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The Business News Headlines 17 July 2023

A quick programming note: I have the "Mother of All Colds" that I got while in Pennsylvania this past week and our bet is that you can hear it in my voice.  But hang in their with us, it will get  better...we hope. Good to be back in studio after an amazing week in Lancaster County among the quaint shops, locally owned restaurants and the amazing agriculture of that area.  I'll share more about that in the days to come. But, for now let's get on with the business news headlines. Oh, on Threads you can find us @Insight_On_Business. And you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:
Ford has some good news about the F-150 Lightning;
Hockey Canada and Nike part company;
Women and paid internships...we have a  problem;
The middle-class and housing issues;
Apartment rents and why they are going higher;
The Wall Street Report;
How about powering your home with your...EV?
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...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.
 

The Business News Headlines 13 July 2023

Welcome back to the Business News Headlines coming to you all week long from Pennsylvania where I've learned so much over the past couple of days about the Old Order Amish, the agriculture community, recycling of farm and construction equipment. We'll be sharing some of those stories with you in the days and weeks ahead.  So, are you on Threads yet?  You can find us @Insight_On_Business. Also, remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:
Mortgage rates climb yet again;
The first over the counter birth control pill;
Actors join writers in a strike action;
Walmart pulls a sales promotion and why;
The U.S. is importing used cooking oil and why;
My Pillow is holding an auction...and why;
The Wall Street Report;
Affordable housing, Boston and Office Buildings.
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...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

The Business News Headlines 7 July 2023

For some of us it's the end of another busy week and a reminder that we'll be back this Sunday with the Business Week in Review and only on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. You can catch that show Noon Central Time.  Our guest this week in Patrick Palmer who has an interesting business of helping promote and sell items with aging adult film actors. Hey, it is a business. So, are you on Threads yet?  You can find us @Insight_On_Business. Also, remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:
The new jobs numbers are in and what they mean;
The 77th Anniversary of President Carter and First Lady Rosalyn;
Treasury Secretary Yellen is in China and why you should care;
Meat packing plants and teenage workers...again;
President Biden takes aim on "junk" insurance;
To be "financially secure" what most Americans need to make;
Is America too expensive to live here? What some are deciding;
The Wall Street Report;
Mortgage rates climb yet again.
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...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.
 

The Business News Headlines 26 June 2023

It's the final Monday of June...where did that month go?  Welcome to the Business News Headlines and to prove to you we don't only do "hard news" we're going to the box office later in the broadcast. Also, remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:  
Labor unrest in Spain and why;
He invented the Lithium-Ion battery;
Get on the Bus...Gus! Electric that is;
Spiderman or The Flash?
A shocking story about Vanna White;
If you rent or are about to...some good news;
Amazon Prime members prefer groceries from...
The Wall Street Report;
Dining troubles plague restaurant owners.
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 23 June 2023

It's the Friday Edition of the Business News Headlines coming at you today from our remote studio in Mason City, Iowa. Great to have you along for the ride again.  Coming up stories as diverse as Canada vs. Silicon Valley to a Baby Shark toy recall. Also, remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:  
Canada stares down Silicon Valley;
Starbucks, Unions, Pride and Misinformation;
3M to pay billions to clean up water;
The cost to search for that submersible? 
Southwest Airlines a win and a loss;
The Baby Shark toy recall and why;
The Wall Street Report;
It's called "Fun-Flation" cause for a hangover?
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 20 June 2023

Good to be back with you following a day off yesterday for Juneteenth. We think many people were surprised that the USPS, major banks and Wall Street was closed for the day. Us? We enjoyed taking the day and, to be honest, worked on a couple of other new projects. In today's business news headlines we kick things off about a fake priest...no, really. Also, remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:  
A fake priest hired to extract restaurant worker "confessions";
The largest newspaper chain in the U.S. sues Google and why;
Tesla gains another charging station partner;
Walmart & Sam's Club announce a "game changer";
Used car prices are tumbling and what that means for inflation;
Wealthy shoppers at Aldi and why they are telling the world;
The Wall Street Report;
Big pay raises for S&P 500 companies...we'll share who tops the list.
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 13 June 2023

Welcome back! Today we're going to take a deeper dive into the new Consumer Price Index that tells us inflation is easing. In fact May was the eleventh month in a row that has seen the inflation numbers shrink. But, of course, there is a but and we'll cover that as well. Also, remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:  
Disengaged at work? You are not alone;
Hard to believe but Instapot has filed Chapter 11;
The new report on inflation is very encouraging;
But, there is a but when it comes to food;
Oh, and there is also something called "Service Inflation";
What does Dave Ramsey say about buying a new vehicle?
Dealers are not going to like that story.
The Wall Street Report;
What size business is embracing the 4-day work week? 
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 9 June 2023

Welcome to the Friday Edition of the Business News Headlines. Grateful to be back in our Des Moines Metro studio. It's been a great couple of days with entrepreneurs during EntreFest this year held in Iowa City. We'll be sharing a couple of conversations we gathered while there during our Sunday gathering, Insight on Business the News Hour, Week in Review that airs at Noon Central and, yes, we stream. Also, remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:  
A new look at a Chicago Walgreens and why;
Netflix is rockin' as they crack down on password sharing;
If we're in such a mess how come the markets are running like bulls?
A report about household income and debt;
A wild story about stolen Ford F-150 pickups...no, it's really something.
The Wall Street Report;
Women and the pay gap. You won't believe how much women have lost...
It's frightening, ugly and wrong.
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 8 June 2023

Welcome back to the Business News Headlines for Thursday, June 8th. Great to have you with us again as we come to you from our remote studio this time based in Iowa City, Iowa for the annual gathering of entrepreneurs at EntreFest 2023. We hope to give you a "flavor" of some eager entrepreneurs very soon. And remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:  
What in the world is "Labor Hording" and why?
June weddings got really expensive and why;
New jobless numbers are in and Wall Street cheers;
How concerned are workers about AI taking their jobs?
The answer is, "It depends on who you ask.";
The Wall Street Report;
Uber to offer "Car Sharing"...huh?
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 6 June 2023

It's the Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 6th day of June, thanks for being with us.  A programming note; later this week we're on the road again.  This time we're in Iowa City, Iowa for EntreFest a gathering of over 350 startups to established entrepreneurs who will be there to network, learn and earn. I was honored to speak at the event two years running. This time we're there to interview some very interesting folks for the show.  Meanwhile, remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:    
Waiting for a UPS delivery? We should talk;
Empty offices and the impact it's having on cities;
Ford issues a recall...think fire;
Olive oil infused...coffee? Yeah, it's a thing;
Dave Ramsey is in some hot water, think legal;
Fortune 500 female CEO's?  Yep for the first time;
The Wall Street Report;
Consumer giving up on pricey food delivery companies.
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.