Episodes

This is the Tuesday Edition of the Business News Headlines...thanks for being with us again today. We'll kick things off with what the Department of Justice says Visa is doing to consumers and businesses. It's an antitrust ca...

The Fed is celebrating the end of inflation….will consumers agree? This is the business news headlines for Monday the 23rd day of September and welcome to Fall everybody….glad you’re here. A programing note…last week we did ...

We'll kick this off today thanking YOU. Yes, you the consumer continued to consume in August which is odd because on one hand folks are complaining about prices yet they keep buying. Oh...and there is another reason and we'l...

Something that we learned today is that Mondays are...back! Like they really never left? Welcome to the Monday Edition of the Business News Headlines for this the 16th day of September. Glad you're here again. Say, if you ...

It was a stunning reversal on Wall Street as we watched the markets correct what they lost the first week of September. Why? Some positive data about inflation as well as consumer sentiment. We'll cover all of that in just a ...

Today we got more good news from the inflation front and that's first up. Also make sure you listen to my conversation with Cole Peterson the man behind Off the Line Performance. This is no ordinary shop. Cole and his crew ...

Everything happens for a reason. Not long ago a young lady, Gabby, was in our neighborhood putting door hangers out for Agent Clean a company that does commercial and residential exterior cleaning. We've been wanting to do th...

No doubt you remember where you were on September 11, 2021. I was sitting at my desk with the morning news on the television when the first plane hit the first tower in New York City. Like many I was transfixed for the rest ...

We kick things off today with a surprise bit of news about your income. No, really and it's such good news, and makes total sense given our reporting on consumer spending, that we have to let you in on what has happened. Wel...

One of the regular features we do for the National Tractor Parts Dealer Association (NTPDA) is visit with members about their business, family, local community and more. It's our way of helping the Association boost their voi...

On Monday Wall Street attempted to claw back some of the losses that happened in the worst week the equities have had in over a year. And, they got some back but did come off session highs to get there. That story kicks us o...

We kick things off today looking at the Job Report from the Labor Department. It was a mixed bag of details which didn't help Wall Street much. Thanks for joining us for this Friday Edition of the Business News Headlines and...

I was sitting in a club listening to a great band and visiting with the guy sitting next to me. We were talking about bands, drums and the crowd. I found Tony McGhee so interesting that I asked if he might sit down for an int...

We kick things off today with a story about those "frequent flyer" programs offered by the airlines which is now being looked at by the U.S. Government and why. Also today you'll meet one of our newest friends musician Tony ...

Yet another mass school shooting this time in Georgia. At news time we learn there are four people murdered and nine people hospitalized. Dreadful when some treasure guns over kids. In the Business News Headlines today we'l...

Welcome back to the first weekday of September. Hope those of you living in the U.S. and Canada had a great Labor Day Holiday Weekend. But, not we're back and just in time for an awful start on Wall Street. Much like August...

It was a fitting end to the month of August as we watched Wall Street end the month on a high note. (Maybe a good time to check your 401k!) More about that in just a bit. We kick things off today talking about...yes...inflat...

Our question, right out of the gun, is: "So, just how much good news do you want today?" We have plenty and willing to share. Meanwhile, if you want to reach out to us on social media you can hook up with us all day on Twitt...

When one company has an outsize impact on Wall Street you have to pay attention. All eyes were on the second quarter earnings report from Nvidia and the company did not disappoint blowing by analyst expectations. However, we ...

We kick things off today talking about...YOU! You, the consumer that is. The Conference Board released their Consumer Confidence Study and the numbers are pretty amazing. We'll also share why that is so important...and, th...

Welcome to the final day of August and 100 degrees here in Central Iowa. They say it's due to "Corn Sweat" which is the moisture released by acres and acres of corn grown in the Midwest. See what you learn here? And Happy Na...

Since Wednesday we've been expecting this and on Friday morning, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said it out loud, "The time has come...". We're talking about a reduction in the federal prime rate come Sept...

Here are the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 22nd day of August and we kick things off today by focusing on the rail strike in Canada and, yes, it will impact the United States. Meanwhile if you want to reach out to ...

Every so often I'll sit down with a guest and things just click. That's exactly what happened when I met, for the first time, Liz Hatfield a new skills trainer with Tero International . Liz had spent some 35 years as an HR pr...