Episodes

All it took was one person saying the trade war between the U.S. and China is "unsustainable" and Wall Street soared. This is the Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 22nd day of April, thanks for being with us. So, who ...

Come along as we explore the history of the Jordan Family, their link to the Underground Railroad, John Brown and the Freedom Seekers. My guest is Gail Brubaker who is the Executive Director of the West Des Moines Historical ...

Back after taking Friday off...the markets were closed. Coming up, Wall Street took a bath today and the reason…more chaos. This is the Business News Headlines for Monday the 21st day of April, thanks for being here. In othe...

For the second time in less than a year Google has been branded as an abusive monopoly. This is the business news headlines for Thursday the 17th day of April, thanks for being with us. In other news, United Health Care shar...

Retail sales rose as consumer hurried to stock up before the tariffs hit. This is the business news headlines for Wednesday the 16th of April, thanks for being here. In other news, Fed Chair Jerome Powell talks about…inflati...

Welcome to Tax Day 2025 and the business news headlines. Today…we ask the question, “Who’s on First” ? Think the White House. Tax payers are having issues getting help from the IRS. Foreign born students in the US have somet...

So…how are you feeling about the economy? The study says…terrible. Welcome to the business news headlines for Friday the 11th day of April and thanks for being here. In other news, wholesale inflation moderated a bit last mo...

How tariffs manipulate Wall Street. This is the business news headlines for Wednesday the 9th day of April and thanks for being here. In other news a former Facebook executive says her former company is a threat to national...

Ricki King is an exceptional individual. Her work centers on researching and then reporting on underrepresented communities and individuals in Iowa. Over the years she has found some amazing links that still impact us today. ...

Business Leaders and Wall Street have a word for what has been going on…that word is…confusion. This is the business news headlines for Tuesday the 8th day of April, thanks for being here. Time for some history. President T...

Wall Street had another turbulent day…there was even some “fake news” about pausing the tariffs and we’ll share. This is the business news headlines for Monday the 7th day of April, thanks for being here. IN other news, the f...

Day two of the failing stock market and China hits back with their own tariffs against the U.S. This is the business news headlines for Friday the 4th day of April, thanks for being here. Now that the tariffs are in place th...

Each year the Zeta Kappa Lambda (ZKL) Education Foundation holds an elegant black-tie affair, hosted in Des Moines, which celebrates and supports the mission of providing educational opportunities to talented and deserving st...

On Thursday the Dow cratered by over 1,600 points the worst since the days of COVID in 2020. This is the business news headlines for Thursday the 3rd day of April…thanks for being here. In other news, now that tariffs are on...

President Trump calls today "Liberation Day". You, on the other hand might call it "Inflation Day". This is the Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 2nd day of April and thanks for being here. . In other news, Amazon ma...

Employers and Jobs tops our newscast… This is the business news headlines for Tuesday the first day of April and thanks for being here. In other news, Wall Street ended a wild day mixed. The EU says they have lots of cards t...

Liberation Day is nearly here…and what that means. This is the business news headlines for Monday and the final day of March…thanks for being here. In other news, stocks ended the day mixed. Rocket Mortgage acquires another ...

The first story today is about consumer spending and inflation. In other news Wall Street had an awful day and why that happened. The Trump Tariffs will impact everything about owning a vehicle…if you can afford it. We’ve go...

Industries are given the go ahead to pollute…no, really. This is the business news headlines for Thursday the 27th day of March, thanks for being here. In other news, a new study suggests that the states that President Trump...

The drop in US consumer confidence raises eyebrows in…Canada. This is the business news headlines for Wednesday the 26th day of March, thanks for being here. In other news, Dollar Tree off loads The Family Dollar store chai...

Your confidence in the U.S. economy now at its lowest point in…12 years. This is the Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 25th day of March…thanks for being here in other news, Tesla sales have dropped like a rock in Euro...

Welcome back to the Business News Headlines and more. Coming up today, after the news a conversation with Jan Norris who, for the past four years, has been battling a proposed carbon pipeline that would run through 700 miles...

We start our Friday newscast with a story about job cuts at the Small Business Administration and we have to wonder, out loud, where all of these government workers are going to go and how these changes will impact the nation...

Welcome to Spring and the Thursday Edition of the Business News Headlines for this the 20th day of March. Thanks for being with us. We kick things off today with a story about Tesla. Things are not going so well there. An...