Episodes

And you thought we might be through talking about tariffs. Guess again and that is where we start this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for the first day of May and International Workers Day. In other news, China is allowing the majority of African nations tariff free access to billions of people in China. Meanwhile the President says he is still considering a bail out of Spirit Airlines. Apple posted strong results and what investors are thinking. Yes, gas prices went up again and w...

This has not happened for nearly five decades and it has to do with the Central Bank. That is where we start this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 30th and final day of April, thanks for listening. In other news, Trump gushes over the King of England and removes some tariffs. Inflation continues to grip American consumers and we’ve got the latest number. Meanwhile consumers may have gotten some relief from high prices due to income tax refunds. We’ll check the number...

Settle in for a high level conversation about the world of podcasting. Our guest is Dave Jackson who has been podcasting for two decades, ran the School of Podcasting and is now on the team for Podpage.com. Here we'll talk a bit about his background, the past, present and future of podcasting, what work it takes, the success level and how Podpage.com can help. Also, Dave offers up a great idea for those communities who have lost or are about to lose their local newspapers. Meet Dave Jackson: Th...

It's like a bad dream that just keeps returning. Yes, we're kicking things off this evening with a new story about tariffs. This is the Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 28th day of April, thank you for listening. In other news, the price of a gallon of gas hits a new milestone. Will Jerome Powell stay…or go? We should know more on Wednesday. The United Arab Emirates leaves OPEC and what that could mean. McDonalds is getting all fancy schmatzy and we’ll share what’s going on. We’ll also ch...

Canada is getting serious about business and today our neighbor to the north put some money where their mouth is and we start with that story. This is the Business News Headlines for Monday the 27th day of April, thank you for listening. In other news, Iran makes an offer but will it go anywhere? The Supreme Court and the Roundup case made the news. The movie, Michael is hot…real hot and we’ll share how high the temperature is. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and for the conver...

Sometimes a little pressure from a sitting senator moves the ball and that is where we start this evening. This is The Business News Headlines for Friday the 24th day of April, thank you for listening. In other news, a U.S. soldier racked in 400,000 dollars in a bet on Polymarket. Truth Social replaces its CEO after losing billions of dollars in its stock. TMZ is headed to Washington, D.C. The horrific story about VCU and slaves made the news. We’ll check the closing numbers in The Wall Street R...

In what some are saying is a dramatic reversal today the Trump Administration reclassified medical marijuana from a Class I drug to a Class III and what that means. This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 23rd day of April, thanks for being with us. In other news, shareholders of Warner Brothers Discovery approve the sale to Paramount. Tech giants are laying off workers…and why. Speaking of tech…come on, leave baseball alone. We have the story. Toys are going back into some cereal b...

It's not just oil and gasoline that has surged in price. More than 6,000 items are made with oil and gas and we'll start the newscast with that story. This is the Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 22nd day of April, thanks for being with us. In other news, Iran fires on three ships further complicating the fragile truce. The EU is about to make a huge loan to Ukraine. The approval of President Trump on the economy dives to a new low according to a poll. Lufthansa said it will slash some ...

In 2024 more than 81 million Americans went camping and added $70 billion to the national economy and it gets bigger every year. My guest today happens to be my Bride, Georgie, who has been camping for decades. Here we talk about tent camping to trailer camping in her beautiful NuCamp 400. And she will share the Girl Camper story as well as the Tear Jerkers story. Click through and meet Georgie. Thanks for listening! The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is th...

Retail sales were way up the best in three years and what took most of your money? Gasoline and that is where we'll start this evening. This is The Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 21st day of April, thanks for being with us. In other news, Kevin Warsh the Trump nominee to lead the Federal Reserve talked about rates and President Trump. We’ll share a brief story about the new CEO of Apple. In more tech news the Attorney General of Florida is opening a probe into Chat GPT and why. Uber is ...

Elon Musk has been invited to France. Why? Prosecutors there are probing what has been placed on X and the AI platform Grok. We start with that this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Monday the 20th day of April, thanks for being here. In other news, businesses today can begin a refund effort to collect tariff money they paid out. Home sales dropped in March and we’ll share the details. Amazon is being accused of asking retailers to boost prices on their retail website and why. FB...

Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is now open for shipping and that bit of news sent the U.S. stock market to new records while the price of oil dropped. That story kicks us off this evening with The Business News Headlines for Friday the 17th day of April. Thanks for listening. In other news, the UK and France have demanded that the Strait of Hormuz remain open. All of a sudden, the White House wants to talk to Anthropic and why. As we reported earlier in the month…lawmakers are taking a hard look...

You can bet there will be questions when the Senate Banking Committee hosts Kevin Warsh the nominee to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell and that is where we start this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 16th day of April, thanks for listening. In other news, Walmart is redesigning their Great Value brand…and why. More cattle on feed…might that lower the price of beef? Europe has a jet fuel problem and AP has the story. Jobless claims fell last week and we’ll share those...

Like you we've been wondering about the success of the U.S. Naval blockade against Iran so that story tops our newscast this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 15th day of April and Happy Income Tax Day. In other news, how do you get health information? Many are turning to AI. Here we go again…President Trump and Fed Chair Jerome Powell news is new today. It is tax day and what 53 million Americans have already done. A film with an AI generated Val Kilmer got its firs...

Today we welcome Katie Shields who is with the non-profit Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants to chat a bit about what they do and why. Plus the Society has a special event coming up early in May that we talked about. The most stunning thing we learned is that Katie has been with the Society for twenty-one years. Pretty amazing! Meet Katie: Thanks for listening! The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Mid...

We kick things off this evening with a story about inflation the good and the bad and what impact that had on Wall Street. This is The Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 14th day of April, thanks for listening. In other news, diplomats are working behind the scene to restart talks between Iran and the United States. A call to take Ben & Jerry’s ice cream back to local control. The Walt Disney Company has started a big round of layoffs. Yet another court case involving Meta and its effort to...

It was a surprising day on Wall Street and, frankly, we thought we were going to be in for a big loss. However, that was not to be. This is the Business News Headlines for Monday the 13th day of April, thank you for being with us. In other news, the President said he is willing to blockade Iranian ports so how will that work and what might be the impact? We’ll get to that for you. A federal judge has dismissed the 10 billion dollar lawsuit filed by Trump…but, there is a but. We have news from th...

So, if you thought the inflation figures for February were high, hang because the number for March was off the charts. That story is what we kick things off with this evening. This is The Business News Headlines for Friday the 10th day of April, thanks for listening. In other news, a federal court is hearing a case about President Trump’s latest tariffs. Meanwhile the head of the International Monetary Fund talks about the worry of economics given the war in Iran. In sports Kansas City wants the...

Your eyes do not deceive you...there is still inflation in the U.S. and that is where we begin this evening. This is The Business News Headlines for Thursday the 9th day of April, thanks for listening. In other news, how much did the U.S. economy grow in the final quarter of 2025? We’ll share. If you think gas is expensive what about jet fuel and what that means for travelers. Applications for unemployment assistance climbed…again. Congress is looking carefully at some market issues that seem mo...

The cease fire between the U.S. and Iran is fragile and there have been reports from early afternoon that Iran has, once again, closed the Strait of Hormuz. That is where we start this evening. This is The Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 8th day of April, thanks for listening. In other news, the minutes of the most recent meeting of the Fed were made public and more members are considering a rate hike. Paramount President Jeff Shell is leaving the company…think legal issues. Southwest ...

It was a choppy day on Wall Street and the President said the U.S. would start bombing power plants in Iran. What happened to the markets? We'll cover that first. This is the Business News Headlines for Monday the 6th day of April and it's great to be back with you. . In other news, menopause, and marketing, yes, it’s a story. A top Fed official suggests an interest rate hike…and not a cut. In a related story JP Morgan Chase CEO warns about a rate…increase. Tailors are retiring at a time when th...

Back in 2011 Dakota Kieffer received a scholarship from the National Tractor Parts Dealer Association (NTPDA) and went to business school at Iowa State University. Here in "Where Are They Now" presented by NTPDA is the story of Dakota, his brother,, his wife, parents and the business he now owns with his brother Travis, Plastics Unlimited. Meet Dakota: Thanks for listening! The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the ...

It's always a blast to sit down with an old friend and talk business. Here you'll meet Bruce Cranor who has been with Reliance Power Parts for many years and always shows up for events from the National Tractor Parts Dealer Association (NTPDA). Bruce visits with us about his experiences with NTPDA as well as what in the world Reliance offers to the construction, agriculture and trucking industries. Here's Bruce: Thanks for listening! The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Mic...

Before we sat down with Kevin Schmidt we didn't know much about how deep the family roots go when it comes to Schmidt Machine Company based in Ohio. In this brief conversation we learn much. It truly is interesting how families can keep a business in operation years after the founding. A little known fact about Kevin is that he also does comedy. No, really! Meet Kevin: Thanks for listening! The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business new...