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Sep 18, 2025
The Business News Headlines 18 September 2025
Sep 18, 2025
Sep 18, 2025
9 min
There is a very ominous reality going on as President Trump seeks to reshape the U.S. media more to his liking and it all sounds familiar. This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 18th day of September, thanks for listening. In other news the Trump Administration turns to the Supreme Court to outs Fed Governor Lisa Cook. All must be forgiven? Hyundai Motor Group on Thursday confirmed it is going forward with previously announced plans to expand its Georgia plant after that ICE raid. The number of businesses filing for bankruptcy protection has grown and they all share some common reasons why. The closing of Wahlburger’s, the popular burger chain is real and we'll share why. In other retail news Petco is closing more than 2 dozen stores. We'll have the numbers from the Wall Street Report and tough finding a job in this environment? The experts say it's not your fault and give some advice. Let's go!
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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.
Sep 4, 2025
The Business News Headlines 4 September 2025
Sep 4, 2025
Sep 4, 2025
9 min
The word is "unpresented" and now with Trump 2.0 we're seeing a bunch of that. This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 4th day of September, thanks for listening. In other news, will the tariffs stand it is a major issue that impacts businesses and consumers. Google is facing over $425 million in damages. What are they? We’ll share. We’ve got some good news about the 30 year mortgage rate and it couldn’t come at a better time. Mom’s are under stress, yet again, trying to balance getting their kids to school and maintaining their jobs. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report. Finally, why McDonalds has left the National Restaurant Association and it has to do with wages. Let’s go!
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.
Aug 27, 2025
Aug 27, 2025
27 min
It was one of the worst efforts at rebranding in memory and today we'll take a deep dive into what happened at this storied restaurant chain. This is the Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 27th of August, thanks for listening. In other news, Target protesters are angry over a lack of action when it comes to DEI efforts. Nvidia reported quarterly sales and we’ll share those results. Rural hospitals and cuts to Medicare came into focus today and it’s not a pretty picture. We’ll share the numbers from today in the Wall Street Report and what’s going on over at Meta as several high profile AI specialists have left the company. We’ll share what we know. For the conversation we’ll tackle the issue of entitlement with Ro Crosbie from Tero International… let’s go!
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.
Aug 13, 2025
Aug 13, 2025
16 min
We are all selling something. Think about it. Businesses spend time and money selling their product or service. Many people make a great living by selling a product or service. Heck, when dating or in marriage we're selling...something. But can we do better? Here you will meet Ro Crosbie from Tero International as she talks about a program they offer called "Outcome Driven Sales". What are the benefits, what can you learn and how do you get involved? All asked and answered here. Meet Ro!
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.
Aug 11, 2025
Aug 11, 2025
24 min
By any measure this "deal" between Nvidia, AMD and the U.S. government is, well, different. This is the Business News Headlines for Monday the 11th day of August and thanks for listening. In other news, Ford says its future is in electric vehicles and is spending roughly 2 billion dollars on that gamble. Lousy jobs data may spur the Fed to cut rates? A Delta Airlines passenger jet came in contact with another plane…on the ground. We’ll take a look at the numbers from the Wall Street Report and another turn around? Yes and this time it is the beleaguered AMC theater chain…for the interview Ro Crosbie from Tero International is with us to talk about Outcome Driven Sales…look we all sell something…and when you use these tools you will become a sales…master. But first the news.
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.
Jul 30, 2025
The Business News Headlines 30 July 2025
Jul 30, 2025
Jul 30, 2025
9 min
Today the President of the United States did not get what he has been demanding and this might still get interesting. Welcome to the Wednesday Edition of the Business News Headlines, glad you are with us again. In other news, we’ll take a quick look at the surprising growth in the U.S. economy. But, of course there is a but to that story. Brazil gets hit with a 50% tariff and India is hit with a tariff of 25%. Shares of Meta surged today and we’ll tell you why. We’ll take a look at what happened with the equities in the Wall Street Report and yet another surprise…firms are back to hiring folks…that according to ADP. Let’s get to the news….
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.
Jul 8, 2025
Jul 8, 2025
28 min
US consumers are carrying lots of credit card debt but there is a but to this story. Welcome to the Tuesday Edition of the Business News Headlines, we're glad you're here. In other news it’s the 8th day of a worker strike in Philadelphia and even though the garbage is mounting most people support the union effort for more money. The tragedy in Texas and who…did what? The new Trump Tariffs will the world react differently this time? We’ll take a look at the Wall Street numbers from today and your shoes and the TSA. For the conversation we’ll host Sinikka Waugh the founder of Your Clear Next Step…what is it and what does she do. We’ll talk about that and that Finnish drink in a can…Long. Yes, we cover lots of ground…but first the news.
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.
Jun 23, 2025
Jun 23, 2025
23 min
And the heat…continues. This is the business news headlines for Monday the 23rd day of June and another heat index here in Iowa of 105. In the business news headlines, stocks surged while oil sank…on the hope of limited counter attacks by Iran. Elon Musk is betting that you will soon be hailing a Robotaxi. More Democrats and Independents sour on renewable energy according to a new poll. Speaking of energy New York State may soon get another nuclear power plant. We’ll have the Wall Street Report and a big fight between two online listing companies goes to court. For the Interview you’ll hear from Ro Crosbie from Tero International about Sprint a book by Jake Knapp that will have an amazing impact on your ability to test market your next product or service…but first the news.
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.
Jun 19, 2025
Jun 19, 2025
14 min
Endless meetings. We feel your pain. And recently we had a story about how workers are being called into meetings well after 8PM and how so many meetings go back-to-back. Here you'll meet Alison Haider the Chief Learning Officer at Tero International who offers up a "fix" for those "endless meetings". Some simple things you can do to help everyone's work/life balance much better. Here's Alison...
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.
Jun 6, 2025
Jun 6, 2025
23 min
Today we pause to remember what happed 81 years ago today as members of multiple nations stormed the beaches of Normandy which was the beginning of the end to the brutal Nazi regime. May their memories be a blessing. This is the Business News Headlines for Friday the 6th day of June, thanks for being here. We kick things off today with the latest jobs report the good news and the bad. In other news, elected Republican officials are urging Trump and Musk to mend their relationship and why… AI and the film industry. We’ll have a report. The talks between China and the U.S. are back we’ll share when. New life for products from now shuttered Joann’s Fabrics. The Wall Street Report and some sad news from Hooters. For the conversation we’re talking with Alison Heider from Tero International about the pain points of…meetings. You know what we're talking about. Endless meetings that often fail to produce results and they are killing your workforce. Can it be fixed? Tero says "yes" and Alison gives us details. Let's go!
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.