Two days ago it was Fed Fear….today it’s Recession Fear. It’s also the business news headlines for Thursday the 16th of June…thanks, as always, for being with us everybody. And you can follow along with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram. Here is what we've got for you today:
- Recession or overvalued stocks;
- Local taxes are benefiting from inflation;
- Also store brands are flying off shelves;
- WWE and the $3 million in "hush money";
- Did Lyft hide some safety issues;
- President Biden and a new shipping law;
- Fewer people signed up for unemployment;
- An iconic makeup company files for Chapter 11;
- The "ugly" Wall Street Report;
- Delta says, "No, we are not a WeWork hub."
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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.
There are some signs that inflation is…cooling off. It’s the business news headlines for Friday the 27th day of May, thanks for being with us everybody and Happy Memorial Day Weekend. Here's what we've got for you:
- Data suggests that inflation really is cooling;
- Consumers are still consuming and how we know;
- Some disturbing news about...ketchup;
- She says these things you should never buy at Sam's Club;
- The baby formula crisis is getting worse;
- The history of a huge business blunder...really huge;
- The Wall Street Report;
- Elon Musk gets sued by Twitter shareholders and why.
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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.
There was some solid news today…from the world of retail and…manufacturing and it was welcome. It’s the business news headlines for Tuesday the 17th day of May coming to you from the beaches of Florida. Thanks everybody for being with us.
- Welcome news from the Commerce Department;
- The FBI issues warnings about two retail centers;
- The President and First Lady visit Buffalo;
- Investors warned about Truth Social;
- The erratic behavior of Elon Musk;
- Netflix lays off more people;
- Boeing got some bad news from China;
- The Wall Street Report;
- Who says investment people are not...fun?
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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.
How many times do we have to run a story about restaurants and…tips? It’s the business news headlines for Thursday the 12th of May and coming to you once again from Washington, D.C. as we take part in the 2022 Greater Des Moines Partnership trip to the capital. Here's what we've got for you today:
- Yet another restaurant story of wage theft;
- The population growth of the U.S. is...slow;
- The three states people are leaving and why;
- Carvana laid off workers and today....
- He worked for a whole day and walks with $700k;
- Jerome Powell and the U.S. Senate;
- The Wall Street Report;
- Twitter is on a cost cutting run and why.
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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.
He is a returning guest who knows tons about the car market. Karl Brauer is an analyst for ISeeCars.com that means he crunches the numbers and knows where the deals are and where they are not. Here we talk about the high cost of used cars, what's driving the market where the best deals are exactly how much more you'll pay today than a year ago and we ask about the future of electric vehicles. This aired originally during our Business Week in Review on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. If you are into cars...and who isn't...we think you'll enjoy this.
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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.
Yesterday investors rocked Wall Street as the major indexes all finished well into the green. All of that ended today as we watched the bears come out. It's the business news headlines for Thursday the 5th of May. Thanks for being with us!
- It was a big U-Turn on Wall Street;
- Burger King sued over...photos;
- Getting more oil for the stockpiles;
- Bird Flu - Another hit to your wallet;
- The next CEO at Twitter? Yeah you guessed;
- New news about J&J Covid vaccine;
- Amazon looking for more tax breaks;
- Fresh news about first-class stamps;
- The Wall Street Report;
- People are quickly un-retiring in huge numbers.
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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 gross domestic product of the United States contracted by 1.4 in the first quarter of the year. But, there is a but and that story leads us off today. In addition stay with us because today is an International Day of Mourning remembering the workers who died due to illness or injury while on the job. You'll be hearing from Charlie Wishman the President of the Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO about the day and the 71 Iowans remembered at multiple stops across the state. For the interview you'll been the great talent of John Busbee as we talk marketing and culture...yes, there is a connection. Let's go!
- The economy shrank but, there is a but;
- 120,000 pounds of ground beef recalled and why;
- Disney & DeSantis - We've got new...news;
- Taking a page out of Costco's playbook;
- McDonald's leaving Russia but it's very expensive;
- The Wall Street Report;
- Charlie Wishman about the Workers Memorial Day.
For the interview you'll meet John Busbee who is a marketer, writer, film producer and the founder of The Culture Buzz. What does marketing and culture have in common? You can hear that conversation by clicking 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.
You're about to meet a fellow that has been creating for decades. While his first love is culture and the arts John Busbee has been responsible for national advertising, branding, writing, producing and putting products and services "top of mind" for consumers for a very long time. He is also the creator of a radio program The Culture Buzz which can be heard each Wednesday from 11:00AM to 1:00PM Central on tiny but mighty KFMG Radio. Join us for a fun and informative conversation. Oh, and check this out for his broadcast archives.
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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.
For a while today it looked like the bargain hunters were taking advantage of the dip and the sell-off on Wall Street was over. At least for...awhile. Here's what we've got for you today:
- No fun on Wall Street;
- Rich people going all in for cash;
- Regional grocer Hy-Vee cuts jobs...again;
- Amazon to disrupt the convivence store world;
- Meta numbers are in and...
- It's here, now will buyers buy?
- Musk, Money and Taxes;
- The Wall Street Report;
- Female workers have had it.
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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.
