The word of the day is…Flexibility. It’s the business news headlines for Wednesday the 25th of May, thanks for being with us everybody. Here's what we've got for you plus, make sure you click through for the conversation about refugees and immigrants, World Refugee Day and some of the events happening near us...and perhaps near you. For the news:
- The key, according to the Fed is "flexibility";
- Food images and lawsuits...again;
- Canada - Concerned about the viability of the U.S.?
- Some new housing news and hope;
- Shareholders, racial justice and the environment;
- We seem to be still updating our homes;
- The Wall Street Report;
- The NFL seeking a new Super Bowl halftime sponsor and why.
Those stories plus you'll meet Stephanie Moris from the Refugee Alliance of Central Iowa who is in to chat about some really interesting programing ahead of World Refugee Day that happens on June 20. While it's hyper-local you might find some inspiration and hope in what she share., To listen to that conversation click here.
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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 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.
Back in the saddle but not back to our studios. This is coming to you from the Central Iowa Business Conference being held in Des Moines that, to our mind, should be re-branded to the Midwest Business Conference. In the coming days you'll hear from some of the people who attended with their unique business stories that span the nation. But first, here is what we've got for you today:
- Tech Stocks took a beating today;
- Pizza and the Kansas Supreme Court;
- The Juneteenth ice cream saga;
- Microchips a Macro Problem;
- Ukraine and the global economy;
- The future of Zoom?
- The Wall Street Report;
- The data on job quitters.
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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 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.
Some investors are telling younger people…”Go and buy on the dip”. Will they…listen? It’s the business news headlines for Friday the 20th day of May…thanks everybody for being with us. Here's what we've got for you today:
- Go buy the dip they say and why;
- A scary retail trend is shaping up;
- Inflation hitting lower income families;
- This is a WILD court order and the impact...
- Target and retail miss-steps;
- Housing prices increase yet again;
- The Wall Street Report;
- Yet another scandal at Wells Fargo
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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 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.
In a word trading on Wall Street this week was…Turbulent. It’s the business news headlines for Friday the 6th day of May, thanks for being with us everybody. And, a reminder, we're back on Sunday at Noon Central with the Business Week in Review and only on News/Talk 1540 KXEL...just in case you've missed some stuff. Here's what we've got for you today:
- Yes, it was...turbulent as the markets went south;
- Even in the tight job market a wave of layoffs;
- It was a great jobs report and we'll share the numbers;
- Boeing is moving and you won't guess to where;
- Vegans rejoice more places changing menus;
- A second Staten Island Amazon facility had a union vote;
- The Wall Street Report;
- A trend: New hires ghosting their employers on the first day.
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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 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.
If you were planning on retiring and living off of your Wall Street investments we've got news as the great April sell off continued today. We'll get to that story in just a bit. We're starting off with...job cuts.
- They should be able to find a new job;
- JC Penny wants to buy...Kohls;
- No "All Day Breakfast" for you;
- 1/3 of Americans eat fast food...daily;
- Burger King has a new deal out there;
- More supply chain troubles from China;
- Oil prices down, gas prices high. What's up?
- The Wall Street Report;
- Naming names. The companies that paid zero in taxes.
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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 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.
Welcome back to the business news headlines for Wednesday the 20th of April and yes, we'll have a 4/20 story for you. Also, make sure you click ahead for a conversation about issues that face so many parts of the country and what the Greater Des Moines Partnership is taking to Washington D.C. in May. But, first the news:
- The company lost $50b in value today;
- The 4/20 report on cannabis;
- The Biden Administration and student debt;
- An update on oil stocks;
- Uber Eats and "reverse discrimination";
- Unions and big tech companies is a story;
- The Wall Street Report;
- The most affordable city to buy a house...will surprise you.
For the interview you'll meet Andrea Woodard the Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Public Policy for the 4th largest chamber organization in the nation, The Greater Des Moines Partnership. Over 170 Central Iowa leaders are headed to Washington, D.C. in May. Why? To address some of the same issues your city and state are facing. To listen, just click here.
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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 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.
It truly was an historic day in the United States and that leads off our newscast today. Also, make sure you click through for the interview as we visit with a young marketer who moved from South Africa to Italy and gives us an update about Italian manufacturer Agri Parts. But, first the news:
- The Supreme Court and KBJ;
- Covid-19 and Washington, D.C.;
- Buying a home in Canada...hold on;
- The biggest overhaul of the USPS...ever;
- Oil was off and than up today;
- The NLRB back in the news with a big change;
- Big Oil and paychecks made the news;
- The Wall Street Report;
- Where are the workers? Are they now entrepreneurs?
And, for the interview you'll meet Caterina Ciani the marketing person for Agri Parts. Caterina moved from South Africa to Italy and landed a job with Agri Parts. We talk a bit about this manufacturing hub in the northern part of the country, plus the family business aspect of the company and the issue of high quality parts for agriculture. To listen to that conversation CLICK HERE.
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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 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.
Welcome back and we hope you had a great weekend. Wall Street started the day mixed but it came bouncing back especially in the tech heavy Nasdaq. We'll share those numbers in just a bit. Kicking things off:
- CEO pay numbers? Through the roof;
- Mortgage rates are up...again;
- Stuff that is sucking power and what to do;
- He is now the biggest shareholder of Twitter;
- The most popular truck in the U.S. is no longer;
- The Wall Street Report;
- What's to happen with "Return to the Office?" Thoughts.
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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 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.
As talks between Ukraine and Russia, brokered by Turkey and Israel, continue there was a positive move on Wall Street. Also, at the end of the newscast make sure you click through for a conversation about the upcoming Black and Brown Business Summit. My guest is Terrence Thames and it's something you should hear...no matter where you live and work. But, first the news:
- Wall Street had a day and why;
- The Biden Budget and Social Security;
- It was a rough day for former President Trump;
- Job openings and quits in February were huge;
- The Millionaire Tax is a hot topic;
- Tax dollars and fossil fuel subsidies;
- Still wearing a mask in public?
- The Wall Street Report;
- If your boss has an MBA watch your paycheck.
Those stories plus a conversation with Terrence Thames from the upcoming Black and Brown Business Summit. While this two day event is being hosted by the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce in Iowa it's something that can be seen and heard nationwide. And, when Terrence shares the names of two of the key presenters you'll be able to gauge the importance of the event. To listen, CLICK THIS LINK.
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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 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 Black & Brown Business Summit is happening April 20 & 21. This is an opportunity for established businesses and startups to learn wealth building techniques, social media skills, real estate, quitting a job to move on and so much more. Here I sit down with Terrence Thames a co-organizer of the event. I promise that you'll learn much about not only the summit but also the barriers so many folks run into as they deal with systematic bias. To register for this ground-breaking event just follow this link to the West Des Moines Chamber and remember while an Iowa Chamber is sponsoring this...it truly is a global effort.
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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 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.
