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Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Getting closer to the weekend...welcome to the Thursday edition of the business news headlines! Here's what we've got for you today:
We achieved a record today...but it wasn't good;
Walmart to cut jobs;
Starting today you can buy "plant burgers" there;
United to cut more pilots;
Coca Cola to launch a new product;
McDonald's announces two major programs;
California Pizza files for bankruptcy;
Nordstrom cutting staff and pay;
The Wall Street Report;
Is the "middle-ground" of restaurants going...away?
Thanks for listening!
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
It's already mid-week and welcome to the business news headlines for Wednesday the 29th of July. Here's what we've got for you today:
Markets move higher on Powell remarks;
Boeing CEO "confident" no matter who wins in November;
Why Facebook bought Instagram;
Snap to snap up more women and minorities;
Jobs that can be done from...home;
Will J.C. Penny liquidate;
The Wall Street Report
Food insecurity is rising in America.
Those stories plus a conversation about COVID19 and making buildings, busses, classrooms and homes...safe. My guest is Joe Galasso from the company Protective Environmental Systems who says he can help answer the question, "Is it safe?". To hear that interview, click here.
Thanks for listening!
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
We're talking about COVID19 and the question everyone has first, "But, is it safe?". There are so many theories so many problematic and false stories...and people are scared. Two weeks ago Joe Galasso reached out to us asking if we might be interested in telling his business story. Once we spent some time researching what he does we said we were interested in letting you know more about Protective Environmental Systems and what they provide to people and businesses across the country. Here Joe answers our community question, "But, is it safe?"
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Welcome to the Tuesday Edition of the Business News Headlines plus an interview with a father and son about...yep, business. Here's what we've got for you today.
Ford and GM report earnings this week;
Paul Krugman says there is a mania on Wall Street;
Free Food for Coins!
Did the $600 a week keep people from working?
Restaurant sales...
Consumer confidence falls;
The Wall Street Report;
Fleeing the city is the new trend.
Also today you'll meet Carlos Alvarez and his son Christopher. Since he was a little boy Christopher has heard about the work his father does at Tero International but, until he signed up to work there as an intern didn't really appreciate the business world. It's a neat story. To listen just click here!
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
It's been a long time since I've shared our studio with my friend Carlos Alvarez, one of the Tero Trainers, so it was great to reconnect. However, on top of that I got to meet his son Christopher Alvarez who is, this year, working as an intern at Tero International. It's a neat story about how actually getting into the world of business changes the attitude of young people while at the same time offering them real world experiences that last a lifetime. Meet Christopher and Carlos.
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Welcome back to a new business week! You're just a click away from the business news headlines that we've got for you including:
Big tech braces for a long, long recovery;
The 2020 U.S. fiscal cliff;
Heard about the Deliverator?
Tech, Earnings & Capital Hill;
Under Armor got a scare;
The Wall Street Report;
Gyms are headed...outside.
Those stories plus for the interview we've got the president of the Iowa State Education Association (ISEA), Mike Beranek as we talk about the issue on the minds of thousands of teachers, students, parents, grandparents and businesses about safely opening up for the 2020 school year. You can hear that conversation...here.
Thanks for listening!
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
It is top of mind among parents, grandparents, businesses and of course teachers. What to do in just a few weeks when schools are set to open? Here you'll meet Mike Beranek the president of the Iowa State Education Association (ISEA) with over 50,000 members, lays out the choices educators were given. The question isn't one of politics but of...safety. Lots of questions for everyone involved and here you'll listen to some answers. Meet Mike Beranek...
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
It was another sobering day on Wall Street as investors had plenty to grumble about. Welcome to the business news headlines for Friday the 24th of July. Here's what we've got for you today:
Something new at Chipotle and McDonald's
Nearly 1/2 of the American workforce is out of a job;
Two employment companies join forces;
More job cuts announced today;
What do idle airplanes...do;
Being Black and home ownership;
The Wall Street Report
Work from Home in Germany.
Those stories plus Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine is in to chat it up about Stuff to DO in the Des Moines Metro this weekend into next week. From traveling cocktail parties to baseball to State Fair Food without the fair some old radio stories and a bunch more. Have some fun with us...you deserve it. To hear that segment, click here.
Thanks for listening!
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Each Friday we've got Jeff Pitts the managing editor of Cityview Magazine in to chat it up about "Stuff to DO in the Des Moines Metro" this weekend into next week and he's got a bunch of stuff including Summer Stir this evening Downtown, antiques in Indianola, Zoo Brew is back, get your Flo On this weekend. Farmer's Markets are happening next week the drive-in plays at the Des Moines Playhouse. Hungry for Fair Food? Gotcha covered. Wanna laugh? Tee Hee's is on with female fun. Those stories and more plus you'll hear some old radio tales and other stuff that lightens the load on a weekend.
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
It was a tough day on Wall Street as several factors fed the sell off. Here are the business news stories we've got for you today:
Fleeing high priced cities and landing good jobs;
When will theaters reopen;
More layoffs in the news business;
New weekly jobless numbers go up;
The Wall Street Report;
Poland sues...Ikea. No, really.
Those stories plus an in depth conversation about bankruptcy with attorney Jeffery Goetz from the Bradshaw Law Firm. We're going to talk about the economy, who is being pushed into bankruptcy, the need for businesses and individuals to reach out and so much more. Listen to our conversation here.