Insight on Business

The Business News Headlines 20 May 2022

Some investors are telling younger people…”Go and buy on the dip”.  Will they…listen? It’s the business news headlines for Friday the 20^th day of May…thanks everybody for being with us.  Here's what we've got for you today:

• Go buy the dip they say and why;
• A scary retail trend is shaping up;
• Inflation hitting lower income families;
• This is a WILD court order and the impact...
• Target and retail miss-steps;
• Housing prices increase yet again;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Yet another scandal at Wells Fargo

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 12 May 2022

How many times do we have to run a story about restaurants and…tips?  It’s the business news headlines for Thursday the 12^th of May and coming to you once again from Washington, D.C. as we take part in the 2022 Greater Des Moines Partnership trip to the capital. Here's what we've got for you today:

• Yet another restaurant story of wage theft;
• The population growth of the U.S. is...slow;
• The three states people are leaving and why;
• Carvana laid off workers and today....
• He worked for a whole day and walks with $700k;
• Jerome Powell and the U.S. Senate;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Twitter is on a cost cutting run and why.

Thanks for coming by!

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 10 May 2022

Nothing is forever….just ask Apple. It’s the business news headlines for Tuesday the 10^th day of May, thanks everybody for being with us.   And, make sure you click through for the interview with the CEO of Women Lead Change, Tiffany O'Donnell as we talk about a national survey dealing with challenges faced by women in and out of the workplace. Your voice matters.  In the news:

• Apple pulls the plug after 20 years;
• The markets opened way up but...
• Sticker shock (really) at this restaurant;
• Amazon firing union organizers;
• The Consumer Price Index is due out;
• Costco is opening a bunch of new stores;
• Tesla is recalling a bunch of vehicles and why;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Tom Brady will have a new, and pricy, gig.

Those stories plus this conversation with Tiffany O'Donnell the CEO of Women Lead Change (WLC). It's all about a national survey that will lay out data on a host of topics and you can help in the effort. WLC has, once again, teamed up with the University of Illinois - Chicago for this important work that Tiffany hopes will encourage business leaders to address the issues that have proven to be barriers. And, you can help by taking this survey. Here is that link and here is our conversation: 

Thanks for coming by!

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 Central Iowa Business Conference is Back!

We're so pleased that the Central Iowa Business Conference (CIBC) is back and here to share the story about special guests, keynote speakers, break-out rooms and what to expect is our friend Todd McDonald from ATW Training Solutions. While the CIBC was created and hosted by the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce this truly is an all Iowa adventure. Attendees come from across the state to learn, network and get some solid business advice to take back home and put to work. Here is your invite to register today and enjoy this amazing event and all it offers. 

Thanks for coming by!

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 and More 3 May 2022

The best word for the U.S. stock market today was, "wobble" as the major indexes rose and fell throughout the afternoon. But in the end it was all green. In other news here's what we've got for you today and make sure you click through for the interview about the Central Iowa Business Conference that is becoming a major Midwestern event.

• Car parts, pizza, a lottery win and lawsuits;
• Roe v. Wade and Canada;
• Apple to build an electric car;
• Some investment advice from Warren Buffett;
• Starbucks employees on a union roll;
• Meanwhile the company is fighting back with cash;
• More workers are quitting we've got new numbers;
• The Wall Street Report;
• California "pausing" on the 4-day work week.

Those stories and this conversation with Todd McDonald about the upcoming Central Iowa Business Conference and the major names that are coming to present in what is quickly becoming a major Midwestern event. 

Thanks for coming by!

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 28 April 2022

The gross domestic product of the United States contracted by 1.4 in the first quarter of the year. But, there is a but and that story leads us off today. In addition stay with us because today is an International Day of Mourning remembering the workers who died due to illness or injury while on the job. You'll be hearing from Charlie Wishman the President of the Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO about the day and the 71 Iowans remembered at multiple stops across the state.  For the interview you'll been the great talent of John Busbee as we talk marketing and culture...yes, there is a connection. Let's go!

• The economy shrank but, there is a but;
• 120,000 pounds of ground beef recalled and why;
• Disney & DeSantis - We've got new...news;
• Taking a page out of Costco's playbook;
• McDonald's leaving Russia but it's very expensive;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Charlie Wishman about the Workers Memorial Day.

For the interview you'll meet John Busbee who is a marketer, writer, film producer and the founder of The Culture Buzz. What does marketing and culture have in common? He is also the creator of a radio program The Culture Buzz which can be heard each Wednesday from 11:00AM to 1:00PM Central on tiny but mighty KFMG Radio. Join us for a fun and informative conversation. Oh, and check this out for his broadcast archives. 

Thanks for coming by!

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 27 April 2022

For a while today it looked like the bargain hunters were taking advantage of the dip and the sell-off on Wall Street was over. At least for...awhile. Here's what we've got for you today:

• No fun on Wall Street;
• Rich people going all in for cash;
• Regional grocer Hy-Vee cuts jobs...again;
• Amazon to disrupt the convivence store world;
• Meta numbers are in and...
• It's here, now will buyers buy?
• Musk, Money and Taxes;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Female workers have had it.

Thanks for coming by!

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 19 April 2022

The big news today was what happened on Wall Street as investors shook off inflation fears and worries about Ukraine. I'll have those numbers for you in just a bit.  But to start things off here is what we've got for you:

• API entrepreneurs to get a boost;
• We've got news about Social Security;
• Heard about the Great, Great Resignation?
• Natural gas and oil were off on the day;
• Wanna make $20 an hour...we'll share where;
• Mail delivery times to get...cut;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Netflix shares tumble in after hours trading and why;
• The Whiteness of Abercrombie & Fitch.

Thanks for coming by!

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. 

Forced to Change - The Restaurant Industry

We've all seen it and most of us have been deeply impacted. We're talking about change. There has been massive adjustments in how and where we work. What we wear, what we eat and where we eat.  The restaurant industry has not been immune. Here, in a wide ranging conversation, restauranter Carl Wertzberger talks about overcoming supply chain issues, menu pricing, work flow and using technology to enhance the customer experience. Even though his restaurant Gilroy's Kitchen + Pub + Patio is located in West Des Moines, Iowa what he shares is an amazing story of change in an industry that has had to adjust to stay alive and...expand.

Thanks for coming by!

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. 

From Bust to Trust - A Hiring Story with Tero International

Over the past fifteen years I have had the opportunity to interview thousands of business people. Every so often we come up on an unexpected story line and the interview just clicks.  This is one of those times. Before I met Kylie Gottschalk I assumed we would talk about her new role as a Tero Trainer but the more I heard, the story evolved. This turned into a lesson on how important it is for a company to really tune into the possibilities you're hearing in that interview process. Something Tero International did and the result has been life altering.  It's truly a story inside of a story. 

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.