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It was one of those days with surging COVID19 cases and a new jobless report that surprised nearly everybody.  Here's what we've got for you for Thursday the 10th of December:
Stimulus talks...fizzle;
The first time jobless numbers hurt;
Remember the Internet Bubble of 2000;
Your job and artificial intelligence;
Strap in, Tesla about to up end the S&P 500;
Homeowners and increased valuations...it's a story;
Wall Street Report;
Vaccines headed to Walmart.
Those stories plus a conversation with Marni Hockenberg from Hockenberg Search. No, she is not a recruiter but she is a valuable resource as people seek new positions or attempt to get back into the corporate world. Some great tips from her business can be heard right here.
Thanks for listening! 

It was one of those days on Wall Street that started with concerns about the pandemic and ended with concerns about the next round of stimulus. Here's what we've got for you today:
Wall Street - The Las Vegas of America?
Tech stocks took a beating...think Facebook;
Happy Meals about to become less...happy;
Losing our appetite for eating out;
California and Washington State and brake pads;
Backyard tiny offices are a thing;
The Wall Street Report;
Elon want to keep more of his billions it would seem.
Thanks for listening! 

Welcome back to the business news of the day. Here are some of the top stories we've got for you...and remember, you can follow us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour.  Let's go:
Stimulus dollars not from Congress but state & local;
The price of oil has, once again, stalled out;
The Streaming Wars are heating up;
Stitch Fix...whoa...had a great day;
The Wall Street Report;
What is the Fauci Effect?  We'll tell.
Those stories plus you'll meet Desmund Adams the founder of Focus and Find a socially responsible talent acquisition company that has a stunning message for business and it's not all about fluff. Listen to that remarkable conversation here. 

For ever the Human Resources Department has been seen as a necessary expense but what if that same department could be responsible for profit?  That is what Desmund Adams, the founder and CEO of Focus and Find is out to prove.  Focus and Find is a socially responsible talent acquisition company with focus on financial services, technology and health care. What can diversity bring to any company...we asked. 

Welcome back to Monday and not an ordinary Monday but December 7th. We open the newscast by remembering what happened 79 years ago today.  In the business news:
Consumers and Holiday Shopping;
The Door Dash IPO? Some say, "Skip it";
Pandemic related moving...it's a story;
Amazon and Yeti are battling counterfeit stuff;
The Wall Street Report;
The sorry state of restaurants.
Thanks for listening!  

Welcome back to what is the late edition of the business news headlines...don't ask. We lead off with a story about..."PackageMageddon" here's what we've got:
UPS says enough is enough;
China gets slapped by the U.S. Congress;
Good news for Australia;
Could diversity really come to U.S. corporations;
Salesforce had a rough day;
The Wall Street Report;
Some sobering news about the Midwest.
Those stories plus our continuing series about entrepreneurs who have launched during the pandemic or have seen major growth over the past nine months. My guest is Kevin Vandekrol and we call him a "Pedal Pusher" but we're not talking about bikes. Click here to listen.
Thanks, again, for coming by. 
 

Several weeks ago my neighbor Kevin Vandekrol told me why he quit his day job to focus on his business of creating kits for guitar pedals. I made a note to get back with him for an interview about what is a rather obscure business. It's really a great look at how an entrepreneur adjusts to the market and believes that high quality beats price. Kevin is the sole person behind Aion and is part of our series about people who have started their business during the pandemic or who have seen major growth over the past nine months. And the kicker is that he sells his products worldwide. It's a great story...have a listen! 

It's the final day of November 2020 and if you're like us...that was one heck-of-a long month...whew!  Here's what we've got for the business news headlines:
Was today an early warning about December;
More job cuts in the oil industry and why;
J.C. Penny and what's next;
Facebook made a purchase because...
An early 2021 prediction;
Forces are colliding in the housing market;
The Wall Street Report;
And the $44 billion dollar merger and why it matters.
Thanks for listening! 

For years we've been beating that old drum about uncertainty and business. For lots of reasons lots of that uncertainty seems to be fading. It's the business news headlines for Tuesday the 24th of November. Here's what we've got for you:
A sense of hope hits Wall Street;
Toilet Paper is once again in short supply;
Purdue Pharma admits guilt. Cost: Over $8 billion;
UPS is getting into the "cold" big time;
"Gig" workers to get paid like an executive;
The Wall Street Report;
Could it be the end of yet another office legacy?
Those stories plus Joe Galasso is in to talk about what we should be doing when it comes to cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting and it may not be what you thought. Putting some facts into perspective from his company Protective Environmental Systems. Listen here. 
 

He is a return visitor to the Business News Hour and is here to shed some light on three very important things: 1) Cleaning, 2) Sanitizing and 3) Disinfecting.  As COVID19 races across the county Joe Galasso has come into his own with his company Protective Environmental Systems. Here Joe explains, in simple terms, things like "Log Kill", "Dwell Time" and what really goes on when people "wipe down" a surface. Needless to say his goal is to keep people safe while buying time until the vaccine arrives. Here's Joe Galasso: