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Business News & More 27 November 2020

It was a Black Friday early close on Wall Street and we lead off with some concerns about Black Friday in this the Friday Edition of the business news headlines.  Today:

• COVID dealing a blow to Black Friday;
• Yet another retail closing to report;
• A prediction about Wall Street and 2021;
• Google is tracking mental health...their own;
• Two car makers hit with millions in fines;
• The Wall Street Report;
• This company is adding 2,800 employees a day.

Plus....more Hyper-Local "Stuff to DO" in the Greater Des Moines Metro with Jeff Pitts the managing editor of Cityview Magazine. You're just a click away from listening to us riff about a host of things from a Gun Show (hoping for a bazooka for the holidays?), Small Business Saturday, Theater Midwest and "The Thanksgiving Play". We talk about the "big fight", the East Village Promenade (and a shout out to Ray Gun) a little Disney on Ice the ARL donation drive and the Salvation Army virtual kettle program. Oh...and don't forget Thursday and Jingle in the Junction. Have a listen...and some fun. 

Thanks for listening! 

Syncing Business and Life with Matt Kiernan

As part of our ongoing series of profiling entrepreneurs who have launched their business during the pandemic meet personal mentor and life coach Matt Kiernan. Matt has a long history of working with and serving people and recently decided to apply what he has learned to help others grow and develop. We talk about a wide range of issues men face in their business and personal life and you're invited to learn if some of this sounds...familiar. 

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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 sine 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 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 & More 25 November 2020

The president has pardoned Michael Flynn who plead guilty to lying to the FBI but that story didn't make the business news. Here, however, is what we've got for you today:

• Bingo Cards, 2020 and Delivery Vans;
• Staying safe? No not the virus but...hackers;
• Slack and Salesforce news;
• Credit and young people an interesting story;
• Door Dash to pay up $2.5 million;
• A crockpot story...no, not "crackpot";
• The Wall Street Report;
• Buy Now - Pay Later, it's a thing.

Those stories plus you'll hear from yet another person who has launched a business during the pandemic. This time it's personal mentor and life coach Matt Kiernan and how he helps men better understand the stress they face daily and how to adjust.

Thanks for listening! 

SBA the CARES Act & Small Business with Jayne Armstrong

A returning guest to the Business News Hour is Jayne Armstrong the Iowa District Director for the Small Business Administration. Here we talk about the CARES Act, some issues that SBA had, the changes in qualification guidelines, Small Business Saturday and the billions of dollars shared with Iowa businesses. In addition you can Shop Iowa small businesses by following this link.  Oh, and she does have to brag a bit about her Pittsburgh Steelers.  Here is the friend of so many entrepreneurs meet Jayne Armstrong: 

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 sine 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 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 & More 23 November 2020

Welcome back to another business week...although shorter due to the American holiday of Thanksgiving.  Here's what we've got on tap for you today:

• Markets were up and that Janet Yellen thing;
• What Americans are buying and...not buying;
• GM is in the midst of a recall and it's big;
• Another retail giant files for Chapter 11;
• The Wall Street Report;
• The migration from Silicon Valley to...the Midwest. 

For the interview it's Jayne Armstrong from the SBA in to talk about the CARES Act, future funding concerns, Small Business Saturday and a shout out to her favorite team the Steelers.

Thanks for listening! 

Business News Headlines and More 20 November 2020

Hey, it's Friday so why not start out the business news headlines talking about...beer. Seems like the right thing to do.  Welcome to this edition and here is what we've got for you today:

• Beer for a Billion;
• Pfizer seeks an emergency authorization;
• Young people fleeing the cities;
• The Fed and Treasury are...well...sparing;
• Bill Gates on COVID19 and the U.S. response;
• The Wall Street Report;
• A housing boom is happening.

Those stories plus our hyper-local look at Stuff to Do in the Greater Des Moines Metro with Jeff Pitts from Cityview Magazine. We're talking hockey, ice rinks, movies, a play reading and Dirt Burger...no, really.

Thanks for listening!

The Business News Headlines 16 November 2020

Welcome back to another Monday and the business news headlines for the 16th day of November.  We start our newscast today talking about the holidays:

• The Holidays vs. The Economy;
• Might cash become obsolete?
• Small toy stores fret the season;
• The sad story of money and Venezuela;
• The Wall Street Report;
• All eyes on Moderna;
• A big bank deal announced today.

Thanks for coming by for your quick fix on the business news headlines. If you want to follow us all day long just check Twitter @IOB_NewsHour.

Thanks for listening!

Making Small Businesses Successful with Jonnie Wright

Let's start here: "So many business owners are so busy putting out fires that they fail to understand they are the arsonists." For years Jonnie Wright and his wife Lorri have been working with small business owners to help build their profits by paying attention to the things that are so often overlooked. Jonnie and Lorri are The Buyosphere and this conversation centers on success. Doing the little things that make a big difference. Soon his company will hold their first virtual training session "Making Every Call Count" and you can register here. Honestly, it doesn't matter what vertical you're in...listen and you will learn.

Thanks for listening!

The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday 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 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 & More 21 October 2020

Midweek and we've got the business news headlines for you on this the 21st of October. And, remember, you can hook up with us on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour. Here is what we've got teed up for you:

• According to the Fed the U.S. recovery is...
• Two Words:  Stimulus & Nope;
• 30-year jumbo mortgage rates;
• Hospitals and increasing numbers of patients;
• Chicago feeling the economic pinch of COVID19;
• Too much oil and gas it would seem;
• Tesla & Chipotle in the news;
• The Wall Street Report
• A streaming service calls it quits.

Those stories plus our continuing look at entrepreneurs who, even in the face of the pandemic, are launching their businesses. You'll meet Shirley Macleod who, along with her husband, Earl, recently launched the first of four Tint World franchises.

Thanks for listening!

The Business News Headlines 20 October 2020

Thanks again for coming by for the business news headlines for Tuesday the 20th day of October. Here's what we've got for you and remember to join us on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour:

• The Census Bureau and Business Startups?
• The Justice Department and Google;
• GM to spend $2 billion on a plant;
• Playing the lottery? Hang on....
• Halloween and American Spending;
• Dairy Free Milk?  Just what producers don't want to hear;
• Wall Street Report;
• Oil gets bigger to survive.

Thanks for listening!