Taxes and Investment

The Business News Headlines 30 July 2018

Rising interest rates, lower collected taxes and a ballooning deficit...what could go wrong?  That's our lead story today and then we'll get into some housing issues...might that too spell trouble? Shopping for health care? Nope, people are not doing it. Those stories the markets and a conversation with Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) a visit with Ned Flynn from Aureon HR with some big news and Laura Kinnard from Drake University with networking and small business development thoughts all up today. Thanks for coming by! 
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 4:30pm here on 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. 

Business News and Interviews - 25 July 2018

It's the Business News Hour on YOUR time. Today in our news section we're talking who pays for what when it comes to tariffs, GM is raising prices, U.S. pot growers and producers may be moving to Canada...for financing. Pizza delivery drivers are suing and we'll tell you why. The "four fingered" shape of the Kit Kat bar can not be trademarked...see what you learn here?  Those stories the markets and our conversation with Elizabeth Presutti the CEO of the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority or DART. As big day ahead! Click on what you want to hear. 
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 4:30pm here on 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.

Business News Headlines 5 July 2018

It's Tariff Eve...as the United States is set to impose tariffs on over $34 billion of goods from China. What did the markets have to say about that? We'll share the numbers. Also the job situation in the U.S. is so tight that employers are going to be forced to pay more, offer more in benefits or switch, as fast as possible to automation. Those stories and more along with a conversation about small business funding with Jayne Armstrong the District Director for the Iowa Small Business Association.
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 4:30pm here on 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.

Business News Headlines 27 June 2018

So much going on today, as usual. The markets were down again today and some are talking about the "R-Word". Remember when we had a "Global Economy" wasn't that just a few months ago? No companies are struggling to figure out what to do to bring things back home...in light of tarffs. Disney gets a green light on the Fox deal and a couple of new restaurants open in the Des Moines Metro. The news markets and more are just a click away! 
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 4:30pm here on 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.

Business News Headlines 26 June 2018

Here we check out the hot business news stories of the day. So, who is telling the truth President Trump or Harley Davidson? What happened and why today on Wall Street. More tariff talk this time the increased price of automobiles says an auto industry group. Lee Enterprises of Iowa gets a jolt. We've got some Downtown Des Moines Chamber News and Jay Byers from the Greater Des Moines Partnership talks about the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives or ACCE that is coming to Des Moines and why that is such a big deal. 
 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 4:30pm here on 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.

Taxes. Business and You with Mike Owen

The recent corporate tax rate cut in Iowa was an important step for business groups that said businesses would by-pass Iowa for more tax friendly states. However what they didn't talk about is what Mike Owen from the Iowa Policy Project is here to discuss. We caught up with Mike at a recent event where he was talking...taxes. Click through for more! 
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 4:30pm here on 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.

Business News Headlines 8 June 2018

Sprint rolled out a cheap phone plan but how long will it last? A city in Florida is trolling for retirees, it's National Home Owners Month but...there is a but. Those stories the markets and more plus a look back at small business and the Iowa Economic Development Authority Targeted Small Business Program and funding for small businesses. So much to share...click thorugh. 
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 4:30pm here on 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.

Week In Review on News/Talk 1540 KXEL - News Headlines

Each week we offer up Insight on Business the News Hour Week in Review. Here are the stories we aired on Sunday 3 June on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. First up a state that will pay you $10,000 to move there and why. The jobs report came out last week, unemployment ticked down, wages finally starting to tick up and more. Trade talks and how they impact you and your family budget. Jobs that pay $80,000 a year that nobody really wants. We’ll also introduce you to Roger Hargens who with his wife Jane started Operation Middle Ground for returning veterans…it’s a jobs story and more. We’ll check the markets and the economic calendar and then a conversation about puppy mills in Iowa with Mary LaHay. It’s a shocking business story.  Click ahead to the segment you want to hear.  Thanks for coming by. 
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 4:30pm here on 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 Market Report - News/Talk 1540 KXEL - Week in Review

As we said earlier… A stronger-than-expected jobs report pushed stocks higher this past Friday as Wall Street recovered some of the losses seen in the previous session. Let’s check out what happened last week in the markets. Click through to listen to what happened last week and our economic calendar for this week. 
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 4:30pm here on 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.

Business News Headlines 1 June 2018

Click through for the Business News on Your Time - Today the jobs report and the markets. It's on, it's off it's back on...we're talking North Korea. Another airbag fatality with a Honda. Low unemployment might be moving the wages and benefit numbers we've got a couple of stories on that. Looking for something new and exciting? Move to Vermont and they will  pay you to do so. Those stories and more along with a reboot story about Dwanna Bradley and Juneteenth and we're back to garbage, recycling and landfills all of which Tony Colosimo says we are doing all wrong. Click through...for the business news and stories of the day. 
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 4:30pm here on 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.