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The Business News Headlines & More 24 July 2023

Welcome back to another week of the Business News Headlines and make sure you click through to listen to a neat story about a special needs, no kill animal shelter. Animal Lifeline of Iowa has been around for nearly 40 years and if you've not heard of this amazing place...you will today. And, if you're on Threads you can find us @Insight_On_Business. And you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:
What do you get for $44 billion? How about an "X";
Some IRS news you might find interesting;
Indoor faming, tomatoes and Kentucky;
Native Americans Two - Gov. Stitt of Oklahoma Zero;
Car buying may get way less expensive and soon;
Russia, Food Prices and the White House;
The Wall Street Report;
Two blockbuster movies made some serious money.
Those stories and for the interview you'll meet Stacie Leinen from the special needs, no-kill shelter that's been around for nearly 40 years. Not heard of them or their upcoming special event "Comedians to the Rescue"? You will today.  Click here to listen.
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 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 20 July 2023

It's the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 20th day of July and thanks for being with us. Just a click ahead we'll offer you some of the top business news stories of the day along with the markets and just a bit of commentary. It's what we do Sunday through Friday. And, if you're on Threads you can find us @Insight_On_Business. And you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:
Everything, no everything, is going pink;
Keeping tabs on the 30-year fixed mortgage;
The biggest deal ever for U.S. sports;
AMC gives up on charging more for better seats;
U.S. workers feeling pretty good about the future;
The Wall Street Report;
Netflix found gold when it put the bite on password sharing.
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 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 13 July 2023

Welcome back to the Business News Headlines coming to you all week long from Pennsylvania where I've learned so much over the past couple of days about the Old Order Amish, the agriculture community, recycling of farm and construction equipment. We'll be sharing some of those stories with you in the days and weeks ahead.  So, are you on Threads yet?  You can find us @Insight_On_Business. Also, remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:
Mortgage rates climb yet again;
The first over the counter birth control pill;
Actors join writers in a strike action;
Walmart pulls a sales promotion and why;
The U.S. is importing used cooking oil and why;
My Pillow is holding an auction...and why;
The Wall Street Report;
Affordable housing, Boston and Office Buildings.
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 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 12 July 2023

After a full day of travel, we're back with the business news headlines for Wednesday the 12the day of July. Today we're broadcasting from our mobile studio in Pennsylvania. We're near the community of Lancaster in the middle of Amish country and what an experience that has been. So, are you on Threads yet?  You can find us @Insight_On_Business. Also, remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:
Economic data on inflation is the big story;
KIA will spend millions in Georgia and why;
A brewery for 127 years calls it quits and why;
Pizza on the go and a business reversal;
FedEx drivers are cautioned and why;
The Wall Street Report;
What more part-time workers means for the economy.
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 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 & More 10 July 2023

Welcome to Monday!  First a programing note: It's a travel day on Tuesday as we're headed to Pennsylvania for an assignment. So, expect us to shoot out some former interviews during the day.  We're hoping we can get to our location and still put out the Business News Headlines later in the day.  Today, along with the headlines, we've got a conversation with entrepreneur Patrick Palmer who, for years, has been working as a link to the adult film industry. He's back with us to give us an update and talk about his efforts to help support aging adult actors and some new folks. Yes, it's a business. So, are you on Threads yet?  You can find us @Insight_On_Business. Also, remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:
The link between retail and student loans;
Kentucky has a plan to separate you from your money;
Some labor news out of Union Pacific;
Box office surprises this past weekend;
What? No Sriracha hot sauce??!!?
The Wall Street Report;
Thread...the Twitter Killer?
For the interview we welcome back Patrick Palmer who has become quite the authority on adult films and his knowledge of adult film actors. Here Patrick talks about some film history, some surprising news and his website that promotes the industry. It's quite entertaining.
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 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 of Adult Films with Patrick Palmer

He's back for an update on his "side-hustle" that deals with the business of adult films and actors both past and president. Patrick Palmer sits down to talk about some new adventures he's had, the adult film conventions he's been attending and how he assists older actors make a few bucks and more. All of that and he is considered somewhat of an authority on the history of adult films. After all he's been doing this as a business since 2020.  Website?  Sure here you go. Meet Patrick, have some fun and enjoy.  It really is a business. 
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 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 30 June 2023

It's the final day of June 2023 and we're entering what is, for many, a long holiday weekend.  If you are celebrating Canada Day...tomorrow or the 4th of July we wish you a safe and secure weekend. A programing note: We'll be back Sunday with the Business Week in Review at Noon Central time and only on News/Talk 1540 KXEL.  We'll be with you on Monday but off on the 4th. Also, remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:  
The student loan decision and the economic impact;
No same-sex website for you...and what that may mean;
New and positive data out about inflation;
Heard about the Bank of Mom and Dad?
Apple hits a valuation milestone;
The Wall Street Report;
Nike to jack up prices but...there is a but.
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 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.

The Business News Headlines and More 28 June 2023

Welcome back and we want to make sure you click ahead and meet coffee entrepreneur and community activist Rachael Scott from Iowa City, Iowa. We met up during EntreFest earlier this month and she's got quite the story and a very busy life. Also, remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:   
Traveling by air this weekend?  Good luck...
"It's the economy stupid." Some thoughts;
Weddings are getting weird and why;
Gen Z and debt...it's quite the load;
How about a nearly Free Beer Weekend?
The Wall Street Report
First Netflix now...Costco.
Plus, for the interview you'll meet coffee entrepreneur Rachael Scott who we met while reporting on EntreFest 2023. She started out with Cafe On the Go, morphed into the South District Market and hopes her efforts revitalize the south side of Iowa City, Iowa. To listen to that conversation, click here.
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 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.
 

The Business News Headlines 26 June 2023

It's the final Monday of June...where did that month go?  Welcome to the Business News Headlines and to prove to you we don't only do "hard news" we're going to the box office later in the broadcast. Also, remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:  
Labor unrest in Spain and why;
He invented the Lithium-Ion battery;
Get on the Bus...Gus! Electric that is;
Spiderman or The Flash?
A shocking story about Vanna White;
If you rent or are about to...some good news;
Amazon Prime members prefer groceries from...
The Wall Street Report;
Dining troubles plague restaurant owners.
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 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.

The Business News Headlines 23 June 2023

It's the Friday Edition of the Business News Headlines coming at you today from our remote studio in Mason City, Iowa. Great to have you along for the ride again.  Coming up stories as diverse as Canada vs. Silicon Valley to a Baby Shark toy recall. Also, remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:  
Canada stares down Silicon Valley;
Starbucks, Unions, Pride and Misinformation;
3M to pay billions to clean up water;
The cost to search for that submersible? 
Southwest Airlines a win and a loss;
The Baby Shark toy recall and why;
The Wall Street Report;
It's called "Fun-Flation" cause for a hangover?
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 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.