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The Business News Headlines 26 May 2021

As we inch closer to the U.S. Memorial Day Holiday...which by the way we're off that day...trading on Wall Street is slowing.  Here's what we've got for you today:
Mr. Bond...meet Mr. Bezos;
Consumers and the economy;
Don't open this message from Amazon;
Ford Motor Company and batteries;
Ford stock continues to roll;
The iPhone bonus at a restaurant;
The Wall Street Report;
Become a "Work from Home" warrior.
Thanks for listening!
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 Business News Headlines 25 May 2021

Welcome back to our daily look at the business news headlines. BTW, if you wish to follow us on Twitter you can find us @IOB_NewsHour.  Here's what we've got for you today:
Consumer Confidence? Steady;
The number of available jobs;
COVID19 and hotspot nations;
Trouble for Google in...Germany;
Elon Musk and the truth;
GM changes direction;
The price of corn made the news today;
The Wall Street Report;
The story behind a lack of drivers.
Thanks for listening! 
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 Business News Headlines 21 May 2021

As they say, "We made it to the weekend!"  Well, sort of. It is Friday and the day that Jeff Pitts joins us to chat it up about Stuff to Do in the Des Moines Metro but first the business news headlines:
The Ford F-150 Lightning and 45,000;
John Deere is having a record year;
That proposed global corporate tax rate...
Apple CEO Tim Cook was in court today;
Market volatility and summer;
The Wall Street Report
Pandemic Winners/Losers?
Plus, as we said, we've got Jeff Pitts from Cityview and Stuff to DO in the Greater Des Moines Metro this weekend into next week. To listen...just click here. 
Thanks for coming by! 

The Business News Headlines 20 May 2021

Welcome back to the Thursday Edition of the Business News Headlines, grateful that you've come back.  Today in the world of business:
The Vaccine and the Lottery...ask Ohio;
Looks like the F-150 Lightening is a hit;
Weekly new jobless claims hit today;
The global corporate tax rate in the news;
Oatly had quite the day...think oatmilk;
Tech stocks rebounded and why;
The Wall Street Report;
Homebuilders hit a wall, times two.
Thanks for listening! 
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 Business News Headlines 19 May 2021

Already Mid-Week!  Welcome to the business news headlines for Wednesday the 19th of May. And, follow us on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour as we post all day long about the business news.  Coming at you today:
Houston we have a problem...chips;
Ford announces production slowdowns;
Another department store crushes sales;
Just 20 companies are responsible for plastic waste;
The crazy world of lumber prices;
Restaurants and wages. It's a story;
The Wall Street Report;
Hotels, Workers, Travelers and...Wages.
Thanks for listening! 
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 Business News Headlines 14 May 2021

The end of another business week and Wall Street had a day...but not enough to make it a positive week. Also, because it's Friday we've got Jeff Pitts in to go hyper-local on you and chat it up about Stuff to DO in the Greater Des Moines Metro.  But first, the news:
The CDC and masks;
A union rips the CDC and fears for their workers;
Disney stock continues to fall but not Netflix;
In a surprise DoorDash does well;
GM and more EV news;
The oldest car company in the U.S. is...
The Wall Street Report;
The troubling retail sales numbers.
As promised here's Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine with his list of Stuff to Do in the Greater Des Moines Metro this weekend into next week...and, in one case, beyond. To listen click here. 
Thanks for listening! 

The Business News Headlines 10 May 2021

Welcome back to yet another week of the Business News Headlines and some interesting upcoming long form business interviews.  From an air-guitar international champion to learning how to communicate to an Iowa issue with sports and transgender kids. All ahead this week.  But, for today:
Jeff Bezos and his...yacht;
Markets tanked today and why;
Gasoline, Oil and a cyber-attack;
The Chicago Fed President on jobs;
A deeper dive into the job report;
The Wall Street Report;
The all electric Ford F-150 is a story;
The Golden Globes and television.
Thanks for listening!
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 Business News Headlines 5 May 2021

Yesterday it was "May the Fourth be with you" and today it's happy Cinco de Mayo...which is not Mexican Independence day...you knew that...right?  Here's what we've got for you today:
The Peloton Recall explained;
GM has big plans for this decade;
Biden, Climate and Business;
Facebook and former President Trump;
J.C. Penny cuts more employees;
The jobs report and the T-Bill...confusing;
Jessica Alba has a hot day;
The Wall Street Report;
And...not enough babies you guys.
Thanks for listening. 
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 Business News Headlines 4 May 2021

We've fought against this all day long...but we have succumbed to saying, "May the Fourth Be With You".  There, happy now?  Let's dig into some of the big business news stories of the day:
Brand new trucks parked waiting for...parts;
Lost vehicle production is huge;
Lots of stuff not on shelves. What and why;
Money flowing into the markets...a good thing?
The Cryptocurrency Wars are heating up;
Treasury Secretary Yellen spooks Wall Street;
Fraud, Alpacas and Vermont.  No, really;
The Wall Street Report;
News from The Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Thanks for listening! 
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 Business News Headlines 30 April 2021

The final day of April and we're heading into the weekend with loads of interesting business news stories plus, a bit later, Jeff Pitts is in the chat it up about "Stuff to Do" in the Greater Des Moines Metro...but first the news:
Stocks finished lower and why;
Household income soared in March;
And, you were buying stuff!
Big tech on a big roll;
Macy's union wins a decision;
Meanwhile the UAW is not happy with GM;
The Wall Street Report;
Why investors are pleased, it would seem;
Boeing gets tough with "hate speech".
Those stories plus you'll hear from Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine about some hyper-local things going on in the Metro.  To listen, just click here.
Thanks!