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The Business News Headlines 3 December 2020

Yep, it's ALREADY Thursday. We've checked our inbox today and here are the business news headlines we've got ready for you.  Thanks for coming by:
The new jobless numbers are in and....
Mortgage rates dropped for the 14th time;
Facebook faces some legal issues;
COVID19 and grocery store workers;
The loss of department stores foreshadows other things;
The Wall Street Report;
Spotify and Podcasting.
Thanks for listening! 

The Business News Headlines 27 November 2020

It was a Black Friday early close on Wall Street and we lead off with some concerns about Black Friday in this the Friday Edition of the business news headlines.  Today:
COVID dealing a blow to Black Friday;
Yet another retail closing to report;
A prediction about Wall Street and 2021;
Google is tracking mental health...their own;
Two car makers hit with millions in fines;
The Wall Street Report;
This company is adding 2,800 employees a day.
Those stories PLUS Jeff Pitts the managing editor from Cityview Magazine is in to riff about a host of things from guns to Disney. To listen to that hyper-local bit of of information just click here.
Thanks for listening! 

The Business News Headlines 23 November 2020

Welcome back to another business week...albet shorter due to the American holiday of Thanksgiving.  Here's what we've got on tap for you today:
Markets were up and that Janet Yellen thing;
What Americans are buying and...not buying;
GM is in the midst of a recall and it's big;
Another retail giant files for Chapter 11;
The Wall Street Report;
The migration from Silicon Valley to...the Midwest. 
For the interview it's Jayne Armstrong from the SBA in to talk about the CARES Act, future funding concerns, Small Business Saturday and a shout out to her favorite team the Steelers. You can hear that...here. 
Thanks for listening!
 

The Business News Headlines 20 November 2020

Hey, it's Friday so why not start out the business news headlines talking about...beer. Seems like the right thing to do.  Welcome to this edition and here is what we've got for you today:
Beer for a Billion;
Pfizer seeks an emergency authorization;
Young people fleeing the cities;
The Fed and Treasury are...well...sparing;
Bill Gates on COVID19 and the U.S. response;
The Wall Street Report;
A housing boom is happening.
Those stories plus our hyper-local look at Stuff to Do in the Greater Des Moines Metro with Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine. We're talking hockey, ice rinks, movies, a play reading and Dirt Burger...no, really.  You can hear all of that...here. 
Thanks for coming by! 

The Business News Headlines 20 October 2020

Thanks again for coming by for the business news headlines for Tuesday the 20th day of October. Here's what we've got for you and remember to join us on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour:
The Census Bureau and Business Startups?
The Justice Department and Google;
GM to spend $2 billion on a plant;
Playing the lottery? Hang on....
Halloween and American Spending;
Dairy Free Milk?  Just what producers don't want to hear;
Wall Street Report;
Oil gets bigger to survive.
Thanks for listening! 
 

The Business News Headlines 16 October 2020

Well, THAT was a week...right?  Welcome to the Friday Edition of the Business News Headlines glad that you've clicked through.  Here's what we've got on tap for you today:
Retail Sales Numbers Surprise;
Deficit Numbers do...too;
Detroit and the "EV Buzz";
A study tells us what you're doing with your $;
A new group hopes to enlighten;
A deeper dive into the retail numbers;
The Wall Street Report;
Coke pull the plug on an old brand.
Those stories PLUS Jeff Pitts the managing editor from Cityview is with me to chat it up about Stuff to DO in the Greater Des Moines Metro this weekend into next week. To hear that...just click here.
Thanks for listening! 

The Business News Headlines 7 October 2020

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.

The Business News Headlines 16 September 2020

Well, things started off good enough but quickly fell apart even with the Fed rate news. It's the business news headlines for Wednesday the 16th day of September and here is what we've got:
What the Fed said about interest rates means;
Amazon is coming to your hamlet sooner than later;
Working women leaving the workforce;
Retail numbers today are, well, not so hot;
Out of sync: Wall Street vs. Main Street;
I huge IPO today, no, really;
The Wall Street Report;
If you do this first thing in the morning...you shouldn't.
Thanks for listening! 

The Business News & More 14 September 2020

It's a brand new business week and thanks for coming by for the business news headlines. Here's what we have for you today:
There are a record 12 deals in the IPO Pipeline;
Europe braces for a tough winter;
Who you are impacts your economics;
Did we learn from the Great Recession;
They say the future of business is...not good and why;
The Wall Street Report
The Grocery BOOM is...gone.
Those stories PLUS you'll meet Farmer/Attorney Warren Varley who is from Stuart, Iowa and is running for the Iowa State Senate in a sprawling district that includes Adar, Cass, Dallas, Guthrie and part of Polk County.  We'll talk about rural economic development, the factors that Iowa should be paying attention to. We'll chat about taxes, tax credits, education and more.  Meet Warren Varley right here. 
Thanks for listening! 

The Business News Headlines 1 September 2020

Welcome to a new month...and where did August go?  We've been busy digging up some of the business news stories you may have missed and this is what we've got for you today:
Great data from manufacturing but, there is a but;
Apartment renting...a thing of the past;
Commercial office and retail space in trouble;
Uber and selfies...no really;
The payroll tax holiday started today one word: Confusing;
The job posting from Amazon they took down;
The grocery store that doesn't allow shoppers;
The Wall Street Report;
Ben & Jerry's, Ice Creme and White Supremacy.
Thanks for listening!