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Inflation grew last month and that is causing some retailers to raise prices but...that will also raise inflation. That's where we start this evening for the Wednesday edition of The Business News Headlines. In other news, Social Security recipients will get a boost and we’ll share the number with you. Japan is helping finance two chip manufacturing facilities in New York. The Supreme Court has decided not to hear a case brought by a Maine lobster fisherman. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and for the conversation you’ll hear from Patrick Glenn a co-president of the Iowa branch of the American Marketing Association about a host of things for marketers across the state.
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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 Trump Administration just fined Bank of American $1.2 billion and what the government said the bank had done. This is the Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 13th day of October, thanks for being with us. In other news, the big banks reported strong earnings today but it wasn’t enough for investors. Kroger is laying off 3,000 corporate employees and we’ll share why. At last some positive news from the real estate world to tell you about.  We have an interesting tech story about a robot in Germany. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and finally Apple has a new gadget out and we’ll share that story with you.  
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.

First up today the European Union has sanctioned 1,600 people associated with the Russian military industrial complex. Meanwhile President Trump announced a deal to buy diesel from Russia.  Mixed messages?  This is the Business News Headlines for Monday the 12th day of October, thanks for being with us. In other news, the Nobel Prize for economics is won by two American economists. We’ve got a baseball story for you. Tariffs and the loss of jobs just ahead of the midterms made the news today. And, we’ll take a look at the numbers in The Wall Street Report.
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.

We kick things off tonight with a story about the Trump Administration taking aim at foreign workers and students...and why. This is The Business News Headlines for Thursday the 8th day of October, thanks for being with us.. In other news, mortgage rates climb yet again. Amazon and a story about instant gratification. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and Lyft to pay millions to rideshare drivers according to a new settlement.
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.

Not long ago our friend Patrick Palmer decided to have a pizza party and invite several adult film actors and actresses to the event. He also asked if we might be interested in attending.  Not knowing what to expect we did make our way to Ankeny, Iowa and were surprised to learn more about the lives and the work these folks do. Here you'll learn from Patrick and from a ten year veteran of the industry, Julie Ginger.  And, yes, this really is a business.
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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.

Our first story today is about the Federal Reserve and what looks like a sure bet the Fed will, once again, raise rates. This is the Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 7th day of October and thanks for being with us. In other news, the head of the International Monetary Fund urges nations to control debt and AI.  Ahead of the midterms you may very well experience a furry of robocalls. What do farmers and truckers have to say about using dyed diesel fuel?  We’ll share.  And we will check the numbers in The Wall Street Report. Finally, we’ll have a story about audiobooks and Spotify. 
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.

Investors are positive corporations will report huge profits and that feeling drove Wall Street to new highs.  That's where we start this evening here on The Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 6th day of October.  Thanks for being with us.  In other news, it’s official CNN has a new owner and what that MIGHT mean. The Golden Arches and AI made the news today. In more media news ABC and the FCC are battling in court and why. Some famous props belonging to Stanley Kubrick are going up for auction and for the conversation we’ll get an insider view of the adult film industry and the entrepreneurs who churn out content. 
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 Federal Government won't, some states are trying and now AI oversight is being pitched to cities.  That story is where we start this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Monday the 5th day of October, thanks for being with us. In other news, Starbucks is facing a new lawsuit and we’ll share what that’s about. In more AI news the Italian Premier is trademarking her voice in an attempt to defy deep fakes. The NBA is testing some high-tech items ahead of the season open.  More news is out about that failed terrorist plot on a Flydubai jetliner and we’ll share the latest. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and while U.S. consumers are feeling negative about the economy they are spending heavily. 
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.
 

Only one word describes the September Jobs Report and that is...disappointing and that is where we start this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Friday the 2nd day of October, thank you for being with us. In other news, pushback against data centers has Amazon committing to spend a billion dollars and we’ll share for what. The terrorist attack on a FlyDubai passenger jet carrying 174 passengers is unsettling the flight industry and we’ll offer some details. Citizens of Porto Rico are hit with expensive electric rate increases and why. Nike is about to become a smaller company. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and United Airlines is poaching Delta passengers and we’ll share with…what. 
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.

A new poll out shows that only 17% of Americans approve of President Trumps' handling of the cost of living.  A new low and that's where we start this evening.  This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 1st day of October, thanks for being with us. In other news, many states are taking the high price of fuel seriously and are doing something to relieve the burden. Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland has put together a bi-partisan group of governors to tackle AI issues because the federal government…won’t. Speaking of the government the U.S. Senate had to punt on banning vehicles from China. If you are using “buy now – pay later” for your purchases you…are not alone. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and speaking of reports the jobs report is due out tomorrow and what we might be seeing.  
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.