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Friday Jan 06, 2023
The Business News Headlines 6 January 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Welcome back to the Friday Edition of the Business News Headlines just ahead of a much needed weekend. A reminder that we're back on News/Talk 1540 KXEL this Sunday at Noon Central with the Business Week in Review and yes, we do stream. You can catch us at www.KXEL.com from anywhere on the planet. 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 Jobs Report and Wall Street...Wow;
Why good economic news sends the markets down;
A closer look at the December jobs report;
The Southwest holiday meltdown will be costly;
A major Burger King owner to sell all 90 stores;
The Wall Street Report;
Could remote work soon be a thing of the past?
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.
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
The Business News Headlines 13 September 2022
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
It was one of those days and some of it was not expected. Key inflation numbers surprised and the markets reacted. Also today, Twitter made the news in two ways….It’s the business news headlines for Tuesday the 13th day of September, thanks for being with us everybody. 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:
Inflation surprised many and ticked back up;
That had an impact on the Markets and oil was up a tad;
Twitter whistleblower went before congress...ouch;
Meanwhile shareholders voted to move forward with the Musk sale;
Chrysler is saying goodbye to yet another model;
Starbuck to spend $450 million next year to do...what?
Retirees are unlikely to be hit too hard by inflation and why;
The Wall Street Report;
RTO? Some media people are not having 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 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.
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
The Business News Headlines 1 September 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
For some reason we've got Earth, Wind and Fire playing "September". Go ahead, dance a little but promise to come back.
Weekly jobless claims are down, the stock market up and oil continues to free fall. It’s the Business News Headlines for Thursday the first day of September…thanks for being with us everybody. 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:
Those pesky jobless claims fooled everybody;
The stock market closed mixed;
Oil fell again today, watch those gas prices;
Do Outlet Malls really, really offer super deals?
The September Story and the Markets;
The Wall Street Report;
Karma visits Credit Karma in a big way.
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.
Friday Aug 26, 2022
The Business News Headlines 26 August 2022
Friday Aug 26, 2022
Friday Aug 26, 2022
It was a lousy day on Wall Street, no, really. The Fed Chair Speaks and Stocks they did…tank. Millions of Americans have long Covid and the financial implication is huge. It’s the business news headlines for Friday the 26th day of August, thanks, everybody for being with us again today. 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:
Mr. Powell speaks and the markets tank;
Long Covid19 is costing $170 billion in lost wages;
Not to mention millions who can't take a job;
Pilots hired without even an interview;
Get ready for sticker shock from Ford;
FedEx fights back with a lawsuit;
Starbucks in trouble with the NLRB;
What? A fully autonomous restaurant?
The Wall Street Report;
You know those passwords? A reported hack.
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.
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
The Business News Headlines 2 June 2022
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
ADP is issuing a warning about the May Job Numbers…it’s the business news headlines for Thursday the 2nd day of June…thanks for being with us. And, just a teaser, if you are under the age of 55 we suspect the last story today might not have the same impact on you than those traveling folks of the 60's and 70's. Here's what we've got:
If the numbers hold it's a job failure;
Oil prices climb;
Wall Street shrugged off some news;
Facebook is sending out checks;
Some $5.8 billion in student debt forgiven;
Time to bring back the "Brown Bag" for lunch?
The Wall Street Report;
Today we lost something iconic...no, really.
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.
Friday May 20, 2022
The Business News Headlines 20 May 2022
Friday May 20, 2022
Friday May 20, 2022
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
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.
Thursday May 05, 2022
The Business News Headlines 5 May 2022
Thursday May 05, 2022
Thursday May 05, 2022
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.
Thanks for coming by!
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.
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
The Business News Headlines 9 March 2022
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
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.
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.
Friday Dec 31, 2021
The Business News Headlines 31 December 2021
Friday Dec 31, 2021
Friday Dec 31, 2021
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!
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.
Monday Oct 04, 2021
The Business News Headlines 4 October 2021
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Monday Oct 04, 2021
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!
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.