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Friday Nov 12, 2021
The Business News Headlines 12 November 2021
Friday Nov 12, 2021
Friday Nov 12, 2021
The end of another business week and thanks for being with us. After the news make sure you click through for our hyper local look at Stuff to DO in the Greater Des Moines Metro this weekend into next week. Here's what we've got for you today:
Oil prices fall...gas too? And why;
How much might you save with an EV;
More "Tuna Talk" about Subway;
The IRS has new deduction numbers;
The Wall Street Report;
A closer look at job quit numbers.
It's another Friday and Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine is in the chat it up about stuff to DO in the Greater Des Moines Metro. We've got a play in Altoona (Think Adams Family) and a play at the Des Moines Playhouse. Some sports with Iowa State, Drake, the Des Moines Bucs. Cody Jenkins is in Ames. The Cake is at the Stoner Theater. David Nail is in Pella and the Iowa Wolves are in action next week. Click through and have some fun already!
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.
Friday Nov 12, 2021
Stuff to DO with Cityview and Jeff Pitts
Friday Nov 12, 2021
Friday Nov 12, 2021
It's another Friday and Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine is in the chat it up about stuff to DO in the Greater Des Moines Metro. We've got a play in Altoona (Think Adams Family) and a play at the Des Moines Playhouse. Some sports with Iowa State, Drake, the Des Moines Bucs. Cody Jenkins is in Ames. The Cake is at the Stoner Theater. David Nail is in Pella and the Iowa Wolves are in action next week. Click through and have some fun already!
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.
Friday Nov 05, 2021
The Business News Headlines 5 November 2021
Friday Nov 05, 2021
Friday Nov 05, 2021
Leading off today is the story about the jobs report from the Labor Department and what some are saying should have been...better. It's the business news headlines for Friday the 5th day of November and because it is Friday click through for Friday Fun with Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine. Here's what we've got for you today:
The jobs report and still concern;
The markets reacted;
Fake news (again) about Bitcoin;
Apple to drop mask rules in some stores;
Panic is setting in over the vaccine mandate;
The Wall Street Report;
The highest hourly rate is in this city.
Those stories PLUS "Stuff to DO" in the Greater Des Moines Metro with Jeff Pitts the managing editor of Cityview Magazine. To hear that...just click here.
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.
Friday Oct 29, 2021
The Business News Headlines 29 October 2021
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Friday Oct 29, 2021
It's the Friday Edition of the Business News Headlines, thanks for being with us everybody. Stick around because after the news Jeff Pitts is in to chat it up about "Stuff to DO" in the Greater Des Moines Metro. But first, these stories:
How long will oil and gas prices be high?
A new phase in vaccinations about to start;
While some leave jobs what happens to those who stay;
Starbucks making big moves in labor;
Arnold Schwarzenegger on climate critics: "stupid";
What's up with cigarette sales;
The Wall Street Report;
Cheesecake did something other restaurants didn't and...
Those stories plus, each Friday Jeff Pitts who is the managing editor for Cityview Magazine comes to the studio to chat it up about "Stuff to DO" in the Greater Des Moines Metro this weekend into next week. We have a Fun Friday chatting it up about some great events. To listen click here!
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.
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Stuff to DO with Cityview and Jeff Pitts
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Each Friday Jeff Pitts who is the managing editor for Cityview Magazine comes to the studio to chat it up about "Stuff to DO" in the Greater Des Moines Metro this weekend into next week. We have a Fun Friday chatting it up about some great events like the Drake Observatory Lecture series on Friday Night. Then there is KISS from the Des Moines Ballet. Can't you see Gene Simons in a tutu? The Addams Family is in Altoona. The Downtown Farmers Market and Halloween. We've got the Cityview "21 From 2021" event happening in Windsor Heights. Straight No Chaser is in town, wrestling, Beggars Night and more. Have some fun already, you deserve 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.
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Stuff to DO with Cityview and Jeff Pitts
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Friday Oct 22, 2021
OK! It's Friday and the weekend is here and so is Jeff Pitts the managing editor of Cityview Magazine who comes into the studio each week to offer up "Stuff to DO in the Greater Des Moines Metro" this weekend into next week. And we've got lots of stuff to riff about. I mean, who else would take the first minute and go on about the Iowa Wild Hockey team that hits the ice for the 2021/2022 season on Friday. Hockey! And we'll spend some time on scary stuff the Halloween, the Des Moines Art Center, a play in Indianola and some spooky stuff in Pella. Click in and have some fun already! You deserve 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.
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Stuff to DO with Cityview and Jeff Pitts!
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Friday Oct 15, 2021
For many of us it's the end of the work week so who to better join us for this hyper-local look at Stuff to DO in the Greater Des Moines Metro than Jeff Pitts the managing editor of Cityview Magazine. Join the "Friday Fun" as we riff about comedy shows we can not share the name of, the Latino Ballet, spooky stuff going on at Blank Park Zoo and other places. Hey, it's Friday and you deserve a break from the heavy news. 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 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.
Friday Oct 08, 2021
The Business News Headlines 8 October 2021
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Friday Oct 08, 2021
We were expecting a big number when the September Jobs Report was released this morning. Uhm...THAT didn't happen. What did set the tone for the day. Beyond that, make sure you click through for a lighter piece with Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine and Stuff to DO in the Greater Des Moines Metro this weekend into next week. But, first the news:
That jobs report...ugh;
Wages, Workers and Jamie Dimon;
Vaccine mandates and the airlines;
Winter heating may get more pricy;
The Wall Street Report;
Kids, No Kids and Work Life.
And, because it’s Friday Jeff Pitts is in from Cityview with his list of stuff to do in the Greater DSM Metro…music, history, festivals and some side trips…riffing on our own stream of conciseness. To listen...click here!
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.
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Stuff to DO with Jeff Pitts and Cityview
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Each Friday we get Hyper-Local and chat it up about "Stuff to DO" in the Greater Des Moines Metro with Jeff Pitts who is the managing editor for Cityview Magazine. He knows what to do because he is...Cityview! Along with riffing about events, and music, and festivals, sports and other stuff. And, yes, we often take a "side trip" into various topics. Michael goes on a rant about the new names of cars and SUV's. We chat it up about author Beth Hoffman and her book Bet the Farm and more. Hey, it's Friday...have some fun already!
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.
Friday Oct 01, 2021
The Business News Headlines 1 October 2021
Friday Oct 01, 2021
Friday Oct 01, 2021
Remember when we reported that October should be a better month for Wall Street than we saw in September. Well, today is the first day of the new month...here's what we've got for you today:
October moved the markets;
If you bought this at Kohls stop using it;
Consumers are letting Walmart have it;
Heard about the price of propane? Yikes;
John Deere and the UAW contract talks;
Brisk RV sales boost manufacturers stock prices;
Get ready for slower mail delivery;
The Wall Street Report;
Working Parents and New WFH Rules.
And, because it's Friday, Jeff Pitts the managing editor is in to chat it up about Stuff to DO in the Greater Des Moines Metro. We've got a bunch of stuff to riff about...some old time memories and more. To listen to Jeff all you've got to do is click here!
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.