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The Business News Headlines & More 31 December 2021

It's the New Years Eve edition of Insight on Business glad you're with us again today. Let us hope that 2022 is a better year for so many.   Here's what we've got for you today and stick around because Jeff Pitts from Cityview is in to chat it up about stuff to do in the Greater Des Moines Metro this weekend into next week. But, first the news:

• The ten best performing stocks of 2021? We have a list;
• Wall Street ended the day down but the year up;
• A strike at an Apple factory in India;
• Some union news out of an East Coast McDonald's;
• Know anybody that uses a Blackberry?  We have news;
• The Wall Street Report;
• 2021 takes from us a television icon.

It's a Happy New Year to you and yours! With us, because we don't take days off, is Jeff Pitts the managing editor of Cityview Magazine and he's got a list of "Stuff to DO" in the Greater Des Moines, Iowa Metro this weekend into next week.  We've got music, stories, sports, trivia and all kinds of "Friday Fun". You know you deserve some time out. Enjoy and stay safe.

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 December 2021

We're quickly closing the books on 2021 and some folks are saying it can't come soon enough. What a year. Thanks for being with us and here's what we've got for you in the business news headlines:

• Armed guards in Midwestern grocery stores;
• Stocks turned south today and why;
• Hey, it's National Bacon Day! We've got deals;
• Sen. Bernie Sanders and Warren Buffett news;
• No more overtime is what airline workers are saying;
• The CDC says no cruse ships for you;
• The Wall Street Report;
• The new COVID surge may have in impact on...your resolution.

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 29 December 2021

As we wind down 2021 Wall Street is seeing light trading but still some healthy gains. Thanks for coming by for the business news headlines for today. Here's what we've got for you today:

• The Dow hit another positive session and why;
• An Iowa based grocery chain won't be going to Texas;
• Food prices are set to increase next year we have a sample;
• Folks in California might be able to buy food and why;
• Apple stores in NYC are open...sorta;
• Some DoorDash news that is not popular with some;
• A shocking Alexa story that could have been lethal;
• The Wall Street Report and some new data;
• Wages, for some American, are rocketing higher.

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 28 December 2021

We're clearly on the downward drive of 2021 but still there is always breaking news from the world of business. Today we'll start out talking about the Santa Rally and some surprising news from Apple.  Let's go:

• The Santa Rally stalled and why;
• A retail giant is back but, will it last?
• A pay-day loan company is in really hot water;
• Apple is in the "giving mode" it would seem;
• Gas to hit close to $4 a gallon? We're not buying it;
• EV maker Rivian made an announcement today;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Not flying? You are soooooo lucky.

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 December 2021

Welcome back and we hope you had a meaningful Christmas Weekend. Us? We were here sharing some of the best long-form business interviews of the past several years and doing our Sunday Business Week in Review on News/Talk 1540 KXEL in Iowa. No rest for the wicked...huh?  Here's what we have for you today:

• Strong retail data moved the markets;
• Thousands of flights cancelled and why;
• McDonald's rationing French Fries?
• Oh, and selling Quarter Pounders with cheese for $1.34?
• Some other fast food news from Taco Bell;
• What's with the engine fires in Kia and Hyundai vehicles?
• Some COVID news from the banking world;
• The Wall Street Report and some data you should know;
• Nope, we're not done with you and your vaccine and
• Apple shuts down all their stores...where?  NYC

Several years ago we sat down with author and lecturer Gabor George Burt to chat it up about his book Slingshot and how businesses can get consumers emotionally attached to their product and service. While all of this deals with building solid relationships and sounds easy...there is a method. This piece aired this past Sunday on News/Talk 1540 KXEL in case you missed it.  Step into our Way-Back Machine for this 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.

Stuff to DO with Cityview the Christmas Edition

Yes, we're on it even on Christmas Eve. Here Jeff Pitts the managing editor of Cityview Magazine is in to chat it up about a host of things going on mostly next week. But there are still light shows to see tonight and then some Iowa Wild Hockey next week. Some Drake games some trivia and the Bucs hit the ice as well. It's Friday Fun even on Christmas Eve. Enjoy and have a great Christmas. 

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 December 2021

The business news headlines kick off with a sobering statistic on this the day before Christmas Eve. Thanks for being with us. A programing note: The markets are closed tomorrow (Friday) and so, sorta, are we. However we'll be posting up some long form business interviews that you can listen to as you make your way to Grandmother's House.  For today:

• A sobering statistic about U.S. life expectancy;
• Wall Street was up for the third day in a row;
• We've got a new product recall to share;
• The suit against Subway is...well, not good;
• A refinery fire moves gas prices higher;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Some positive economic data from today;
• The most visited website on the planet is...

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 22 December 2021

There was plenty of positive business news today as we edge ever closer to the Christmas holiday.  And, a programing note: Because the markets are closed on Friday we'll also be taking a breather BUT...watch out Twitter Feed as we'll be loading up with plenty of great long-form business interviews some several years old but still interesting stories. For today:

• The FDA did something big today;
• Walgreens is limiting sales of this product;
• The answer to the labor shortage? We'll share;
• One Starbucks item could rake in $3 billion this month;
• Sen. Elizabeth Warren goes after high grocery prices;
• The Wall Street Report;
• And, has the U.S. just shrugged off Omicron?

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 21 December 2021

It was a dramatic reversal on Wall Street today as the major averages all surged higher. Why? Two strong reasons. Also some new rules for employers and we'll tackle that story first. Thanks for being with us again today.

• Got 100+ employees? The Labor Department has a message;
• The biggest European agriculture show...cancelled;
• U.S. markets rebounded today and for two good reasons;
• Hertz is being sued and you will not believe why;
• California is suing Walmart think landfills;
• Trucking company J.B. Hunt hands out nearly $10 million;
• The Wall Street Report;
• What President Biden said about tackling the latest surge.

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 20 December 2021

Welcome back to the Monday before Christmas 2021. It will be a shorter week of trading on Wall Street and today the markets tanked yet again. Here's what we've got for you today:

• What prompted the sell off today;
• We've got another product recall for you;
• Amazon gave a book 5 stars because...
• Another city tries the guaranteed income program;
• The best loved companies? We'll share the top five;
• Yet another COVID economic casualty;
• Electric Vehicle stock sink and why;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Could the Big Apple be shutting down...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.