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Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
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.
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
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.
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
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!
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Friday Dec 04, 2020
We're back to Friday and thanks for clicking in. It was a record day on Wall Street and you'll not believe why. Also, follow us on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour. Here's what we've got for you today:
What are investors thinking anyway;
McDonald's franchisees are not happy and why;
The Cheesecake Factory has to pay up;
The restaurant industry suffering yet again;
Working after retirement age? You are not alone;
Here's where the jobs are;
The Wall Street Report;
Movie theaters just got dumped on...big time.
Those stories plus, because it's Friday, Jeff Pitts is in from Cityview as we riff about a host of things going on in the Greater Des Moines Metro...and have some fun at the same time. From comedy at the Funnybone to drinking coffee, Irish whisky and what the heck is the matter with the West Des Moines streets...plus a shout out to Polk City and Kelsi Ziemann...why not, right? Click here to listen and have some fun already.
Friday Dec 04, 2020
Friday Dec 04, 2020
About the time the weekend rolls around it's time to lay aside the heavy news and focus on some hyper-local events in "Stuff to DO" with Cityview Magazine. With me is the managing editor, Jeff Pitts. Join us as we talk about Disney on Ice, drinking coffee, Brian Regan at the Funnybone, Mainframe Studios and the lovely and talented Kelsi Ziemann (name dropper!), The Holiday Market at the Iowa Events Center, football and Iowa State. What else? The streets of West Des Moines (he got me started....) Des Moines Performing Arts, Polk City and the American Legion, the ARL Tree of Life, the Bucs take on some third rate team out of Sioux Falls...(we hate 'em). And so much more...have some fun already!
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Yep, it's ALREADY Thursday. We've checked our inbox today and here are the business news headlines we've got ready for you. Thanks for coming by:
The new jobless numbers are in and....
Mortgage rates dropped for the 14th time;
Facebook faces some legal issues;
COVID19 and grocery store workers;
The loss of department stores foreshadows other things;
The Wall Street Report;
Spotify and Podcasting.
Thanks for listening!
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
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.
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
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!
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Tuesday Dec 01, 2020
Welcome to a brand new month and a new sponsor of the Business News Hour. Today we welcome Focus and Find a socially responsible search firm that specializes in providing diverse and inclusive slates of job candidates to large corporations across the United States....welcome. In the news today:
The markets reversed course today and why;
Shake Shack to change and grow;
Travis Scott and McDonald's...it's a story;
"Movin' on Out" a San Francisco story;
Work from home saved this company $250K;
What? A child slavery story...
More oil job cuts announced;
Sephora and Kohl's to team up;
The Wall Street Report;
Be careful and speedy in the grocery store.
Thanks for listening!
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
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!