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Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
It's the Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 18th day of July, thanks for coming by! A quick programing note: We'll be featuring a couple of new interviews this week one is about a metro based no-kill shelter that takes in "special needs" cats and dogs and we'll also chat with the Director of the Iowa Economic Development Authority, Debi Durham about Iowa, Israel, workforce and innovation. Yes, we cover it all it would seem. Those stories and more coming to you this week. 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:
Aviation and Congress what it's about;
Taco Tuesday, Taco Johns and Taco Bell;
The retail report some good news and well...
Asking for retail pharmacy help to lower drug prices;
Living alone has become quite the thing;
The Wall Street Report;
Banks Healthy...Startups Not-So-Much.
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.
Monday Jul 17, 2023
Monday Jul 17, 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.
Thursday Jul 13, 2023
Thursday Jul 13, 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.
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
After a full day of travel, we're back with the business news headlines for Wednesday the 12the day of July. Today we're broadcasting from our mobile studio in Pennsylvania. We're near the community of Lancaster in the middle of Amish country and what an experience that has been. 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:
Economic data on inflation is the big story;
KIA will spend millions in Georgia and why;
A brewery for 127 years calls it quits and why;
Pizza on the go and a business reversal;
FedEx drivers are cautioned and why;
The Wall Street Report;
What more part-time workers means for the economy.
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.
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Welcome to Monday! First a programing note: It's a travel day on Tuesday as we're headed to Pennsylvania for an assignment. So, expect us to shoot out some former interviews during the day. We're hoping we can get to our location and still put out the Business News Headlines later in the day. Today, along with the headlines, we've got a conversation with entrepreneur Patrick Palmer who, for years, has been working as a link to the adult film industry. He's back with us to give us an update and talk about his efforts to help support aging adult actors and some new folks. Yes, it's 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 link between retail and student loans;
Kentucky has a plan to separate you from your money;
Some labor news out of Union Pacific;
Box office surprises this past weekend;
What? No Sriracha hot sauce??!!?
The Wall Street Report;
Thread...the Twitter Killer?
For the interview we welcome back Patrick Palmer who has become quite the authority on adult films and his knowledge of adult film actors. Here Patrick talks about some film history, some surprising news and his website that promotes the industry. It's quite entertaining.
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.
Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
He's back for an update on his "side-hustle" that deals with the business of adult films and actors both past and president. Patrick Palmer sits down to talk about some new adventures he's had, the adult film conventions he's been attending and how he assists older actors make a few bucks and more. All of that and he is considered somewhat of an authority on the history of adult films. After all he's been doing this as a business since 2020. Website? Sure here you go. Meet Patrick, have some fun and enjoy. It really is a business.
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.
Friday Jul 07, 2023
Friday Jul 07, 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.
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
Thursday Jul 06, 2023
The eye-popping jobs report from ADP shocked everybody including Wall Street that simply panicked and...why. It's the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 6th day of July, thanks, everybody, for being with us again today. So, are you on Threads yet? We're still working on it but for now 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:
Remember customer perks? They are quickly going away;
Threads is a real deal...thanks Zuck;
The railroad industry sues to protest an Ohio law;
The massive jobs report shocked everybody;
The Wall Street Report and why it tanked today;
Tech layoffs have impacted one gender over another.
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.
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Welcome back to those of you who celebrated the Canada Day weekend as well as the Independence Day weekend in the U.S. We hope your holiday was safe and meaningful. Today, along with the business news headlines you'll hear from a master photographer Brent Isenberger about changes in his business, why it's critical to hire great "product shooters" for advertising and branding and a strange issue he's been seeing when it comes to new people in his industry. 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:
New Data from Nielsen on "How America Listens";
Fed minutes reveal additional rate hikes;
Everyday Americans are no longer giving to charity and why;
The feud between Meta and Canada gets hotter;
New laws targeting foreign ownership of farmland;
Jet Blue not going to challenge a recent ruling;
The Wall Street Report;
Meta about to launch a Twitter rival? Yep...
Those stories plus you'll meet professional photographer and videographer Brent Isenberger as he talks about the many changes in his industry and a disturbing trend he's seen among new people in his business. To listen to that segment click right here.
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 Jul 05, 2023
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Back in the day photographers like Brent Isenberger had to use film for their shoots. That meant taking lots of photos hoping that one or two might make it to print. Here Brent talks about the photography industry, the changes in the business and how important it is that businesses who want to showcase their products hire an experienced "product shooter". He also lifts up a disturbing trend among some startup shooters. You can learn more about Brent and his work here at his website. In the meantime, here's Brent:
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.