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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. 
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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.

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.  
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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.

Lots of economic data to share with you today from inflation to consumer spending and the poverty rate. This is the Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 30th day of September and thanks for being with us on this the final day of the month. Today: How is it that inflation cooled, consumers are spending yet believe the economy is lousy? In other news, President Trump is saying we have the lowest poverty rate….ever. Is that correct?  The economy did grow and we’ll share by how much. We’ll check the numbers in the Wall Street Report and the long delayed entertainment merger is a go after a federal judge gave a nod to move forward. 
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.

One word pretty much sums up your feeling about the U.S. economy..."Lousy". This is the Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 29th day of September, thanks for being with us. In other news, a new outright ban on products from Canada takes effect and what you should know.  AI companies can police themselves says the President. In a related story OpenAI made an announcement today and left some stuff…out. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and no phones…no problem say concert goers.
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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.

Welcome back to a brand new week. We kick things off this evening with a story about tariffs and how a state visit by the President of China hit "paydirt". This is The Business News Headlines for Monday the 28th of September, thanks for being here. In other news, Walmart says it will not alter pricing using new digital price tags and it’s an interesting story. Nvidia says it has a tool to oversee AI…will it work?  Even if the price of jet fuel drops airfares are likely to stay elevated. Meanwhile the Pope weighs in on the issue of AI danger. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and for the conversation you’ll meet Dyan Childress the coordinator of something called Life Long Learning from the North Iowa Area Community College and how it is benefiting older Iowans.  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.

We're back and kicking things off this evening are two food stories we thought you might like to know about. This is the Business News Headlines for Friday the 25th day of September, thank you for being with us. In other news, Facebook found guilty…again, and we’ll share why this time. How Europe is dealing with high gas prices is…different. Volkswagen is recalling over 2 million vehicles and we’ll share why. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and content creators are changing up how they get rewarded by the companies they promote.  
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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.

Not letting that pesky First Amendment get into the way, President Trump on Friday banned CNN, MSNow and Politico from covering the White House...and why. This is the Business News Headlines for Friday the 18th day of September, thanks for being with us. In other news, the markets ended the week mixed. Anthropic says its AI agent Claude is helping shape the company’s future. Warren Buffett is stepping away from Berkshire Hathaway and what is next. The Central Bank of Japan has raised its prime rate…the first time in 31 years. What caused over 2,000 flight cancelations in Great Britain?  We have a clue. In the hope of blunting the affordability crisis President Trump offered a Medicaid announcement. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and what higher diesel prices will mean for 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.

It happened. The Central Bank raised its prime lending rate by a quarter point and that will not sit well with the President. That story first this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 16th day of September, thanks for being with us. In other news, the markets react to the Fed decision. What a rate increase means for you. The new retail sales report is in and consumers ramped up their…consuming.  We’ll share the story. Who is Leon Black and why is he in hot water?  We’ll explain.  We’ve got the numbers in The Wall Street Report and so why did oil prices come down today?  We have that story as well. 
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.

He was hand-picked by President Trump who believed that Kevin Warsh would do his bidding and cut the prime interest rate. But, looks like that is not going to happen. That is where we start this evening with The Business News Headlines. In other news, Wall Street slips yet again. Mark Carney of Canada spoke today about the trade war with the U.S. We’ve got a food story for you…and what global consumers are now craving. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and industry executives are telling us that lower income Americans are running out of 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.

Recently we had the opportunity to visit with Stephen about his business located in Western Michigan. The business is Stuifbergen Equipment that he and his Bride run. He also spent some time talking about the community where they live.  Enjoy!  We did!
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.