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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!
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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.

You know all of that talk about AI and putting up guardrails?  Well, President Trump says that he will take care of AI and that he, "as the smartest person ever" will decide guardrails. That is where we start this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Monday the 14th day of September, thanks for being with us. In other news, Wall Street closed in the red but it could have been much deeper. The EPA is removing rules that limit green house gases from power plants. The Supreme Court to hear a case brought by a lobster fisherman and we’ll explain. Costco raises prices on oil and limits purchases. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and Novo Nordisk is no longer here and we’ll explain that headline. 
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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.

It happened again today. The price of oil surged and that took the wind out of the sales on Wall Street. We'll start there this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 10th day of September, thanks for being with us. In other news, the President wants to send everyone in the U.S. $5,000 should the GOP retain control of both the House and Senate…can he?  The European Central Bank raised its interest rate…are we next? A day after an Anthropic researcher quit over safety concerns the AI company is back in the news. Like every other scam, travel scams are on the increase… We’ also check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and the rise in the 10-year treasury rate spells trouble for home mortgages.  
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.

Once again the big story today was the increasing price of oil and what impact that had on Wall Street. This is the Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 9th day of September, thanks for being with us. In other news, an Anthropic researcher resigned and warned about the dangers of AI.  Apple made some news today about some new…products.  The TV show South Park gets a new name…and why. We can get into this…Girl Scout cookies for…dogs. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and more Americans are turning to riskier home mortgages and why. 
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.

Welcome back to The Business News Headlines we hope you had a fantastic Labor Day Weekend. First up tonight a story about how increased oil prices sunk the markets on this the 8th day of September. In other news Canada has increased pressure on the U.S. with retaliatory tariffs and what that means. Meta has launched a personal AI agent and what that means. If you have a TSA Pre-Check number you may now, at some airports, go to the departure gate even If you don’t have a ticket.  We’ll explain.  We’ve got the numbers in The Wall Street Report and we’ve got a real quick conversation about Flash Dine DSM that was held this past Sunday in Des Moines and we’re airing this because, perhaps you might like to have an event like this in your community. 
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 August Jobs Report came out and dwarfed what economists had projected. However, there is a cloud behind that report and we start there this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Friday the 4th day of September, thanks for being with us. In other news, on Friday diesel prices hit a new high and that will impact much of what you buy. We’ve got a “look back” story about the television remote that we found interesting. The Feds are looking more closely at Musk’s vehicles that do not include a steering wheel. We’ll check the number in The Wall Street Report and what will Apple under it’s new boss bring us…next?  We’ll share the possibilities.
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.

Tariffs and competition from China force Volkswagen to cut jobs and shut down assembly plants. That story is first this evening here with The Business News Headlines for Thursday the 3rd day of September. Thanks for being with us.  In other news, the markets soared today and why. President Trump says U.S. banks can not operate in Canada…oh, really?  Will the Fed raise rates soon?  We’ll share the latest. We’ll have a story about missing…beer. The numbers are in for The Wall Street Report and all eyes will be on the August Jobs Report due out on Friday and so much is riding on it.  
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.

Scams are everywhere and the FTC estimates Americans lose $200 billion dollars a year. That story is where we start this evening. This is The Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 2nd day of September, thanks for being with us. In other news, a judge says a lawsuit against Trader Joes can move forward.  We all know how much the Trump Administration LOVES the New York Times…that affair comes into focus today.  Germany is being tested by…China and that nation’s ability to build cheaper. We’ll check the numbers in the Wall Street Report and the NBA dishes up some stiff penalties and we’ll share what that’s about. 
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 recently received a press release from Common Good Iowa, and to be honest we had not heard about them. The presser was about a November vote on a Constitutional Amendment and urging citizens to vote no. We were interested in the story and invited Kylie Spies to sit down and explain the issue.  We think it's one that not many Iowans know about so we dive in.  Meet Kylie.
hanks 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.
 

Traditionally September is a lousy month for the stock market and if today is any clue to what is in story...we're keeping up with tradition. This is the Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 1st day of September, thanks for being with us. In other business news, what is driving the markets down and oil up?  New military strikes. Oil giant Chevron is headed to Venezuela. More tariff talk this time at the G-20 summit. Social Media companies are trying to figure out who are adults and who are…kids…it’s complicated. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and for the conversation you’ll meet Kylie Spies who is with Common Good Iowa as she spells out the reasons for voters to reject the upcoming vote on a Constitutional Amendment.  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.