The Business News Headlines 8 April 2026

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 Airlines has just hiked its fees. Michigan’s SOAR program did something amazing…it created…jobs. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and share a story about the hit Delta Airlines will take due to higher fuel costs…yes, your ticket will cost you…more. Let’s go.

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