Episodes

Welcome to a new business week! We had some technical difficulties at the end of last week but grateful to be back with you today. We'll kick things off with a focus on housing issues including rentals. Meanwhile, if you want to reach out to us on Social Media you can hook up with us all day on Twitter or "X" @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram. Facebook? Sure were there too. Here's what we've got for you today: A new Biden proposal to boost housing affordability; How much does a family need to mak...

Not sure if you noticed or not but today is the Summer Solstice meaning it is the shortest night and the longest day of the year. And, get this, it is the longest day in the past 228 years. Impressive! Welcome to the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 20th of June and we've got plenty to cover. Meanwhile, if you want to reach out to us on Social Media you can hook up with us all day on Twitter or "X" @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram. Facebook? Sure were there too. Here's what we've got for y...

A quick reminder that tomorrow (June 19) is Juneteenth in the U.S. which means federal offices, the postal service, banks and Wall Street will be closed. In addition many businesses and communities in the U.S. have adopted tomorrow as a holiday. Us? We're off tomorrow as well but we'll be posting interviews that will run throughout the day. Meanwhile, if you want to reach out to us on Social Media you can hook up with us all day on Twitter or "X" @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram. Facebook? Sure we...

Welcome to the Monday Edition of the Business News Headlines! We kick things off today with a big story from the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS is about to crack down on what they call a "shell game" used by wealthy individuals and businesses to a...

We kick things off today with a report that might shed some light on the increasing number of individuals in the U.S. who find themselves homeless. We start in Atlanta and wind up in Los Angeles. It could very well be the next answer to folks living ...

The Supreme Court has weighed in on labor disputes and sided with Starbucks over the National Labor Relations Board. We kick things off with that story.  Welcome to the Thursday Edition of the Business News Headlines, we're glad you're with us again ...

Never mind that inflation is on the way down the Central Bank isn't moving forward with rate cuts and signaled that there may be only one cut...this year. That story kicks us off today and you don't want to miss the conversation I had with Dr. Rachel...

Recently at our recording booth during the Central Iowa Business Conference hosted by the Urbandale, Iowa Chamber a woman was walking toward us and I commented, "Nice shoes!".  She stopped, came over to the microphones to say, thank you. Turns out sh...

This will be a big week for several reasons. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is due out tomorrow morning and the Fed will be concluding its two day meeting.  Should the CPI come in at what is expected might the Fed hint at a rate cut sooner than later...

Hello Monday and welcome to the business news headlines for this the 10th day of June.  Grateful you're with us. Lots of the news today centered on inflation, the Central Bank and rate cuts.  Also, make sure you click through and listen to the conver...

It's time to ditch that yellow pad and step up to Call Notes. His name is Cy Hilty and for years he has dabbled in computer software…as a hobby. But now he has created a system that helps businesses keep and track phone calls…from a request to a comp...

Welcome to Friday and a reminder that we're back on the air this Sunday, Noon Central, and only on News/Talk 1540 KXEL.  And yes, we do stream.  In the business news today: It was a stunning jobs report and what that might mean...that's what we kick ...

One more reminder: Today is the 80th Anniversary of D-Day the invasion which helped to remove the jackboot of the Nazi's from the neck of Europe. Today Normandy was the scene of some profound memorials. Meanwhile here in the business news headlines f...

Today is the day before the 80th Anniversary of D-Day. President Biden is in France to deliver remarks on this historic event. Not many members of the military are still with us however, you can do your part in simply remembering this massive effort ...

A year ago I sat down with Ashley Ezzio and Michael Burger the staffers who work for UpLift Iowa which is a guaranteed income program offering $500 a month, no strings attached, to program participants. At that time we simply wanted to know what the ...

It's Election Day here in Iowa and, yes, I did vote. We kick things off today with a report about open jobs in the U.S. The headline most outlets had was that "Job Openings Drop to the Lowest Level Since 2021". Sounds bad...right? But, when you look ...

Recently I took a trip down a gravel road in tiny Colfax, Iowa to visit with Jeff Bucklin of Colfax Tractor Parts. They own 100 acres full of nearly every type of used agriculture equipment out there. The founder of the business, Bennie Bucklin (79) ...

Welcome to a brand new month! We kick things off today with a deep dive into how mixed up folks are when it comes to the national economy.  It's a report by Axios that we found stunning due to a major disconnect which is? Their personal economic pict...

Last month we attended the Central Iowa Business Conference (with several hundred business professionals) which was put on by the Urbandale Chamber of Commerce.  We set up a recording booth and visit with a wide range of individuals about...business....

Join us for the latest Out to Lunch segment this time with Jeff Stein the News and Program Director for News/Talk 1540 KXEL and Ken Chester from the nationally syndicated program Tech Mobility.  To be sure I've known these two guys for some time and ...

THAT was a quick week and a reminder that we're back on the air this Sunday at Noon Central and only on News/Talk 1540 KXEL and yes, we do stream. We'll share some of the top news stories is this week along with two new business conversations we thin...

We're a bit late in getting this out "on the bird" because we spent the greater part of the day in Humeston, Iowa a community of roughly 460 people.  We took the show on the road for another "Out to Lunch" segment and had a great time listening to st...

It was one of those losing days on Wall Street as a bunch of pressure came down on the equities chief among them worries about NO rate cut in 2024.  We kick things off with that story and make sure you click through for a conversation about using AI ...

We have all heard about the horror stories regarding the misuse of artificial intelligence. It seems to be a common theme of how people are using the technology to mimic voices, images and the legal issues brought by newspapers against AI developers ...