company profits. Microsoft jacks up the price of it’s xBox. We’ll share the Wall Street Report with you and Wendy’s has some concerns about the economy and what they did.  Also today you’ll meet four entrepreneurs all with a different story. I took some gear the Valley Junction Farmers Market and chatted with some very interesting folks.  Stay with us for that and while it sounds hyper-local what they have to say resonates with entrepreneurs everywhere.  Let’s go.
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The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on  PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central 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...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

Meet Entrepreneur Theresa Leppert

So often we have these chance meetings that bring us to a story we love sharing. Here you will meet Theresa Leppert who worked in the medical field and thought a massage was something that only rich people did on vacation.  One trip, years ago, changed her life.  She went back to school and opened up a massage and aroma therapy business in the tiny town of Maquoketa, Iowa (pop. 6,000). But it doesn't stop there Theresa is also on the Board of Directors of Girl Campers and we'll talk about that as well. Meet Theresa Leppert an entrepreneur that’s got a bunch going on from Girl Campers to Lucida Sol Wellness & Botanicals. 
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The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on  PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central 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...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

The Business News Headlines and More! 1 May 2025

Welcome to May Day and thanks for being with us again today.  In the Business News Headlines we first take a look at why cheaper goods from China will cost buyers and sellers more money starting...Friday.  In other news, Elon Musk is stepping away from DOGE….but fails to answer what he has accomplished. We have a story about how the Mideast is having its own set of economic worries and why. Turning back to domestic issues a carbon capture pipeline is facing legislative backlash in Iowa. We’ve got the Wall Street report as well as a story about the sacking of the new Kohls CEO.  For the conversation you’ll meet Theresa Leppert an entrepreneur that’s got a bunch going on from Girl Campers to Lucida Sol Wellness & Botanicals based in tiny Maquoketa, Iowa. Let’s go…
Thanks for listening!
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on  PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central 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...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

The Business News Headlines 29 April 2025

Kicking off our newscast this evening is the fact that you, the U.S. consumer, lack confidence in the American Economy and we'll share the numbers.  This is the Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 29th day of April, thanks for being with us. . In other news, we’ll report on the job situation in the U.S. and that too is cloudy. No, Amazon is not advertising the price increase due to tariffs no matter what the White House said…but prices did rise. The number of container ships coming into U.S. ports has dropped dramatically and what that means. We’ve got the Wall Street Report and Spotify continues to grow…and does it ever.  Ready?  Let’s go.
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The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on  PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central 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...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

The Business News Headlines and Peter Sherinian 15 April 2025

Welcome to Tax Day 2025 and the business news headlines. Today…we ask the question, “Who’s on First”? Think the White House.  Tax payers are having issues getting help from the IRS. Foreign born students in the US have something serous to worry about. We’ve got the Wall Street Report and Meta meets the FTC…and it’s all about social media.  For the conversation you’ll meet entrepreneur Peter Sherinian who says he operates the only true men’s gift shop in the state of Iowa.  Today you’ll learn more about the interesting place known as Fox and Mason.  But, first the news….
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The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on  PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central 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...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

The Business News Headlines 11 April 2025

So…how are you feeling about the economy?  The study says…terrible. Welcome to the business news headlines for Friday the 11th day of April and thanks for being here. In other news, wholesale inflation moderated a bit last month and we’ll share the numbers. We’ve been focusing on Wall Street but another measurement suggest confidence in the United States is…fading. We’ve got the Wall Street Report and one sector in the retail world is bracing for success…and you’ll never guess who that is.   And, a reminder we’re back with Insight on Business the News Hour Week in Review this Sunday, Noon central and only on News/Talk 1540 KXEL and yes…we do stream  Let’s get to the news…
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The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on  PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central 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...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

The Business News and Tariff History 8 April 2025

Business Leaders and Wall Street have a word for what has been going on…that word is…confusion.  This is the business news headlines for Tuesday the 8th day of April, thanks for being here.  Time for some history. President Trump says that tariffs would have cured what became the Great Depression of the 1930’s.  However that is not…accurate and we’ll spend some time explaining the history of tariffs. We've got The Wall Street Report and the dream some are having about Apple manufacturing the iPhone here in the United States.  Possible?  We’ll share what we know.  Let’s go!
Thanks for listening!
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on  PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central 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...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

The Business News Headlines 21 March 2025

We start our Friday newscast with a story about job cuts at the Small Business Administration and we have to wonder, out loud, where all of these government workers are going to go and how these changes will impact the nation's unemployment levels that currently sit at 4.1%. Expect a spike.   A reminder that should you wish to to follow us you can find us all day on Twitter or "X" @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram. Facebook? Sure were there too.  And our website is just a click away where you can scroll through all of our newscasts. Here's what we've got for you today:
SBA downsizes and where the cuts are;
Free Eggs in NYC;
A Midwest convenience store chain calls it quits;
And they are not alone;
Costco is trying something innovative about tariffs;
Now FedEx is sounding the alarm on the U.S. economy;
China has all but stopped buying some U.S. products;
The Wall Street Report;
And what?  Porn on Spotify?
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The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on  PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central 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...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

The Business News Headlines and Customer Service 20 March 2025

Welcome to Spring and the Thursday Edition of the Business News Headlines for this the 20th day of March.  Thanks for being with us.   We kick things off today with a story about Tesla. Things are not going so well there.  And, a reminder that should you wish to to follow us you can find us all day on Twitter or "X" @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram. Facebook? Sure were there too.  And our website is just a click away where you can scroll through all of our newscasts. Here's what we've got for you today:
Tesla, another recall notice for the Cybertruck;
And the company stock is in the tank;
Home sales rebounded in February;
But mortgage rates increased last week;
The CEO of Amtrack suddenly resigned and why;
The Boston Celtics are for sale for BIG money;
Musk wants Social Security information but a judge stopped that;
The Wall Street Report;
And, have you heard about the "Do Not Rehire" lists?
For the conversation you'll meet H.A. Gross who with his wife owns Plaza Printers. I asked H.A. to sit down with me because of his exceptional customer service.  He did something for a client of ours that went the extra mile.  We talk about that and then get into a conversation about trade shows.  Some tips for those of you who have a booth at any show that will improve your return on that investment of time and money.
Thanks for listening!
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on  PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central 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...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.