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Wednesday May 26, 2021
Wednesday May 26, 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.
Tuesday May 25, 2021
Tuesday May 25, 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.
Monday May 24, 2021
Monday May 24, 2021
We kick off the broadcast today by wishing our Canadian friends a very Happy Victoria Day. Have a great summer! In the business news headlines today:
Oil prices shot up and why;
Another Bill and Melinda story;
Goodwill Industries and trash;
That Amazon/MGM deal;
Peloton will build in the U.S.;
ZipRecruiter to go public. Ah, the timing;
The Wall Street Report;
The Olympic Games and Covid.
Thanks for listening!
Friday May 21, 2021
Friday May 21, 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!
Friday May 21, 2021
Friday May 21, 2021
It's the weekend and that means that we'll get to spend some time with Jeff Pitts the managing editor for Cityview Magazine as we talk up "Stuff to DO" in the Greater Des Moines Metro. Have some fun already! You've earned it. On tap today:
The Dew Tour is a deal;
The I-Cubs are playing ball;
A new farmers market in Cumming;
The Downtown Farmer's Market;
The Barnstormers vs. Duke City (who?);
Wine, Music and More in Winterset;
The Johnston Farmers Market;
Smash Park Trivia;
Teehee's Comedy Club;
The Valley Junction Farmers Market.
Go already!
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.
Thursday May 20, 2021
Thursday May 20, 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.
Wednesday May 19, 2021
Wednesday May 19, 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.
Tuesday May 18, 2021
Tuesday May 18, 2021
It was another down day on Wall Street and we'll have those numbers for you in a bit. For the interview today I'll be visiting with Charlie Wishman the president of the Iowa Federation of Labor AFL/CIO about a host of issues impacting the working families in the U.S. plus the status of what is called the PRO Act working its way through Congress. But first the news:
Another cryptocurrency story with Elon Musk;
It's getting ugly - The Bill & Melinda split;
No more investments in...oil makes the news;
A leaked memo about Walmart is shocking;
Bitcoin traders betting on another fall in price;
The Wall Street Report;
The apocalypse that didn't happen.
Those stories plus a conversation with Charlie Wishman about working families, wages, union activity and the PRO Act. He also shares some surprising information about how more Americans are finding hope in union activity...something new in the face of uncertainty. To hear that, click here.
Thanks for listening!
Tuesday May 18, 2021
Tuesday May 18, 2021
He is a returning guest to the Business News Hour. Charlie Wishman is the president of the Iowa Federation of Labor AFL/CIO. He was with us several months ago talking about the PRO Act that was, then, winding it's way through Congress. We thought it would be a good time to welcome him back so we might discuss, wages, the middle class the impact of "Right to Work", the work of organizing a workplace and how the PRO Act impacts (The link is to NPR) all of that. Here is our conversation:
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.
Monday May 17, 2021
Monday May 17, 2021
Not to be a downer but...today is Federal Income Tax Filing Day. So, yes, there is that. There are also some interesting business news stories to share with you today so, let's go!
The Bill Gates persona is cracking;
What's with the chicken shortage;
The best company in the U.S. is;
The worst company in the U.S. is;
The tweet that crashed Bitcoin;
The streaming war gets hotter;
Mask mandates and major retail;
The Wall Street Report;
Retraining/Retaining vs. Hiring.
Thanks for listening!