Finance

The Business News Headlines 3 May 2023

Chalk this one up for the record books. Today the Federal Reserve increased the primary lending rate by a quarter of a percent the highest that rate has been in fifteen years. Did it have an impact on the stock market?  You bet and we'll detail that first.  Also, remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:    
The Fed and The Markets;
Interest Rates and Credit Cards...some thoughts;
More secure than a password?  Yes, says Google;
Who listens to podcasts?  We'll take a deep dive;
Some big restaurant news to share with you;
The Wall Street Report;
What's happened to oil prices? It's amazing;
Uber wants more "butts in the seats" so...
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 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.

The Business News Headlines 2 May 2023

Welcome back to the Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 2nd day of May.  Great to be back in the studio after being on vacation for nearly two weeks. Hope that you enjoyed the many business interviews that we shared over the time we were gone.  Some of those conversations went back some five to seven years.  This was the first time since launching IoB that we actually took more than a day away.  It was great and thanks for coming by. Also, remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:   
Yet another retail chain calls it quits;
It's official TV and Film writers our on strike;
Wall Street had a tough day and why;
Airline pilots vote to strike but...there is a but;
The number of job openings dipped yet again;
Times are great if you are an oil company counting profit;
The Wall Street Report;
Ford cuts the price of an EV and...why.
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 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.

The Business News Headlines 20 April 2023

Welcome to the Thursday Edition of the Business News Headlines, glad you are with us again. A program reminder we're actually going on vacation for several days.  That word "vacation" has not been one used around here for fifteen plus years.  No matter where we were the business news headlines were written, recorded and shared with thousands of folks.  This year we've banked some interviews and dug up some classic conversations that we'll air over the next several days.  Thought you should...know. Also, remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:   
Buh-Bye Twitter verification check marks and what that means;
The huge SpaceX rocket blew up...nobody on board;
Mortgage rates are back up;
Yet another CEO being a jerk?
This retail company is stiffing hundreds of laid-off workers;
The Wall Street Report;
BuzzFeed News is shutting down and what comes next;
That vacation announcement...for a change.
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 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.

The Business News Headlines 19 April 2023

Once again it's Mid-Week and we've got some of the big business news stories for you.  And, a programing note: We'll be traveling and out of the studio for several days and unable to report the business news headlines. However, we're not going to leave you alone. Each day we'll post up some of the remarkable interviews we've done over the past fifteen years.  Watch for those early next week. Also, remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:   
It ain't over for Fox News and others;
Layoffs have started over at Meta;
A new report on the U.S. economy is out...we'll share;
Kohls has it, Target has it and now Walmart wants it;
Home foreclosure rates tick up and we have details;
The Wall Street Report;
And, the lates corporate villain and what she said.
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 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.
 

The Business News Headlines 18 April 2023

We know...you've been worried about this for months. Today is the Federal Income Tax Day but if you've not yet filed there is still time for you to request an extension. But, get busy. Today in the business news headlines well kick things off with what we said earlier in the week that proved to be 100% spot on.  So why did Fox News settle with Dominion? We think the answer is pretty clear. Also, remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:   
The settlement with Fox News and why that had to happen;
It's a confusing time for the economy...some thoughts;
May 1st could be an important date if you watch television;
Netflix to pull the plug on what made it a household word;
Corporate defaults are high...what's going on?
Walmart says retail is OK...but, there is a but;
Giving food away rather than trash it?  It's a story;
The Wall Street Report;
Insert ChatGPT into the stock market and you get?
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 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.

The Business News Headlines 17 April 2023

Welcome back to the Business News Headlines for this Monday the 17th day of April. A reminder that tomorrow, Tuesday the 18th is the date when you must file your Federal Tax Return for 2022. That is except if you live in some selected states like California that has seen massive flooding.  So for those residents the date has been pushed back until October.  Also, remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:  
Air France & Airbus not guilty but it's not over;
New Developments in the Dominion vs. Fox News case;
McDonald's is reworking some of their classics and we'll share;
Inflation and the Central Bank made the news;
Under 18? You'll need a chaperone to go to this mall;
Apartments are getting smaller and...why;
The Wall Street Report;
Ignoring debt adds to stress and that's an issue for some generations.
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 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.

The Business News Headlines 14 April 2023

This is the Friday, April 14th Edition of the Business News Headlines, thanks for being with us. A programing reminder that we're back on with the Business Week in Review this Sunday starting at Noon Central and only on News/Talk 1540 KXEL and yes, we stream. But, we're getting ahead of ourselves.   Also, remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:  
230 classic cars go to auction what a story;
No TikTok for you...Montana;
Big banks are doing just fine, thank you;
More bad news for Fox News;
David's Bridal to layoff thousands;
The March Retail Sales Report...ouch!
The Wall Street Report;
Which large cities have the highest/lowest unemployment?
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 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.

The Business News Headlines 12 April 2023

We're mid-week and welcome to the Business News Headlines for this the 12th day of April.  Coming up some inflation news, some Twitter news and more Bud Light...outrage. It's the thing these days... Also, remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:  
Is the USPS about to tank delivery?
The inflation numbers are out and they say...
Musk has laid off about 80% of Twitter workers;
Some news about Purell...remember that brand?
Goldman Sachs is rethinking the Fed rate hike;
Bud Light outrage continues and Howard Stern weighs in;
The Wall Street Report;
The Max is coming...more to...stream it would seem.
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 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.
 

The Business News Headlines 11April 2023

Welcome to the Tuesday Edition of the Business News Headlines and, partly personal, thank you for the many kind Birthday wishes from today. That was nice. Coming up some of the top business news stories of the day as we wait for the Consumer Price Index report due out tomorrow morning...think...inflation. Also, remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:  
Janet Yellen talks about the US and a recession;
Former Twitter Execs are suing the company and why;
Check your closet! You may have some cash hanging there;
Walmart closing stores in the Windy City and why;
Hang on, Amazon to start charging when you return items?
We've gone full circle on single use plastic bags...and update;
The Wall Street Report;
YouTube and the Sunday NFL Ticket...get ready to dig deeper.
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 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.

The Business News Headlines 4 April 2023

Like we indicated in the open today...did you feel a bit distracted by what was going on in NYC? Maybe just a little?  One thing we're glad about is that we don't do it. "It" being politics. What a deal and welcome to the Tuesday Edition of the Business News Headlines, glad you are with us again today. Just ahead some of the big news stories of the day and perhaps some you may have missed. Also, remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:  
GM says their voluntary buy out was a success;
Job openings in the US shrank;
Which should give the Fed pause...maybe?
Old becomes new over at Old Navy;
The culture war hits...beer! Say it ain't so...
Thinking of buying an apartment building? Some news;
Home sales rebound a bit and why;
The Wall Street Report;
Gen Z has gone sour on this commodity and what to do about it.
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 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.