The president has pardoned Michael Flynn who plead guilty to lying to the FBI but that story didn't make the business news. Here, however, is what we've got for you today:
- Bingo Cards, 2020 and Delivery Vans;
- Staying safe? No not the virus but...hackers;
- Slack and Salesforce news;
- Credit and young people an interesting story;
- Door Dash to pay up $2.5 million;
- A crockpot story...no, not "crackpot";
- The Wall Street Report;
- Buy Now - Pay Later, it's a thing.
Those stories plus you'll hear from yet another person who has launched a business during the pandemic. This time it's personal mentor and life coach Matt Kiernan and how he helps men better understand the stress they face daily and how to adjust. You can listen to that conversation here.
Yes, we get it...you're obsessed with waiting for election results but...there is other news going on and here is what we've got teed up for you today:
- A reminder Wall Street is not the economy;
- The Fed today said this about that;
- Who is likely to own much of your radio station;
- Poverty and kids in the U.S. some sobering stats;
- The Wall Street Report
- Uber revenue declines but not its stock;
- Foreign students seeking an MBA bypass the U.S.
Thanks for listening!
We're getting to the end of October and for Wall Street it's been a spooky season. Here are the business news headlines for Wednesday the 28th of October:
- Another sell-off on Wall Street and you know why;
- Oil prices tumbled today and why;
- The biggest financial fear for Americans is....
- Food stockpiling and food manufacturing;
- Technology and the U.S. Senate today;
- Losing our appetite for chain restaurants;
- The Wall Street Report;
- Hey, Tic Tok is hiring!
Those storie plus we welcome back Austin, Texas singer/songwriter Roxi Copland to talk with us a bit about her business, COVID19, getting radio airplay, juggling business responsibilities and...Spotify. To hear that conversation and a snippet of her new song, click here.
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Yet another busy business news day. Welcome to the Tuesday Edition of the business news headlines. Here is what we've got for you today. And remember you can join us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour.
- Financial transactions and the Justice Department;
- The AirBnB headed to Nasdaq...it's a deal;
- The Biden 401(k) tax plan explained;
- Predicting your Burger King order;
- The Chicken Wars just heated up;
- Good beer news is always...good;
- The Wall Street Report;
- More layoffs reported.
Those stories plus a fascinating conversation with Ro Crosbie the founder/president/CEO of Tero International about...confidence. What is confidence? What are the different kinds of confidence and so much more. This is really interesting stuff...for business and your personal life. To listen, click here.
One of the many things we treasure about our relationship with Tero International is their research based work when it comes to achieving success in business or in your personal life. Today we'll introduce you to the topic of confidence. While most people know about the word there are two very different models of confidence and with those two models comes a whole range of leadership issues. Meet founder, president and CEO of Tero International Ro Crosbie and be prepared to...learn.
What is...equity and how do we measure it? What stands in the way for some to realize a building of wealth? For the most part these are questions many of us don't think about and that is entirely the problem. Meet Elisabeth Buck the president of the United Way of Central Iowa as we talk about diversity, equity and inclusiveness and something called The 21 Day Equity Challenge. To be clear, this is a free program that can be used by anyone...anywhere. The topics that are covered will allow you to not only learn but also feel comfortable in talking about these issues and take positive steps to create a better life for us all. Here is our conversation:
Mixed signals or not, Wall Street had a great day today as it appears that some sort of federal stimulus program isn't dead after all. Welcome to the business news headlines for Wednesday the 7th of October. Here's what we've got for you:
- Are investors too optimistic;
- Another restaurant chain in bankruptcy;
- 5 skills that need to go on your resume;
- Door Dash has launched a new product;
- Amazon products and safety...it's a story;
- A 117 year old company confronts a very different future;
- The Wall Street Report
- More warnings from the Fed.
Thanks for listening and follow us day and night on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour.
When her book came out a couple of months ago I wrote down that we must have her back and here we are. Dr. Ainissa Ramirez is first a scientist and yet she is also an effective story-teller. The book is The Alchemy of Us - How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another but FULL STOPP...if you are thinking, "Great a book about science...pass." don't! This is both science and history and stories about people you have heard about and others that have passed into oblivion. But each has left a mark on how you and I go about our daily life... Meet Dr. Ramirez:
This morning, before the sun came up, we knew it was going to be a rough day on Wall Street and, it was. Welcome to the Monday edition of the business news headlines. Here's what we've got for you today:
- Retire? Not yet and working from home;
- Climate Change and Amazon;
- COVID19, Landlords & Renters;
- Increased wealth among (some) Americans;
- The Boeing 737 back in the news;
- The Wall Street Report;
- Football and The Emmy's.
Plus for the interview you'll meet two folks who, just seven months ago, were making sure lunch was right, documents were printed and flights being arranged. Today Kim Greth and Ann Scott of Tero International are...Zoom Meeting Producers. It's a great story and you can hear that right...here.
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It wasn't that long ago, or maybe it was, when Kim Greth and Ann Scott were busy making travel reservations for Tero International Trainers, making sure rooms were ready for classes, making sure each student or executive taking the training had their printed materials. That was before March of 2020. Today Kim and Ann have become Zoom Conference Producers for Tero. How they got there, what they do now and how everything has...changed.
