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The Business News & More 31 August 2021

It's the final day of August 2021...where did THAT summer go?  Coming up, right after the news headlines you'll meet shooting instructor Amanda Robinson and her story about guns, gun rights, safety, gear and more.  But first:

• The Pearl Milling Company and branding;
• Home prices in the U.S. rise yet again;
• But it's worse in Canada;
• Microsoft coming out with Windows 11;
• Supply Chain, COVID19 and Dollar Tree;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Getting a tech job with...a little help.

Those stories plus my conversation with Amanda Robinson and her journey from attorney to firearms instructor for Crossroads Shooting Sports and how she works with women to help them better understand the world of gun ownership and the responsibilities that come with it.  It's a deep dive into a wide range of issues from concealed carry to legal issues, safety, gear and more.  Did I mention she is also an attorney?  

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 30 August 2021

Just hours ago the last U.S. military air-cargo plane left Afghanistan marketing the end of the war that has lasted twenty years. Meanwhile in the business news headlines:

• Housing sales slow yet again;
• Ikea wants your "slightly used" furniture;
• Get ready to pay more at the pump and why;
• Another restaurant shortchanging workers;
• PayPal and stock trading?
• Robinhood and the SEC;
• The E.U and a new U.S. travel ban;
• The Wall Street Report;
• More news about the great "job reshuffle".

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 & More 27 August 2021

It's the Friday Edition of the Business News Headlines plus, because it's Friday we're getting hyper local with Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine and chatting it up about "Stuff to DO" in the Greater Des Moines Metro.  But, first the news:

• Wall Street had a great day and why;
• Get ready for a new EV IPO who and what;
• Disney, ESPN and Sports Betting;
• Door Dash and GrubHub in some hot water;
• Evacuations continue in Kabul;
• Wedding Bells and Williams-Sonoma;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Waste water, COVID19 and Des Moines, Iowa.

Each Friday, along with the business news headlines, we get hyper-local with Jeff Pitts who is the managing editor of Cityview Magazine and offer up "Stuff to DO" in the Greater Des Moines Metro. Even if you don't live her you might enjoy the, mostly, mindless banter.  It's all in fun and it is, after all, Friday!

We're talking Iowa Barnstormers and the playoffs. The final Zoo Brew of the season. We've got some Farmer's Market news...oh, and Final Mix will be at the West Des Moines Valley Junction Farmer's Market on Thursday.  It's a "must go"! We're talking quilts, the Dam to DSM Run, Fall Gardening tips, Garbanzo Mediterranean Fresh...it's a restaurant that recently opened. The Kosmic Kingdom Music Festival at Sleepy Hollow. "The Perfect Rendezvous" is playing in Ankeny.  It's Altoonapalooza and the Waukee Palooza and Ingersoll LIVE.  So much to do and there is...more...always more!!

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 26 August 2021

Thanks for coming back.  Today much of the business news was muted due to the attack at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan that resulted in the death of 12 U.S. service personnel and dozens of Afghan civilians. It continues to be a developing story.  

• Markets retreat ahead of the Fed meeting;
• The Taliban tried to get nearly $10 billion but;
• Tim Cook of Apple has a big payday;
• They are disappearing from the store and we have a list;
• There is a consumer change when it comes to clothing;
• Also a change in home fitness equipment;
• It is never a good idea to falsely inflate the numbers;
• The Wall Street Report;
• A slight uptick in new jobless claims;
• It is, you know National Dog Day....

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 25 August 2021

We're already done with Wednesday!  Throwback Thursday tomorrow...just a "heads up". Speaking of heads up here's what we've got for you today in the business news headlines:

• Troubling news from the airline industry;
• An international company pulls the plug on travel;
• Backorders, workers and the virus;
• Ford says absenteeism there hits 20% and why;
• Salesforce says, business is good...very good;
• The 5 fastest shrinking metros in the U.S.;
• What EV beat Tesla in mileage...we'll share;
• "The Tesla Cybertruck will be a disaster" who said it?
•  The Wall Street Report;
• Working from home a "mental toll"?

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 24 August 2021

We're bakin' here in the Midwest.  Today it got up to 98 degrees.  And, no rain in sight.  Say, just a click away you'll learn more about "The Joker" and we ain't talking Batman. The world of $20,000 sign on bonuses, no really.  Here's what we've got for you today:

• The Joker is back android users;
• The Mouse and Target Stores;
• Germany weighs in on semiconductors;
• Can your employer demand you get the jab;
• We know where you can get a mega sign-on bonus;
• The eyeglass business must be really good;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Tips on finding the job you will...love.

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 August 2021

The Great Iowa State Fair is over...can we all get back to work again?  Hey, if you are on Twitter know that you can follow us all day, every day @IOB_NewsHour and thanks in advance.  Here's what we've got for you today:

• Ford just made a big announcement;
• Shipping troubles getting worse;
• The impact on the Holiday Season;
• We've got some Federal Reserve news;
• The grocery store making their own Lunchables and why;
• Southwest Airline pilots threaten to picket;
• The FDA gave approval to the Pfizer vaccine, now what;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Would you, honestly work for...you?

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 & More 20 August 2021

It's Friday!!  Only two more working days until Monday...right? It's been a busy week and here's what we've got for you this afternoon. And...because it's Friday we've got Jeff Pitts in to get hyper-local about Stuff to DO in the Greater Des Moines Metro...but first:

• Batteries, Fires and the Bolt;
• The #1 Pizza Chain in the world is...
• Some of the latest news about COVID...ugh;
• Canada and the U.S. border made the news;
• Apple announces a change in back to the office;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Rents went up faster than at any time on record.

Another Friday and another episode of "Stuff to DO with Cityview" and the managing editor there, Jeff Pitts. Come along for this hyper-local look at everything from arts to entertainment to sports to the Iowa State Fair to us name dropping all over the place. It's what we do on a Friday afternoon. Now, get out there!! 

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.

Farm to Table with Nick Carter of Market Wagon

There has been a trend for some time among consumers; they want to know more about the food they eat. Where does it come from how is it produced and, even better, does it taste like...food? Taking a cue from his agricultural roots Nick Carter created a farm to table delivery service called Market Wagon. Here we talk about all the states Market Wagon serves, what started him down this path and why is it so important to his family and so many farming families in the United States.  Good stuff is just a click away! 

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 & More 19 August 2021

It is the Thursday Edition of the Business News Headlines and it's a Throwback Thursday where you can check out our Twitter Stream for some shots from years back. Head to @IOB_NewsHour.  Here's what we've got for you today:

• Cutting family ties over vaccinations;
• More "Chip News"...chips people!
• Winnebago: "Hello bright lights big city";
• EV shares took a beating today and why;
• Putting more $ into retirement accounts...a trend;
• The typical Home Depot customer is...
• The Wall Street Report;
• New unemployment claims are down big time;
• "Experience you got...experience?" Newbies and jobs. 

Those stories plus a fascinating conversation with entrepreneur Nick Carter who comes from a multi-generational farm family.  He has created a way for farmers to get their diversified crops and critters to tables. Market Wagon is now in 15 states and growing...and they even have eight "foragers" who spend their days looking for farmer partners. 

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.