Insight on Business

The Business News Headlines 31 May 2023

Welcome to this the final day of May 2023. Glad you are with us and once again we're coming to you from the second largest city in Nevada...Henderson.  I'm told the population here has rocketed upward as a result of folks from California seeking the desert lifestyle and cheaper living.  Just ahead some of the big business news stories of the day.  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:   

• Oh Oh...a surge in open jobs may be an issue;
• A troubling story about Dollar General;
• Amazon's Ring to pay millions because...
• So, how much is Twitter worth...now?  Some thoughts;
• Retirees are leaving Florida and going...where and why?
• CEO salaries are down a bit...but there is a but;
• The Wall Street Report;
• What? THIS company is now too "WOKE" for many?

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 25 May 2023

The stock market was up and down today and we'll share the final numbers in just a bit. Welcome to the Thursday Edition of the Business News Headlines. Grateful that you're 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:   

• Surprise, the economy grew more in the 1st quarter than reported;
• Mortgage rates climb again;
• Meanwhile April pending home sales held steady;
• NIVIDA shocked investors with their report;
• Will they or won't they...think The Fed;
• A deep dive into the Aging of America;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Hey, A&F is...back.  You in?

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 and More 18 May 2023

Thanks for coming by for yet another edition of the Business News Headlines. Grateful you're with us again today. Just ahead several hot business news stories of the day and make sure you click through to listen to immigration attorney Lori Chesser as we discuss workforce issues, immigration and what she has experienced in her long career. It's quite the 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:   

• DeSantis vs. Disney and Economics;
• The Supreme Court and online platforms;
• Mortgage rates climb yet again;
• Ice is a big deal over at Starbucks;
• Chick-fil-a is closing a store...but not just any store;
• Walmart echoes what Target just reported;
• Russia has been getting airline parts. Illegal but true;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Some pot news regarding employment tests.

Also, make sure you click through to listen to a conversation about immigration and the workforce crisis. Our returning guest is immigration attorney Lori Chesser from Dentons Davis Brown who has decades of experience in this area. It all makes for an interesting discussion. To listen to this interview click the 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 20 April 2023

Welcome to the Thursday Edition of the Business News Headlines, glad you are with us again. A program reminder we're actually going on
vacation for several days.  That word "vacation" has not been one used around here for fifteen plus years.  No matter where we were the
business news headlines were written, recorded and shared with thousands of folks.  This year we've banked some interviews and dug up some classic conversations that we'll air over the next several days.  Thought you should...know. 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:   

• Buh-Bye Twitter verification check marks and what that means;
• The huge SpaceX rocket blew up...nobody on board;
• Mortgage rates are back up;
• Yet another CEO being a jerk?
• This retail company is stiffing hundreds of laid-off workers;
• The Wall Street Report;
• BuzzFeed News is shutting down and what comes next;
• That vacation announcement...for a change.

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 April 2023

Once again it's Mid-Week and we've got some of the big business news stories for you.  And, a programing note: We'll be traveling and out of the studio for several days and unable to report the business news headlines. However, we're not going to leave you alone. Each day we'll post up some of the remarkable interviews we've done over the past fifteen years.  Watch for those early next week. 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:   

• It ain't over for Fox News and others;
• Layoffs have started over at Meta;
• Twitter and hate?  Some interesting developments;
• A new report on the U.S. economy is out...we'll share;
• Kohls has it, Target has it and now Walmart wants it;
• Home foreclosure rates tick up and we have details;
• The Wall Street Report;
• And, the latest corporate villain and what she said.

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 13 April 2023

Only one more day until the weekend. Or for some, three working days until Monday. Welcome to the Thursday Edition of the Business News Headlines for the 13th of April. Glad you are here spending some time with us.  Just ahead some dramatic inflation news that moved the markets and finally a "non-woke" beer is brewing.  Not making that up.  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:  

• China re-opening is great for luxury items;
• Word on the sale of an NFL franchise;
• Good news for perspective home buyers;
• Wholesale inflation drops and what that means for you;
• Warehouse injuries and Amazon made the news;
• Do 728 billionaires own more wealth than 50% of US households?
• A new "Non-Woke" beer is brewing...can't make this up;
• The Wall Street Report;
• The NBA says it needs to "cut costs" and how they are doing it.

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 10 April 2023

Hello and welcome to the Monday Edition of the Business News Headlines. Us? We took a couple of days off due to the holiday and grateful to be back in the studio sharing some of the business news headlines generated today. But, it was nice to have a couple of days off. Coming up a host of stories may or may not impact you. 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 FBI has a warning about charging your devices;
• Half of US office buildings are half...empty? What that might mean;
• Yet again Tesla has lowered the price on some models...we'll share;
• A key report on inflation is due this week...what the experts think;
• A 74 year-old sneaker chain files for bankruptcy and why;
• Meanwhile Tupperware is also having money issues;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Are kitchens coming back to Whole Foods?  Seems so 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 4 April 2023

Like we indicated in the open today...did you feel a bit distracted by what was going on in NYC? Maybe just a little?  One thing we're glad about is that we don't do it. "It" being politics. What a deal and welcome to the Tuesday Edition of the Business News Headlines, glad you are with us again today. Just ahead some of the big news stories of the day and perhaps some you may have missed. 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:  

• GM says their voluntary buy out was a success;
• Job openings in the US shrank;
• Which should give the Fed pause...maybe?
• Old becomes new over at Old Navy;
• The culture war hits...beer! Say it ain't so...
• Thinking of buying an apartment building? Some news;
• Home sales rebound a bit and why;
• The Wall Street Report;
• Gen Z has gone sour on this commodity and what to do about it.

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 March 2023

The fears of a fresh round of bank failures seems to be in the rearview mirror as investors sent the stock market soaring again today. And, because we're talking about artificial intelligence hence the photo. It's the Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 21st day of March, thanks so much for spending some time with us.   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:   

• One retailer's demise is another retailer's gift;
• Has the "other shoe" dropped in the Dominion vs. Fox case?
• Home prices in the US made the news today;
• Who doesn't love a cool car story and 1,025hp at that;
• Two weeks ago Fed Chair Powell was singing a different tune;
• The Wall Street Report;
• And, who had ChatBots on their Bingo card just a year ago?

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.