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The Business News Headlines 12 February 2026

Folks filing for unemployment benefits fell last week as we continue to watch the very strange labor market and we'll start with that story first this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 12th day of February, thanks for being with us. In other news, home sales fell in January even as mortgage rates ease.  Well now, AI looks to Montana and residents worry about water and electricity. Will major league baseball stars play in the 2028 Olympics headed to Los Angeles? In yet another story about home sales we’ve got the latest on mortgage rates. We’ll check the numbers from The Wall Street Report and it is good to be the CEO of Morgan Stanley not to mention the other big banks.  Let’s talk millions in raises.  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 11 February 2026

The jobs report from the Labor Department was a double edge sword. On one hand encouraging on the other it puts doubts on another Fed rate cut.  We'll start there this evening.  This is the Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 11th day of February, thanks for listening. In other news, the buildout of EV charging stations continues however there is a roadblock coming from the Trump Administration. Let’s talk deficits and the national debt shall we? McDonald’s gets it…it’s all about affordability. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and Google is offering buyouts to employees. For the conversation you’ll meet Nick McGargill from Tap Pay Solutions based in Omana…we’re about to discuss credit card machines that should be of interest to lots of folks.  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 5 February 2026

There were a number of factors that tanked Wall Street today and one of them was a dismal report on job openings.  This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 5th day of February, thanks for listening. In other news, Google reported some strong numbers this week. There is open conflict when it comes to AI think Chat GPT and Claude. News out of Pizza Hut that you might be interested in. Telehealth company Hims and Hers in trouble with Novo Nordisk.  We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and Coca Cola announced the end of some famous frozen products in the U.S. and Canada.  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 4 February 2026

So, do you watch the Super Bowl for the game or the ads?  Today we'll take a first look at what you'll be watching, ad wise, this Sunday.  This is the Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 4th day of February, thanks for listening. In other news, on the international scene trade partners other than the U.S. makes for an interesting story. Have you heard about “Rent Now – Pay Later”?  You will today.  In a shocking development the Washington Post is laying off a third of its workers we’ll tell you what they cut. Speaking of numbers we’ll check The Wall Street Report and the shaky labor market remains…shaky.  We’ll share how many jobs were added in January.  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 15 January 2026

With the Trump Administration going all in on fossil fuel the future of EV's is in doubt and proof comes from the Detroit Auto Show. This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 15th day of January, thanks for listening. In other news, more Grok news for you as Musk backs down. Fewer Americans filed for unemployment and we’ll share the numbers. We’ll check the numbers from the Wall Street Report and Verizon explains what happened with that outage on Wednesday. For the conversation you’ll meet entrepreneur Stephen Wilson from NuDoseDaily.com.  The company that promises better days and restful nights.  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 and More 14 January 2026

It was a bit of a surprise as consumers stepped up their retail buying in November and we'll start with that story tonight.  This is the Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 14th day of January, thanks for listening. In other news, a Verizon outage made life rough for folks across the country. Big banks are reporting huge profits and we’ll detail. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and a luxury retailer files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.  For the conversation we’ll visit with Marni Hockenberg about her work with C-suite executives from her business Hockenberg Search in helping them polish their efforts to land another top level job.  We’ll also talk abut Exec Connect Iowa a program she started several months ago that brings executives together in a relaxed setting to chat it up about business. It’s a neat program 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 13 January 2026

The cozy relationship between Trump, Wall Street and big banks is undergoing a change and we'll start with that story tonight.  This is The Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 13th day of January, thanks for listening. In other news, Elon Musk’s Grok has been blocked by two countries. The EPA is proposing new rules that limit the ability to ensure clean water…you heard that correctly. In addition, the EPA will change some reporting having to do with clean air. The Detroit auto show kicks off this week…what to expect. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and the latest report out of Canada on travel and U.S. booze.  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 8 January 2026

The President has an answer to lowering mortgage rates and it will only cost $200 billion. This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 8th day of January, thanks for listening. In other news, the U.S. House bucked the President and voted to extend expired health care subsidies. CES 2026 had some  winners…and also some losers and we’ll focus on two of those.  The IRS told us today when early-birds can begin filing their taxes. Looks like a 20 billion dollar data center is headed to Mississippi. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and more than 1,000 businesses sue to get their money back.  Think…tariffs.  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 7 January 2026

There is so much interest in the oil under the ground in Venezuela and the president says we're going to go get it. But, there is a but and we'll start there. This is the Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 7th day of January, thanks for listening. In other news, day two of CES in Las Vegas is in the books and we’ll have another look at what attendees saw. Houston…we have a problem and its called an aging U.S. population. This newscast comes to you from Iowa and this state ranks in the top ten states where people are moving…out. Job openings in the US slid yet again we’ll share the latest. We’ll also check the markets in The Wall Street Report and even with lower mortgage rates Americans are not excited about home ownership.  We’ll explain.  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 6 January 2026

It was day two of impressive gains and records on Wall Street and that starts our newscast this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 6th day of January, thanks for listening. In other news, Monday was the first day of CES the Consumer Electronics Show and what companies made a splash? We’ll share. There is one device that did not make CES in Las Vegas and it all has to do with….Trump. Meanwhile Grok is in trouble and we’ll share what happened. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and have you heard about the class action suit against McDonalds?  You will today.  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.