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The Business News Headlines 12 August 2025

It drove the business news as well as the stock market. We're talking about the Inflation Report that came out early on Tuesday morning and that story starts us off this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for this the 12th day of August.  Thanks for listening! In other news, the trade war between China and the United States is hitting a cooling off period. YouTube will start age verification efforts on Wednesday. Delivery Drones may soon take flight in the U.S. and we’ll tell you about it.  The US National Debt hit a new milestone faster than anticipated. We’ve got the numbers in the Wall Street Report and there is an unsolicited bid from an AI startup to buy…Chrome.  You heard that correctly.  Let’s get to the news.
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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.

The Business News Headlines and More 11 August 2025

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.
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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.

The Business News Headlines 8 August 2025

He lasted only two months at his IRS gig. Yes, we're talking about former Missouri Congressman Billy Long.  This is the Business News Headlines for Friday the 8th day of August, thanks for being here. In other news, The President says he does not trust the job numbers, however Wall Street does. The Commander of the Moon Mission, Jim Lovell has died and we’ll remember him. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid is open in a beta mode. Zillow is sounding an alarm when it comes to the housing market.  We’ve got the Wall Street Report and it looks like Bed Bath and Beyond is coming back from…beyond. 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.

The Business News Headlines 7 August 2025

President Trump has nominated a White House economist to a position with the U.S. Central Bank. That story kicks us off on this the 7th day of August and the first day of the Iowa State Fair. Thanks for listening.  In other news, yet another executive order this time the president is going after…banks and we’ll share why. A popular mall destination for teens has filed for bankruptcy. The EPA has done away with a 7 billion dollar grant program for low income individuals. We’ve got some positive news for potential home buyers…think interest rates. The number of people filing for jobless benefits rose a bit.  We’ve got the Wall Street Report and unions are no longer welcome at VA facilities.  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.

The Business News Headlines 6 August 2025

It's called "wiggle room". We're talking about the recent added 25% tariff that Trump has levied against India taking their rate to 50%. But, there is a but.  This is the Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 6th day of August, thanks for listening. In other news, what is Chat GPT telling teens?  You will be shocked. Just in time for football we’ve got an NFL/ESPN story for you. The White House and Apple are talking big bucks. Speaking of the White House more chaos and this time lives are on the line and we’ll share that story. We’ll take a look at what happened with the equities today during the Wall Street Report and Starbucks is closing a bunch of their locations.  We’ll share what is in store for the coffee giant and you.  Ready? 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.

The Business News Headlines and More 4 August 2025

Boeing may not be worried but their investors might be.  This is the Business News Headlines for Monday the 4th day of August, thanks for being with us.  In other news, China and the US are at an impasse and it all has to do with oil.  The Tesla board just gave Elon Musk a reason to stick around… actually 29 billion reasons. The tight rental market is keeping domestic violence victims in shelters longer than usual. The Trump tariffs are having a personal impact on leaders who were…friends. We’ll check the Wall Street Numbers from today and a look at what has become a very frosty job market.  For the interview you’ll meet Terry McWilliams who chairs the 75 year old event the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion…happening in Mount Pleasant, Iowa later this month…but first the news.
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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.

The Business News Headlines 1 August 2025

For many reasons Friday was one of the wildest days we've seen in a very long time.  From a dismal jobs report to new tariffs to the firing of a career government worker because  President Trump thinks the job numbers were, in his words, "rigged".  This is the Business News Headlines for Friday and the first day of August.  In other news headlines: More global confusion and uncertainty roiled the markets in Asia, Europe and the United States. Columbia Sportswear is suing Columbia University and we’ll share why.  We’ll take a look at the dismal numbers in the Wall Street Report and while it was expected it’s still sad…the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is closing it’s doors. 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.

The Business News Headlines 31 July 2025

We get to say "goodbye" to July and welcome to the Business News Headlines for this Thursday, glad you are with us again. More tough tariff talk kicks us off today meanwhile a group of appellate judges question if Trump has the authority to impose tariffs without Congress. And, as we reported yesterday when the Fed did not cut interest rates we predicted that President Trump would lash out against Fed Chair Jerome Powell...and we didn't even have to wait 24 hours. What a new inflation number tells us about the tariffs. American Eagle Outfitters is causing a ruckus and we’ll tell you about it. We’ll check the markets in the Wall Street Report and Best Buy has a new partner and you’ll be surprised at who it is.  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.

The Business News Headlines 30 July 2025

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….
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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.

The Business News Headlines 29 July 2025

We are back from an extended assignment and what a trip back to Iowa.  We flew from Norfolk, VA to DC and then got stuck for 44 hours as American Airlines delayed and cancelled flight after flight. It was an awful experience but grateful to be back and in the studio.  Coming up today we'll kick things off with a story about the millions of millionaires there are in the US which leads all other nations by a bunch. In other news, it’s a day that ends in a Y so let’s talk about…you guessed it, tariffs. That massive railroad merger…looks like it’s on.  Passwords and Microsoft has made the news…and this is important. We’ll take a look at the numbers from Wall Street and the labor market is getting tougher…we’ll have a look at the decreasing number of US job openings.  Ready?  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.