Amid a backdrop of hope today what the president did and what Fed Chair Jerome Powell said was enough to sink the markets.  Here's what we've got for you on this 6th day of October:

• Stop the stimulus talks and...
• Fed Chair also talks stimulus and what happens if none;
• How some movie theaters are luring back families;
• Oh...the Trade Deficit...yep, there is that;
• Ikea is launching a second hand store;
• Some rough going for General Electric;
• The Wall Street Report
• And the Nobel Prize for Medicine goes to....

Those stories PLUS a conversation with Suzanne Hull the founder of the ChristKindle Market of Des Moines. I know, we're not yet over Halloween but, come on, we all could use a little Christmas right now...right.  Listen to that conversation here. 

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Mixed signals or not, Wall Street had a great day today as it appears that some sort of federal stimulus program isn't dead after all. Welcome to the business news headlines for Wednesday the 7th of October. Here's what we've got for you:

• Are investors too optimistic;
• Another restaurant chain in bankruptcy;
• 5 skills that need to go on your resume;
• Door Dash has launched a new product;
• Amazon products and safety...it's a story;
• A 117 year old company confronts a very different future;
• The Wall Street Report
• More warnings from the Fed.

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Not letting that pesky First Amendment get into the way, President Trump on Friday banned CNN, MSNow and Politico from covering the White House...and why. This is the Business News Headlines for Friday the 18th day of September, thanks for being with us. In other news, the markets ended the week mixed. Anthropic says its AI agent Claude is helping shape the company’s future. Warren Buffett is stepping away from Berkshire Hathaway and what is next. The Central Bank of Japan has raised its prime rate…the first time in 31 years. What caused over 2,000 flight cancelations in Great Britain? We have a clue. In the hope of blunting the affordability crisis President Trump offered a Medicaid announcement. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and what higher diesel prices will mean for you.

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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 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 Central 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...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

It's back and it's a bit different...like everything else in 2020, right?  Here Suzanne Hull from the Christkindle Market DSM is back to share with you what this 5th year looks like and where the idea came from. The virtual event takes place between November 9th and the 22nd and then the curbside pick up in December. We'll also chat a bit about her business that spawned the Christkindle Market DSM, Contemporary Business Solutions and how she helps her clients in many ways. Meet Suzanne:

It happened. The Central Bank raised its prime lending rate by a quarter point and that will not sit well with the President. That story first this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 16th day of September, thanks for being with us. In other news, the markets react to the Fed decision. What a rate increase means for you. The new retail sales report is in and consumers ramped up their…consuming. We’ll share the story. Who is Leon Black and why is he in hot water? We’ll explain. We’ve got the numbers in The Wall Street Report and so why did oil prices come down today? We have that story as well.

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 Central 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...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.

It's the Monday Edition of the Business News Headlines and here's what we've got for you today:

• Markets rise because of two pieces of news;
• Changes in how we're spending money since March;
• That "cocktail" the president got...some legal issues;
• 28,000 out of work as a theater chain closes;
• Seems that more folks are...depressed;
• Well, you could be living in Venezuela;
• The Wall Street Report;
• The return of the automat for...food.

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He was hand-picked by President Trump who believed that Kevin Warsh would do his bidding and cut the prime interest rate. But, looks like that is not going to happen. That is where we start this evening with The Business News Headlines. In other news, Wall Street slips yet again. Mark Carney of Canada spoke today about the trade war with the U.S. We’ve got a food story for you…and what global consumers are now craving. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and industry executives are telling us that lower income Americans are running out of money.

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 Central 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...and on Threads @Insight_On_Business.