Some investors are telling younger people…”Go and buy on the dip”. Will they…listen? It’s the business news headlines for Friday the 20th day of May…thanks everybody for being with us. Here's what we've got for you today:
- Go buy the dip they say and why;
- A scary retail trend is shaping up;
- Inflation hitting lower income families;
- This is a WILD court order and the impact...
- Target and retail miss-steps;
- Housing prices increase yet again;
- The Wall Street Report;
- Yet another scandal at Wells Fargo
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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 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.
Yesterday investors rocked Wall Street as the major indexes all finished well into the green. All of that ended today as we watched the bears come out. It's the business news headlines for Thursday the 5th of May. Thanks for being with us!
- It was a big U-Turn on Wall Street;
- Burger King sued over...photos;
- Getting more oil for the stockpiles;
- Bird Flu - Another hit to your wallet;
- The next CEO at Twitter? Yeah you guessed;
- New news about J&J Covid vaccine;
- Amazon looking for more tax breaks;
- Fresh news about first-class stamps;
- The Wall Street Report;
- People are quickly un-retiring in huge numbers.
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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 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.
As the fighting in Ukraine intensifies with now the shelling of a children's hospital in Mariupol and the civilian death toll there reaches 1,170. The world watches in horror as the Russian Army has clearly shifted to a war of terror. Meanwhile these stories are what we have for you today:
- Oil prices retreated and the markets boomed;
- Why does the U.S. import oil and how much;
- When making decisions follow President Zelensky;
- We're talking....pizza and consumers turned off by it;
- Seizing yachts is one thing but what to do with them...
- The Wall Street Report;
- Never say...never says Netflix.
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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 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.
It's the New Years Eve edition of Insight on Business glad you're with us again today. Let us hope that 2022 is a better year for so many. Here's what we've got for you today and stick around because Jeff Pitts from Cityview is in to chat it up about stuff to do in the Greater Des Moines Metro this weekend into next week. But, first the news:
- The ten best performing stocks of 2021? We have a list;
- Wall Street ended the day down but the year up;
- A strike at an Apple factory in India;
- Some union news out of an East Coast McDonald's;
- Know anybody that uses a Blackberry? We have news;
- The Wall Street Report;
- 2021 takes from us a television icon.
It's a Happy New Year to you and yours! With us, because we don't take days off, is Jeff Pitts the managing editor of Cityview Magazine and he's got a list of "Stuff to DO" in the Greater Des Moines, Iowa Metro. We've got music, stories, sports and all kinds of "Friday Fun". Click through and get out there...enjoy!
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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 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.
From social media outages to a whistleblower from Facebook on 60 Minutes...it's been quite the day kicking off the first full week of October. A reminder to click ahead for the interview with Lyle Muller from Iowa Watch as we talk about business and small communities and the struggle to stay...vital. In the news:
- Stocks took a drubbing today and why;
- Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp down. Why?
- A busy data week ahead;
- The Biden Administration and high meat prices;
- Pharmacy retailers in court...think opioids;
- Captain Kirk is really headed for space;
- Oil prices rise and why;
- The Wall Street Report;
- "Going back to the office is so...2019."
Those stories and for the interview you'll meet Lyle Muller from The Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism about how small towns are struggling to stay vital. What businesses work in some and fail in others. It's a stunning report and to hear that conversation, click here!
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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 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.
Leading off the business news headlines today is a story about COVID and...Disney. And, later, for the interview, you'll meet franchise attorney Rush Nigut and his non-legal business of baseball equipment. It's a great story but first the news:
- The COVID concerns for Disney;
- The USPS to announce holiday rate increases;
- Hey, it really IS "Infrastructure Week";
- So, what is in the bill? We'll share the numbers;
- The Wall Street Report;
- COVID cases rising in Texas & Florida.
Then a conversation with Rush Nigut about franchise law but then we quickly pivot to baseball and how that sport is channeled into his DNA...it's a family thing. His love of the game led him to Victory Mounds a business that ships baseball equipment all across the nation. It's a good story and you can get there by clicking here.
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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 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 "Boys of Summer" and...baseball. Meet franchise attorney Rush Nigut who has a passion for the sport and cemented in his DNA by his family history. We kick things off talking about franchise law but quickly pivot to talk baseball and his business, Victory Mounds. It's a company that provides ball fields, across the country, with portable and permanent pitchers mounds and all manner of baseball related equipment. Learn about what his company offers, the safety factor, ease of use and more. Here's Rush on Victory Mounds...for the win!
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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 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.
Welcome back to another busy work week and the business news headlines for today. Here's what we've got for you this afternoon:
- Paying a living wage is good for...babies;
- More workers are quitting and HR is worried;
- McDonald's to answer to Italian authorities;
- Starbucks is being sued by a former manager;
- Bitcoin is surging in value...again;
- The Wall Street Report;
- Back to the Office 2.0?
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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 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.
Just before we went into the studio we got this bulletin: Israel will roll out a booster dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to older people, citing a drop in protection against severe disease driven by the Delta variant. That didn't hit before the markets closed. In other news:
- There are lies and there are LIES;
- The GDP numbers look pretty good;
- But the new unemployment numbers;
- So, you really, really like grilling out;
- Apple shared some disturbing news;
- Data says NYC to gain San Fran...not so much;
- The Wall Street Report;
- Remember those fancy office perks?
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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 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.
Where did that month go? It's the final Monday for June 2021 and a national holiday for the U.S. is coming right up. Meanwhile we've got some of the top business news stories for you like:
- The FTC and Facebook;
- Technology stocks ruled today and why;
- "Don't worry!" says Lordstown Motors;
- The Uber CEO delivered meals and made bank;
- Best at 1 hour delivery? Amazon, Walmart or Target?
- Trouble finding workers is a...thing;
- Wait! How many Americans retired last year?
- The Wall Street Report;
- Will Juul go up in...smoke?
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.
