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The Business News Headlines 25 March 2020

Back to Back wins for the Dow today...the first since February. Welcome to the business news headlines for Wednesday the 25th of March. Just a click away:

• Why the festivities on Wall Street;
• Some may not be able to get stimulus dollars;
• Asian manufactures are closing plants because of the U.S.;
• Automaker suppliers are getting worried;
• Speaking of worry...now it's grocery stores;
• Restaurants becoming liquor stores;
• The Wall Street Report;
• A very dull stock is now a hot equity.

Thanks so much for listening! 

The Business News Headlines & More 24 March 2020

If there was any good business news today it came out of Wall Street as the markets shot up. Welcome to the business news headlines for Tuesday the 24th of March:

• It was an historic one day rise on the Dow;
• What will become of the U.S. Postal Service;
• Ford says its plants will remain closed;
• Boeing says no to the government having a equity share;
• Denmark has a message for America;
• The Wall Street Report
• Back to work! The experts say no...the president...
• Finally the "old folks need to sacrifice" story.

Those items and we've got Laura Kinnard from Drake, DMACC and The Runway Innovation Studio is with us today talking about remote work, technology, tips and productivity.  What will the other side of this look like?  She tells us.  To listen to that conversation just click our player:

Thanks, again, for listening! 

The Business News Headlines & More 12 March 2020

Not long after the markets opened this morning the sell-off tripped the "circuit breaker" that Wall Street uses to regroup. When trading resumed fifteen minutes later...it was still bad. Here are the stories from today:

• We hit the skids again today;
• Retailers doing "crowd control";
• More sports events cancelled;
• Ohio public schools...closed;
• Toilet Paper...we don't know either;
• Cruise lines and phony information;
• The surprise Trump Travel Ban;
• The Fed pumps more money;
• The Wall Street Report;
• New developments at Amazon, Twitter and Carnival Cruise Lines.

Those stories plus a visit with Roger Stalheim from The Alternative Board. Every business has "issues" what if there were a way to look at them through the eyes of other owners who...already figured them out. That and more with Roger. 

Thanks for coming by!  

The Business News Headlines & More 11 March 2020

Today, on Wall Street, it was a complete reversal of yesterday's gains. Today was the day the markets moved from bulls to bears.  Here are the stories we've got for you today:

• Now a pandemic business notices;
• Amazon tackles "Fake Stuff" and price gouging;
• Cruise ships and folks over 70 years old;
• Customer Service & Panicked Customers;
• THe Wall Street Report;
• LinkedIn trending stories is proof.

Those stories and a conversation about Bridges of Iowa with Executive Director Patrick Coughlin. It is a story of passion, families, drugs and dependency...a story too few know about...until today. Click ahead to listen. 

Thanks for coming by! 

The Business News Headlines & More 20 February 2020

It was a wild day on Wall Street as traders decided to take some profits.  Welcome to the Thursday Edition of the Business News Headlines.  Today:

• Pizza is good so is the marketing and innovation;
• General Mills and the $13 box of cereal;
• Morgan Stanley is in a buying mode;
• Nissan has a deal for you...sort of;
• Mayor Pete and the American Dream;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Lingerie isn't what it used to be.

Those stories PLUS a conversation about the skills required to be a top sales person.  My guest is  Kyle Hopkins a Tero International Trainer who says the world of sales has transformed from product knowledge to having the ability to communicate and respond to a customers real needs.  

Thanks for coming by! 

Meet Liz Cooney - Tero International

As soon as she walked into the studio the connection was clear. Meet Liz Cooney a new learning specialist at Tero International and, yes, the daughter of Molly and Kevin two very well known people in Central Iowa who worked together at KCCI-TV8 for years. Here we talk a bit about her background, what she has in store for her in her new position and how Tero works...on the inside.

The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm 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. 

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The Business News and More 5 February 2020

Today Wall Street put a bunch of things behind them and focused on job numbers ahead of the official report due out on Friday.  Here's what we've got for you today:

• Strong employment data an a rumor lifted the markets;
• Yesterday a big day for Tesla...today? Not so much;
• Macy's is closing and now opening stores;
• The trade deficit shrinks;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Because of a duck, insurance has become fun;
• Leadership changes at LinkedIn.

Those stories plus:  It's called "market research" you know...what people like and don't like when it comes to products and services. But in this interview there is a major twist. My guest is Robert (Lewy) Lewis the principal at Quester a company doing business with Fortune 500 and Fortune 100 companies. While there are many market research firms out there Quester is a bit different because they have perfected collecting consumer responses using artificial intelligence. What does that do to the sampling and speed of reporting? We'll let Lewy share that with you. 

Thanks for listening! 

The Black & Gold Ball with Sam Reed of Des Moines

Each year the Zeta Kappa Lambda Educational Foundation throws one heck of a party...and it's all about celebrating students and sending them off to school with scholarships. Here, friend of the broadcast, Sam Reed, who owns the startup Leap Here, joins me to talk about the Black & Gold Ball that takes place later this month. It's a great time for a great cause. Love for you to join us and attend. Here is the link for tickets.  See you on the 22nd and congratulations to the young people who will be honored that evening. 

The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm 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. 

Our Sponsors

AARP-Iowa

National Tractor Parts Dealer Association

Oasis - A Paychex Company

Tero International

Business & Personal Honesty with Tero International

What a timely topic from our friends at Tero International: Transparency and Honesty...here Deborah Rinner the Chief Learning Officer at Tero dives into honesty, reputation management, business transparency and much more. And how timely is this?  Just this week CNN issued a story about a major study regarding honesty in business and in our personal lives.  And, it's not a pretty picture.  Click through to listen.

The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday, hour-long business podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on Google Play, PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday at 2pm 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. 

Our Sponsors

AARP-Iowa

National Tractor Parts Dealer Association

Oasis - A Paychex Company

Tero International

The Business News for 31 December PLUS the Top Interviews of 2019

Nope, we didn't take the day off nor did we go home early.  Crazy...right?  Here are the business news headlines for the final day of 2019 plus the top interviews of each month this past year. Enjoy!  

• You won't believe how many job openings there are;
• More Silicon Valley workers unionize;
• Tax cuts and the Middle-Class...it's a joke;
• Cable companies raising prices;
• Robo-Calls and you;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Self control people...self control.

Those stories plus...here are our Top Business Interviews of 2019.  We've conducted dozens of interesting conversations over the past year and looked at each month to see which resonated with you. Enjoy and thanks for being part of Insight on Business the News Hour.

Our top conversation from December is this with U.S. Senate Candidate for Iowa Mike Franken;

In November folks really connected with Improving Presentation Skills with Maureen Berger of Tero International.

Our big interview from October featured Stephanie Preusch about affordable housing in Des Moines;

September this piece with Natalie Veldhouse about Iowa a Low Wage State took top honors;

In August our Small Business Spotlight on A New Look Windows & Exteriors with Justin Williams took top honors;

July saw Four Questions for Andrew Yang as the big draw;

Our friend Carlos Alvarez shined in June with his Twelve Tips - Speak Your Way to Success;

The number one interview for May was Tom Hudson and Guns, Laws & Responsibility;

Brad Anderson and Iowa AARP - Flexing their Muscle took top honors for April;

In March we introduced you to Peter Stockdale from The Audible Farm Podcast a big winner;

This February interview about Black Businesses and Black Friday was a monster hit with Abena Imhotep;

We started 2019 off with this January conversation about Velocity Economics with Dr. Chris Draper.

Of course this is just a tiny fraction of the many, many interviews we conducted in 2019. What we found interesting is that not only are the topics wide and varied we also know that huge numbers were reached because our subjects employed successful social media techniques to drive traffic to their story. It's a lesson for everyone.

Thanks for being with us this past year. We look forward to another record 2020.

Michael, Chap, Aaron, Hunter & James - The Crew of Insight on Business the News Hour