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The Business News Headlines 20 March 2019

If you've got ten minutes we'll get you up to speed on the business news headlines and you can always take it with you...the business news on YOUR time. Today:
The Fed holds interest rates down...isn't that a good thing?
FedEx has some scary words about the economy;
President Trump is out finding money for his "wall";
Disney closes the $71 billion deal with Fox;
Apple air-pods are new today;
What happened on Wall Street and why.
Plus we'll talk podcasting with Stephen Meader who founded Podcast USA and started a bunch of state podcasting homes like Podcast New Hampshire, Podcast Iowa, Podcast Minnesota and more. You've got to listen. 

The Business News Headlines 19 March 2019

It's the business news headlines for Tuesday the 19th day of March, 2019. Inside and just a click away we've got stories about:
China, investors and nerves;
Too many jobs, not enough people. It's a real deal;
Day two of the Lyft road show and it's going very well thank you;
Facebook settles some discrimination cases;
Peloton is being sued for over $150 million;
What happened on Wall Street and why.
Those stories plus a conversation about yoga and the business of yoga. I get it, you can't go anywhere and not see folks that are into yoga...so what is it all about? Who does it? Why and what is the business model? Today in our Small Business Spotlight we'll introduce you to Mary McCarthy from Yoga by Mary. She's been in this space for nearly 20 years...long before it became fashionable. What is it all about?  Click through or click right here. 

The Business News Headlines 18 March 2019

Welcome to the Monday Edition of the Business News Hour for the 18th of March. Inside we've got a couple of retail stories and more. Here's what's on tap today:
This retail giant barely spends a dime on advertising yet...
This retailer started in 1962 today they announced they are done;
Ride hailing service LYFT is on the IPO road show;
Sen. Cory Booker talks to us about agriculture and more;
What happened and why on Wall Street.
Plus you'll meet Peter Stockdale from the Audible Farm Podcast. We caught up with Peter at the recent Podcast Iowa event. What does he talk about? Entertainment giving entertainers a voice beyond their local area. To hear that conversation click here.
Also, because it's Monday we've got Laura Kinnard from Drake University and DMBizMixer.com in with this week's picks for business education and networking opportunities. Listen in here. 
Thanks for coming by! 

Networking and Business Education Events with Laura Kinnard

Each Monday Laura Kinnard from Drake University and DMBizMixer.com joins us to chat it up about Metro Area business networking and educational events...that are mostly free. In addition we get to plug an event she will be hosting at the reimagined space at Southridge called Pound the Runway. Click here for ticket information. Here we go! 
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 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, 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 Business News Headlines 13 March 2019

You would think that when a company is faced with not one but two planes falling from the sky their stock would go...down. Nah... It's the business news headlines for the 13th day of March. Here is what's inside:
Solid economic data had Wall Street dancing;
Tech stocks lift the markets;
News about Boeing and the FAA grounding the airplanes;
"What bugs you about our company?" The Walmart CEO askes...and finds out;
The college admission scandal...what the hell where they thinking;
Wells Fargo CEO gets grilled by Iowa Congresswoman Cindy Axne;
What happened on Wall Street & why.
Also the story you've got to hear. The media landscape is always changing the latest to enter the field is Happs.TV. Think of it as "happening" where, in real time, citizen journalists cover stories from around the globe. I met up with Andrew King of Happs.TV this week and asked him to share with us the story. It's pretty amazing. Click here for more! 
Thanks for listening! 

It's HappsTV...It's WHAT?

I'm old so I remember when there were three newscasts on television each evening: CBS, NBC and ABC. That was it. I also remember when CNN launched and then a host of 24/7 news networks popped up. The evolution of the news business continues with something called "Citizen Journalists" and nobody seems to have captured that as well as Happs.TV. What is Happs? Think "Happening" and it's where citizen journalists share amazing stories all in real time. Here, with me, is Andrew King of Happs.TV to share the story for you.  Neat stuff.... 
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 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, 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 Education and Networking Events with Laura Kinnard

Each Monday Laura Kinnard from Drake University and DMBizMixer.com joins me to chat it up about various business education and networking events happening in the DSM Metro. And this week we've got a full boat of nifty things to go to and things to learn. Let's start out with a packed Tuesday and then roll into the first ever Podcast Iowa event that happens this weekend. And, if you have a business event happening and you want us to chat about it head to Twitter and use #DMBizEvents. 
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 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, 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 Business News Headlines 7 March 2019

Equities fell for the fourth day in a row but this time it wasn't trade talks between the United States and China. It's the business news headlines for Thursday the 7th day of March...let's go:
Americans have enjoyed some extra "jingle" in their pocket but that soon may disappear;
A Disney heiress says that corporations are paying their executives way too much;
Amazon is going to cut ties with the majority of their suppliers forcing an panic among many;
Philadelphia is taking a stand against cashless retail operations, not without pushback;
What happened and why on Wall Street.
Those stories plus a conversation about a topic most people surveyed fear more than death.  Maureen Burger from Tero International is with me to offer up some tips to help you relax and make sure the next time you get up to make a presentation it is believable and drives home your  point. Click right here to listen in. 
Thanks for listening!

Just How Do Successful Entrepreneurs Think with Jason Feifer

Early this morning I got to welcome Jason Feifer the Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine to Iowa. He was in the Des Moines Metro to headline a breakfast meeting with the Greater Des Moines Partnership and then off for CI-Week with our friend Tony Paustian of DMACC-West. His topic this morning was "How Do Successful Entrepreneurs Think". Before he took the mic he sat down behind our mic and talked about change. More to the point the history we have in refusing to accept change be it a bicycle (not kidding) or recordings of music. In addition he chatted a bit about his new book he wrote with his wife, Jennifer Miller, "Mr. Nice Guy".  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 5pm Central. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, 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 Business News Headlines 4 March 2019

Welcome to Monday and the Business News Headlines! The Markets lost steam today and we'll share why. Also today we've got these stories:
The heavy handed tactics of Amazon are long standing;
Even during the summit North Korea was hacking U.S. businesses;
GM shutting down an Ohio plant this week;
Drug maker Purdue Pharma thinking of bankruptcy not because they can't pay their bills;
No more makeup at Virgin Atlantic...or so it is said;
What happened and why on Wall Street.
Also today Mike Owen from the Iowa Policy Project is in to talk about business taxes in Iowa. If you're a regular listener of the News Hour you know we've had every major business group on with us decrying the business tax rates in Iowa Mike has a different story and does the math. Listen in to that conversation here. 
Also today Laura Kinnard from DMBizMixer.com is with me talking about business education and networking events and man...she has a packed schedule. Click here to listen. 
Thanks for listening!