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The Business News Headlines & More 24 May 2023

elcome back to the Wednesday Edition of the Business News Headlines for this the 24th day of May. Along with the headlines make sure you click through for a high power conversation with Tommy Breedlove the best selling author of "Legendary" who will outline what it takes for you...yes you...to become legendary.  I promise you'll learn so much and what a fun conversation. 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:   

• More travel advisories about visiting Florida;
• Target pulls merchandise due to threats;
• One major player says the U.S. will not default;
• The CDC is investigating a salmonella outbreak;
• A retail success story that was not supposed to happen;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Seems that Tesla's favorability ain't so...favorable. 

For the interview...you are in for a treat. Recently we covered the Central Iowa Business Conference, a program from the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce, where nearly 260 business people came together to network, take part in break-out sessions and listen (and learn) from amazing people like best selling author with his book "Legendary" and the man behind Legendary Life Moment.  I'd attempt to share exactly what that is all about but...why not hear it from this inspiring teacher, Tommy Breedlove.

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 May 2023

It's the Tuesday Edition of the Business News Headlines coming to you today from the Central Iowa Business Conference where over 255 business people, aspiring business people and others gathered to hear from some powerful speakers like best selling author of "Legendary" Tommy Breedlove and Tiffani Bova, author and Chief Growth Evangelist of Salesforce.  And, yes, we were able to sit down with several attendees and speakers...we'll have those interviews coming up throughout the month.  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:   

• Spending less on DIY? We know you are;
• Netflix cracking down on password sharing...here;
• Behind on utility bills?  Millions are;
• A surprise housing story for April;
• A walkout over at Amazon;
• Booze and Alexa made the news;
• The Wall Street Report;
• The Uber DEI exec loses her...job and why.

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 19 May 2023

Welcome to the Friday Edition of the Business News Headlines today broadcasting from our remote studio in Mason City, Iowa.  Good to have you with us.  A reminder that we kick off the week on Sunday with the Business Week in Review that airs at Noon Central and only on News/Talk 1540 KXEL and yes, we do stream.  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 Justice Department, American Airlines and Jet Blue;
• The Debt Ceiling talks have stalled;
• That Montana ban on TikToc...might not work;
• Bud Light and LGBTQ+ is back in the news;
• The grocery business and...Amazon;
• Uber is fighting a bill in Illinois and we'll share;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Debt Ceiling, Recession and Jobs...some scary numbers.

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 3 May 2023

Chalk this one up for the record books. Today the Federal Reserve increased the primary lending rate by a quarter of a percent the highest that rate has been in fifteen years. Did it have an impact on the stock market?  You bet and we'll detail that first.  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 Fed and The Markets;
• Interest Rates and Credit Cards...some thoughts;
• More secure than a password?  Yes, says Google;
• Who listens to podcasts?  We'll take a deep dive;
• Some big restaurant news to share with you;
• The Wall Street Report;
• What's happened to oil prices? It's amazing;
• Uber wants more "butts in the seats" so...

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 18 April 2023

We know...you've been worried about this for months. Today is the Federal Income Tax Day but if you've not yet filed there is still time for you to request an extension. But, get busy. Today in the business news headlines well kick things off with what we said earlier in the week that proved to be 100% spot on.  So why did Fox News settle with Dominion? We think the answer is pretty clear. 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 settlement with Fox News and why that had to happen;
• It's a confusing time for the economy...some thoughts;
• May 1st could be an important date if you watch television;
• Netflix to pull the plug on what made it a household word;
• Corporate defaults are high...what's going on?
• Walmart says retail is OK...but, there is a but;
• Giving food away rather than trash it?  It's a story;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Insert ChatGPT into the stock market and you get?

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 March 2023

Welcome to the Monday Edition of the Business News Headlines!  We're grateful that you're spending some time with us.  Coming up today we kick things off with a tipping story and how you are spending more in more places in more ways.  Also, make sure you click ahead and give a listen to our conversation about advertising and marketing with  Jeff Pfeifer of TractorHouse.com. 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:  

• Tipping or having you pay worker wages;
• The settlement comes to $240,000 and why;
• Disney begins laying off workers...how many?
• The economics of...Food Stamps or SNAP funds;
• This recreation vehicle maker just bought a battery plant;
• Farmers to get more federal assistance;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Got a "side hustle"?  Nearly half of you do.

For the interview you'll meet Jeff Pfeifer of TractorHouse.com.  We hooked up during a recent trip to Nashville for the National Tractor Parts Dealer Association and talked advertising, marketing, niche publications, media choices, website and more.  No matter what industry you are in this is a conversation that should interest you.  To listen, click our Media Player below. 

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 March 2023

It wasn't so much that the Central Bank raised overnight rates by a quarter of a point...what really rattled things is the rest of the story.   Welcome to the Wednesday Edition of the Business News Headlines, glad you decided to spend some time with us again today.  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 Fed isn't done and that rattled things;
• More layoff news to report to you;
• So it wasn't about politics after all...
• How about some "lab grown" chicken?
• Over 1,400 stores to close and we have a list;
• TikToc comes out swinging ahead of a congressional hearing;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Yet another troubled bank in...California.

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 March 2023

Welcome back and to the First Day of Spring where here in Des Moines, Iowa it actually reached 60 degrees.  Yes!  Meanwhile in the business news headlines there was no shortage of bank news again today as we've been going at this for days. Meanwhile it looks like the Central Bank will bump interest rates another .25% this week. Hang on... 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:  

• Why? Getting laid off by text or email;
• Another round of layoffs at Amazon;
• Goodbye Howard and hello Laxman;
• We're checking on the price of a Big Mac;
• Plenty of banking news to share;
• Dollar General about to impress consumers;
• The Wall Street Report;
• What we really need is more...happiness.

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 15 March 2023

Midweek and the Business World is still stuck on worries about bank failures and now a new player has emerged as one of Europe's largest lenders is signaling trouble.  We've got a story about "surge pricing" and what that is along with some Mint Mobile news. 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:  

• What to make about banking issues in Europe;
• That bit of news roiled the US Markets;
• Retail sales numbers came out today;
• Some odd news from Kellogg's;
• What "surge pricing" is and might it hit retail?
• Two chicken processing facilities are closing and why;
• Bird flu in...Iowa? Say it ain't so.
• Need some help with your rent? We have a story;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Ryan Reynolds, Mint Mobile and T-Mobile...a match!

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.

Creator Trevonte Diggs from Tero International

There are amazing people all around us and today you're about to meet yet another. We sat down with Trevonte Diggs the video producer at Tero International. A college basketball standout Trevonte was all set to play ball in Europe when the pandemic struck. Change of course had him doing work for a CBS affiliate and then on to Tero.  Trevonte is also an entrepreneur who creates videos for non-profits and businesses. Have a  peek at his, stunning, site, Innovative Consulting. 

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.