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The Business News Headlines 28 May 2025

We start things off today talking about TACO and no, it's not about Mexican food from Taco Bell.  This is the Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 28th day of May, thanks for being with us. In other news a real time story about how a friends company is getting hit with the tariffs and what he plans to do. Nvidia surprised the world today and we’ll share that story. We’ve got the Wall Street Report and some surprising numbers coming out of retailers.  And, finally what’s in store for interest rates when it comes to the Federal Reserve.  We’ll share it all…let’s go!

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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 Central 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.

L. Grace Brands with Kevin Anderson

What happens when a couple of radio guys talk marketing and advertising? Plenty. Here you'll meet Kevin Anderson the President and CEO of L. Grace Brands as we talk about a host of things from working a dairy farm to living in Nashville to the Salem Radio Stations he ran to how he and founder, Liliana Tami Joe Grace work together to package and then get results for their clients.  It's a wide ranging conversation we think you'll enjoy. 

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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 Central 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.

The Business News Headlines 22 May 2025

Tt's not just the stock market that is growing more concerned about the mounting national debt now we're seeing the bond market react and it's a financial tug of war.  This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 22nd day of May, thanks for being here.  In other news, the bond market shook things up again today and we'll share that story with you.  The U.S. Mint will no longer produce pennies saying it costs more to create them than what they are worth.  We warned about “buy now pay later” marketing and now we know even more and it's not pretty.  Weight loss drugs are making an impact on cancer.  I’ll share the numbers from a shaky day on Wall Street and Apple hopes to roll out some very smart glasses by the end of next year.  The business news headlines….now.

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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 Central 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.

The Business News Headlines and Ro Crosbie on Future Leaders

The U.S. government sells bonds so that it can collect cash to pay its bills. Today the results of the recent bond auction caused the stock market to sink. Don't worry, we'll explain it all.  This is the Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 21st day of May and thanks for being with us. In other news, Target, TJX and Lowes offered up their sales numbers and what they expect for the rest of this year.  We’ll break it all down for you. Twelve states have filed a lawsuit against President Trump and his tariffs that on top of another case brought by five small businesses. Make America Healthy Again is facing some serious headwinds and some farmers are leading the charge. We’ll share the numbers from the Wall Street Report and Amazon says the tariffs have not hurt their business…at all. For the Conversation we’ll be joined by Ro Crosbie the Founder, CEO and President of Tero International. She’s got a great story to tell about the future of leadership following a trip to Iowa State University.  But, first the news.

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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 Central 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.

The Business News Headlines 20 May 2025

Walmart has a response to Mr. Trump’s “eat the tariffs” social media post and it was direct. This is the Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 20th day of May, thanks for being with us.  In other news, Walmart faces yet another issue that could disrupt sales. So, just how are the talks going between the U.S. and China?  We have some news. Speaking of China, U.S. carmakers are halting shipments to that nation. Costco will be closing all of its stores this month and we’ll share why. We’ll have the closing numbers for you in the Wall Street Report and Honda says they are slowing the rollout of new electric vehicles and why.  The Business News Headlines, now.

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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 Central 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.

The Business News Headlines 15 May 2025

The latest airport issue is air traffic controllers losing radar and communication with the planes they are working and it happened again.  This time in Denver. This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 15th day of May, thanks for being with us. In other news, more major companies are raising prices and we’ve got the list.  Here is a question for you: are businesses using the tariff issue just to raise prices to the consumer?  Even if the products they sell are made in the U.S.? Business travel to the U.S. is down…why and by how much?  We’ll share.  The Wall Street Report is coming your way in just a bit and mandatory student loan collections is now impacting older people and the picture is not good.  The Business News Headlines…starts now.

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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 Central 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.

The Business News Headlines 14 May 2025

We found this interesting: Even businesses in China are skeptical about the recently announced truce in the Trump induced tariff war and its future. That story kicks us off today and thanks for being with us for the Business News Headlines on this the 14th day of May.  In other news, Fear of Flying is gripping some travelers. A Door-Dash employee stole 2.5 million dollars from the company…no, really.  Ford is recalling thousands of vehicles and we’ll share why. The Target CEO admits the company has made a mistake and we’ll share what that is.  The Wall Street Report is coming up and McDonald’s has made an interesting change that impacts consumers.  The Business News Headlines…let’s go.

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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 Central 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.

The Business News Headlines 13 May 2025

We kick things off with a surprising story about inflation. Yes, it cooled a bit in April but, as always, there is a but and we'll share what many economists have to say.  However, food prices did decline so there is that.  This is the Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 13th day of May, thanks for being with us. In other news, Wall Street closed mixed. In sports the names Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson were resurrected. President Trump  is in the Middle East and what we know. United Health upended the Dow and what happened there.  We’ll share the Wall Street Report with you and the sad reality of malls in the U.S. wraps up our newscast today.  Let’s go.

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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 Central 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.

The Business News Headlines 12 May 2025

It was a day highlighted by the agreement between the U.S. and China to reduce their three digit tariffs for 90 days and resume trade talks. On that bit of news markets around the globe celebrated.  This is the Business News Headlines for Monday the 12th day of May, thanks for being with us. In other news, President Trump and his anti DEI order are having job impacts. Retailers are reacting to the US China pause in the trade war.  Meanwhile the tariffs are having a positive impact in Puerto Rico. We’ll take a look at what happened today on Wall Street and the Wall Street Journal is reporting that the spring home selling season is a…in their words…a dud.  Let’s go!

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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 Central 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.

The Central Iowa Business Conference with Gina Wright

This is the 7th year for the Central Iowa Business Conference and here to talk about what to expect at the May 22nd event is Gina
Wright the Vice President of the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce.  This is your invitation to join hundreds of business professionals designed to help you "Lead, Shift and Transform".  The event is not only for folks in Central Iowa but from across the Midwest and the registration fee is only $325 for a full day of inspiration. It's a great opportunity for any size organization to learn, network and take home action steps you can implement right away. Hope to see you later this month. You can register here.  Now, meet Gina.

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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 Central 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.