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Reaction by Attendees to the AARP-Iowa 2020 Presidential Forum

The five city AARP-Iowa 2020 Presidential Forum tour started in Des Moines. What you'll hear is the unvarnished reaction from several of those who attended the event which featured Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), former Gov. John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and former Vice President Joe Biden. 
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm 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. 
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AARP-Iowa
National Tractor Parts Dealer Association
Oasis - A Paychex Company
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The Business News Headlines 16 July 2019

It's all about the numbers...and so we begin earnings season on Wall Street and some big names reported those numbers today before the bell. We'll talk about it. In addition to that story:
Abigail Disney is, in a word, livid;
Prime Day has a promotion...sort of;
Retail sales numbers are in;
Where the money is coming from for consumers to buy stuff;
Politics and the Twitter Feed of President Trump.
Those stories plus a conversation with the Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio as he made a quick stop in Iowa to press on with his 2020 presidential run. I asked him four question and his answers surprised me and I'll bet they surprise you as well. To listen to that conversation, click here.
Also today is the second day of the 2020 Presidential Forum sponsored by AARP-Iowa. We were in Des Moines at the first stop of this five city swing and visited with attendees. You can hear their reaction here.
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm 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. 
Our Sponsors
AARP-Iowa
National Tractor Parts Dealer Association
Oasis - A Paychex Company
Tero International
 

The Business News Headlines 9 July 2019

The Dow opened more than 100 points down this morning as investors fret about the Fed Chair address tomorrow. It's all about the interest rates. Also today:
Mixing Business & Politics - Not a Good Idea;
Virgin Galactic to g public;
Another multi-billion dollar acquisition;
Twitter and President Trump;
Drug prices and transparency;
Biggest threat to the global economy is...
Airport money.
Those stories plus Four Questions for former Maryland Congressman and current presidential candidate John Delaney as we talk about his stand on health care, voting rights, education and getting financing to minority communities. You can hear that conversation here. 
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm 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. 
Our Sponsors
AARP-Iowa
National Tractor Parts Dealer Association
Oasis - A Paychex Company
Tero International

Four Questions for Presidential Candidate John Delaney

Recently former Maryland Congressman John K. Delaney was asked by members of the Iowa NAACP to sit down and talk about a number of topics important to them and to all Iowans. Following the conversation I sat down with Congressman Delaney and asked him four questions: 
Health Care and Better Care
Voting Rights
Education Funding Changes
Minority Neighborhoods & Lack of Business Funding
I think you'll enjoy this.
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm 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. 
Our Sponsors
AARP-Iowa
National Tractor Parts Dealer Association
Oasis - A Paychex Company
Tero International

The Business News Headlines and Gov. Jay Inslee

Welcome back to Insight on Business the News Hour for Tuesday the 4th of June. Thanks for coming by. Today in the business news headlines ahead of our conversation with 2020 presidential hopeful Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA):
Trade tensions dissipate and tech rallies;
Tesla gets $ from who???
CVS expanding even more into the health care arena;
Imagine an airplane where the seats are in the wings;
How much must you make in a year to be...rich?
New toys for millennials seeking comfort in the past.
Those stories and a conversation with Governor Jay Inslee (D-WA) as he makes his case for the Democratic nomination for president in the 2020 elections. While you may have heard of Gov. Inslee and his stand on climate change we didn't start there but on the surprising economics of Washington State. Here is that story. 
Thanks for coming by! 

Fighting Hunger with Another Plate at the Table

We love it when we find passionate people and Debbie Sears is another in a long list of great folks we've met over the years and introduced to you. Debbie has been in the insurance industry for over four decades and when tragedy struck she decided to turn her efforts toward something good and positive. Another Plate at the Table is an event that features some of the most famous names in the culinary world of Des Moines. They are getting together to raise funds for the Food Bank of Iowa. (Here is a link to donate...if you are so moved.) Meet Debbie Sears...you can hear the passion in her voice. 
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm 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 16 April 2019

Today the markets were up...a bit...but they were up. That story and more today in the Tuesday, April 16th Edition of the Business News Hour:
The Health Care Industry slams Medicare for All;
We know where you can get a great paying job;
Netflix grows even with rising rates;
This week yet another Facebook scandal;
Then there were twenty-one - A convenience store story;
Iowa ice cream headed to New York;
What happened today on Wall Street and why.
2020 presidential hopeful Secretary Julian Castro was in Iowa and we caught up with him in what we're calling Ten Minutes with Julian Castro. Click here to listen.
What happens when you get a Mom who really wants to do something for education? You start something really different. Meet Kristyn Arnold from ANAWIM Housing who has partnered with the Des Moines Public Schools for a very different kind of fund raiser. Imagine a fund raiser where you don't have to spend any money but just...show up! Click here to listen. 
Thanks for coming by!

2020 Presidential Hopeful Secretary Julian Castro

We all know that Iowa is "ground zero" when it comes to the 2020 Presidential Election and this week former San Antonio Mayor and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro was in Iowa for another swing through the state. We caught up with him following a standing room only event sponsored by the Iowa Asian-Latino Coalition in Des Moines. Ten Minutes with Julian Castro: 
The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday starting at 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm 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 1 April 2019

No fooling...we've got the business news headlines up for you and what a day it was:
The markets rock to new data;
The wealthy are stashing billions, no, like BILLIONS;
Oil jumps can fuel be far behind;
They are cutting prices, tired of being called "Whole Paycheck";
Remember when LYFT was the darling of Wall Street...like last Friday;
UnitedHealthcare pushes back on the story Iowa is telling;
The Iowa Business Council releases a new report;
What happened on Wall Street and why.
Told you we had news...
Also today Brad Anderson is the State Director of AARP-Iowa and the organization with over 370,000 members is about to get involved in several public issues that he says will be a boost to the lifestyle of all Iowans of every age. Click here for that story.
And, because it's Monday Laura Kinnard from Drake University and DMBizMixer.com is in to chat it up about education and business networking in the Metro. Listen right here.
Thanks for coming by! 

The Business News Headlines 26 March 2019

It's the business news headlines for Tuesday the 26th of March...thanks, everybody, for being with us again today. Inside you'll hear about;
Investors still eyeing the global economy;
New car sales slump and it's not design issues;
More retail store closings;
Walmart seems to be winning at the curb and gaining new customers;
Ya know that iPhone update?  Better get to it;
Housing numbers are hurting;
What happened and why on Wall Street.
Also today you are in for a major treat. His name is Mike Curtin and he's the CEO of something called the D.C. Central Kitchen a program that has served the Washington D.C. area for thirty years. But...it's not about just feeding people...that seems to be secondary. This is about delivering hope and purpose and a way out of poverty. Plan on listening to the end...it's a great story. To hear that story, click here. 
Thanks for listening!