Economy

The Business News Headlines 17 December 2025

It was a shocking admission today on Capitol Hill and it has to do with the FCC.  This is the Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 17th day of December, thanks for listening. In other news, Warner Brothers is recommending that stockholders ignore the Paramount bid.  We have a new NASA head and it was sort of a “do over”. The postal service to expand its last mile delivery program. There is a poll for nearly everything.  Today we’ll tackle giving cash as a holiday gift…what do Americans think of that?   We’ll also check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and American Airlines is making some changes and we’ll share what they are and why.  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 16 December 2025

The Jobs Report that was out this morning held some surprises and we'll start with that story. This is the Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 16th day of December, thanks for being with us.  In other news, we’ve got the latest when it comes to retail sales.  16 states and the District of Columbia sue the Trump Administration and we’ll share why. Hyundai and Kia are ordered to fix millions of vehicles at their expense. Public transit in Chicago will get a boost of dollars to fix and upgrade scores of busses and trains. Howard Stern is coming back to the radio.  We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and if you have the right stuff you can now watch short Instagram Videos on your TV.  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 15 December 2025

Your eyes do not deceive you prices on a host of items are higher and we'll start out newscast with that story.  This is the Business News Headlines for Monday the 15th day of December, thank you for listening.  In other news, the jobs report is due out tomorrow what we know at this point. UPS is accused of stealing millions of dollars from seasonal workers. Cadillac is returning to sponsor the Doral Classic in May.  We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and we’ll have another look at what’s going on with holiday shopping and how much money retailers are spending on advertising.  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 9 December 2025

It's anybody's guess. Will the Central Bank issue an interest rate cut tomorrow? There are some reasons to be doubtful. This is the Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 9th day of December, thanks for listening. In other news, the job market continues to be stagnate and we’ll share the latest numbers.  As prices remain high more people are crowd funding to raise money for essentials. PepsiCo to cut prices and products and we’ll share why. Cracker Barrel is back in the news and it’s not good. We’ll check the numbers from The Wall Street Report and a new study says Corporate America’s commitment to advance women at work seems to be…slipping.  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 8 December 2025

Paramount has gone...hostile and we'll share that story first today. This is the Business News Headlines for Monday the 8th day of December, thanks for listening.  In other news, China has boosted exports while ignoring the U.S. Did you know there was an app called ICEBlock?  Now the maker is suing the Trump Administration and we’ll share why. Jimmy Kimmel and ABC will not grant the Trump….wish. Hawaii may…just may back out of the large income tax cuts enacted last year… Will the Fed deliver a rate cut this week…odds seem to point in that direction. We will check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and farmers to receive billions and we’ll share why. 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 4 December 2025

We've got new unemployment numbers which could complicate the rate decision by the Fed. This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 4th day of December and thank you for listening. In other news, Russia is restricting use of FaceTime and we’ll share why. Have you heard of Travel Tuesday?  You will today. Just in time for the holidays Build-A-Bear is running into tariff troubles. The president is headed for Pennsylvania next week to explain why inflation remains high…and he will blame Joe Biden. We’ll take a look at the numbers in The Wall Street Report and finally some  surprising numbers coming out of retail leasing. 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 3 December 2025

If you are one of many who dearly love air pollution then our first story should make you giddy. This is the Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 3rd day of December, thanks for listening.  In other news, 1.2 million to one?  Yes, that is the new exchange rate on Iranian currency. Delta Airlines lost a ton of money during the shutdown and we’ll share. Is the AI balloon about to…burst? We might want to ask Microsoft. Here we go again…Trump says the money from tariffs will be so vast the U.S. will cancel income taxes. But, there is a but…  What? Metal found in bags of shredded cheese?  We’ll share the story. Wall Street had a good day with the Dow outperforming and why.  And finally job losses accelerated in November and we’ll have the details. 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 20 November 2025

Different day but the same story on Wall Street and we'll start with that story. This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 20th of November and thank you for being with us. In other news, the delayed September jobs report is in and it did surprise. New news is in about that fatal UPS crash in Louisville. More Americans are shopping for bargains and that means good news from Walmart.  Significant donations to the Associated Press will allow the company to expand news services. Cracker Barrell shareholders took a vote about the company CEO and we’ll share the results. We’ve got news about the 30-year mortgage rate. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and a story about men becoming the primary child caring parent. 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 18 November 2025

It was another awful day on Wall Street for a number of reasons and we'll start there. This is the Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 18th day of November, thanks for listening. In other news, we, like you, had issues this morning with some social media channels in particular X and we’ll share what happened. Meta wins….and we’ll tell you what they won. The US for years have told Americans not to trust banks in China…but the US government is not listening. We are getting clues as to what the Fed will or will not do next month.  Honda recalls thousands of vehicles. After a backlash Alabama will continue to offer PBS. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and Google debuts a new AI tool.  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 28 October 2025

With Halloween just around the corner we thought we'd kick things off with a deep dive into The Halloween Economy.  This is the Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 28th day of October, thanks for being with us. In other news, the Fed signals a rate cut will happen on Wednesday. A judge halts the firing of government workers during the shutdown. So how bad is the job market?  We’ll look at what has been massive layoffs from major corporations. Another massive day for the equities and we’ll have those numbers in The Wall Street Report and GrubHub gets into groceries.  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.