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The Business News Headlines 2 June 2026

All three major averages on Wall Street hit new records today and that is where we begin. This is The Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 2nd day of June, thank you for being with us. In other news, the President signs an executive order regarding artificial intelligence, something he once said may hurt the science. News from China suggests their economy is slowing. Take two…the White House Correspondents Dinner is a go…soon. We have new tariff news for you today.  We also are going to share an ice crème story. Job openings increased in April and we’ll share by how much.  We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and Amazon is tinkering with the start of Prime Day…yes, we will share.
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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 29 May 2026

It's been a great month for the stock market and Wall Street ended the week in another record setting day.  That is where we'll start this evening. Welcome to the Friday edition of The Business News Headlines, thanks for listening. In other news, it’s a bit odd but the affordability issue has come down to…tomatoes.  In a related story President Trump says that he is making food much more affordable and we’ll take a deeper dive into that issue. The rocket it…blew up and we’ve got the story. Ever heard of Fordlandia? You will today. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and yet more tough news on affordability. This time the number of Americans that are struggling with credit card debt. 
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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 26 May 2026

We're back from the Memorial Day Weekend and thank you for sticking with us.  We hope you had an excellent holiday. We kick things off this evening with yet another look at the ever widening gap between what consumers are feeling and what is happening on Wall Street. In other news, Lyft and Uber drivers in Massachusetts form a union. PayPal is busy defending its turf…we’ll explain. The Supreme Court and Brian Flores made the news.  Sticker shock faces World Cup fans in the U.S.  And we have more news from the Supreme Court and this has to do with truck drivers and Florida.  We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and that story that AI won’t take away jobs…well hold on because we’ve got the other side of the story.
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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 21 May 2026

About 2PM Eastern time oil did a U-Turn and the markets came back. This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 21st day of May, thanks for being with us. . In other news, President Trump delays an executive order regarding AI and why. Refrigeration, food and the easing of regulations made the news. Meta settles a legal case based out of Kentucky. Opps the data center cost overruns in…Ohio costs a bunch. Speaking of costs, it will cost you a bunch more for a 30-year fixed mortgage…we told you this would happen. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and Walmart issues a warning that sales may soon suffer as consumers stop buying due to the high costs of fuel, groceries and an inflation rate that indicates negative growth in wages.  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 and More 18 May 2026

We start things off tonight wit a story about a legal issue that Elon Musk lost and it took the jury just two hours to make the decision. Welcome to the Monday Edition of The Business News Headlines for this the 18th day of May. Thanks for being with us again. . In other news, the Supreme Court ruled against drug companies and why. Riots over a…watch.  No, not kidding.  Will they or won’t they reschedule the White House Correspondents Dinner?  We’ll share the latest. The numbers from The Wall Street Report are coming your way and what if TSA re-arranged the way it does airport security?  We’ll share what that is.  For the conversation you’ll meet Patrick Palmer known as The Computer Guy of Iowa. Patrick has been in business for 30 years and has seen many changes…but what he does to relieve stress is also pretty amazing. Patrick Palmer for the conversation but first the news.
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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 14 May 2026

Investors today put a bunch of issues in the rearview mirror and U.S. market soared and set records. We'll start with that story this evening.  This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 14th day of May, thank you for being with us. In other news, retail sales slipped in April and we’ll share what happened. Remember when we were warned that AI would take jobs away from folks…we have an update. The EPA wants to allow polluted water from coal fired power plants to be discharged into rivers and streams. Honda records a huge loss and we’ll share why.  We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and jobless claims rose last week and we will share the details.
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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 13 May 2026

There may be some "fence mending" going on in China and that story tops our newscast this evening. This is The Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 13th day of May, thanks for being with us. In other news, more inflation news for you and it isn’t good. The Senate has confirmed Kevin Warsh to become the next Federal Reserve chair.  Grocery prices are spiking again and why. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and Martha Stewart has a new startup we’ll share with you. 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 1 May 2026

And you thought we might be through talking about tariffs.  Guess again and that is where we start this evening.  This is the Business News Headlines for the first day of May and International Workers Day. In other news, China is allowing the majority of African nations tariff free access to billions of people in China. Meanwhile the President says he is still considering a bail out of Spirit Airlines. Apple posted strong results and what investors are thinking. Yes, gas prices went up again and we’ll share the details. A new report on inflation is out…for the G-7 nations and it looks like the US will lead…in the inflation number. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and more layoff news, this time from Estee Lauder.  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 30 April 2026

This has not happened for nearly five decades and it has to do with the Central Bank. That is where we start this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 30th and final day of April, thanks for listening. In other news, Trump gushes over the King of England and removes some tariffs. Inflation continues to grip American consumers and we’ve got the latest number. Meanwhile consumers may have gotten some relief from high prices due to income tax refunds. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and new records were set today.  And, finally applications for unemployment reached a level we’ve not seen since 1969…yes, we’ll share. 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 and More 21 April 2026

Retail sales were way up the best in three years and what took most of your money?  Gasoline and that is where we'll start this evening. This is The Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 21st day of April, thanks for being with us. In other news, Kevin Warsh the Trump nominee to lead the Federal Reserve talked about rates and President Trump. We’ll share a brief story about the new CEO of Apple. In more tech news the Attorney General of Florida is opening a probe into Chat GPT and why. Uber is headed to court in California and we’ll share why. Starbucks is opening a US office in…Nashville. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and FedEx and UPS have started to process to get tariff refunds. For the conversation you’ll meet my Bride, Georgie Libbie as we talk about the big business of…camping.  Yes, camping where over 81 million Americans added 70 billion dollars to the national economy.  But, first the news.
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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.