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The economists guessed wrong as the U.S. adds fewer jobs in June and that is where we start this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 2nd day of July, thanks for being here and a reminder we're off on Friday in honor of the 4th of July holiday. In other news, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce made the news today and it’s pretty cool. The high heat we’ve been experiencing is raising the temperat...

Welcome to a new month and Happy Canada Day! We start things this afternoon with a look at how many millions of dollars President Trump has raked in...and from where. This is the Business News Headlines and thanks for being with us. In other news, Fed Chair Warsh speaks about the independence of the Central Bank and inflation. One of the world’s largest ecommerce giants is ordered to pay $600 million dollars and we&rsquo...

Over the past two days the U.S. Supreme Court has made some stunning decisions and we'll cover both of those first. This is the Business News Headlines for Tuesday and the final day of June 2026. Thanks for being with us. In other news, Comcast is splitting things up. The Ford Motor Company is recalling over 700,000 vehicles and we’ll share why.  So how are consumers feeling about the U.S. economy?  We’ll shar...

Meet Brandon Will our guest is from Community Support Advocates and that organization is putting together four very interesting programs dealing with mental health issues. We think you’ll find our conversation enlightening. 

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The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local...

Ten years ago we sat down with Mark Stringer the Executive Director for the Iowa ACLU so we thought it might be time to revisit what the organization does, and does not do. Are they liberal, conservative or neither?  Asked and answered but the most important question might be, "Just what Constitutional liberty to you prize the most?" Here is Mark with some answers. 

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And you thought we were through imposing tariffs on our trading partners?  How silly!  This is the Business News Headlines for Friday the 26th day of June, thanks for being with us. In other news, a former Meta employee says she is being silenced by the tech giant, we’ll share details. Gadgets from Apple just got more expensive. Selling one billion burgers is a big deal and it wasn’t done by McDonalds or ...

The inflation numbers for May are in and, as you can imagine, they are not good. This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 25th day of June, thanks for being with us. In other news, the U.S. economy grew in the first quarter and we’ll share by how much. The Supreme Court ruled on a couple of cases and we’ll share some of the details. We’ve got the latest 30-year mortgage rate number for you.  ...

If you are old enough you might remember "gas wars" where gas stations near each other would lower prices to lure in customers. That is gone and our first story might indicate why. This is the Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 24th of June, thanks for being with us. In other news, stocks faltered yet again today. Even with slashing workers the IRS did better than expected. The Fed has a bank stress test so how did they do?&...

This is a great story. Mike Musheinesh decided school was not for him so he "graduated" in the 9th grade. Today he is the CEO of Detroit Axle, employing 1,000 people. Now he is determined to lead the way in seeking substantial tariff refunds while also fighting to preserve the de minimus exemption for importers. This is truly a unique conversation from a company that has been impacted.  Meet Mike:

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Fans visiting North America for the World Cup are experiencing "sticker shock" for a host of things and we'll explain. This is the Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 23rd day of June, thanks for being with us. In other news, stocks ended the day lower. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into a Tesla crash that killed a women in Texas. More news about Iran but who to believe. In a related story the U....

Sometimes we do something just for fun. Recently while covering The Great Eastern Iowa Tractorcade by News/Talk 1540 KXEL we ran into Jerry and Margie Sweeting who have been in the catering business for thirty years. That's a bunch of folks enjoying food like the chicken, potatoes and slaw they prepared and served at the John Deere Museum in Waterloo, Iowa. So, we sat down for this brief story about Jerry and Margie's Catering. Enj...

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh has made some major changes to the reporting of the Central Bank and what that might mean.  That story kicks us off this evening.  This is the Business News Headlines for Monday the 22nd day of June, thanks for being with us. In other news, the former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan has died at the age of 100. Mexico has said it will start sending oil to Cuba. Here in Iowa booze and beer will flow at Iowa S...

Gas prices have fallen and we'll share by how much. That story kicks us off this evening and it's great to be back in the studio after being on assignment for several days this week. In other news, the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell a bit. Pizza Hut to be sold and why. In other food news some brands are celebrating the250th birthday of America with some tasty treats. We’ll check the numbers in The W...

We're back with roughly 400 of our tractor ridding friends for The Great Eastern Iowa Tractorcade made possible through the support from News/Talk 1540 KXEL. Our guest is Matt Kenney who ramrods the event. Here we talk about the people, the tractors, the excitement the drivers and the riders have every year. 

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SpaceX hit Wall Street today and Elon Musk becomes the world's first trillionaire. This is the Early Edition of the Business News Headlines for Friday the 12th day of June, thanks for being with us. In other news, the Prime Minister of Pakistan says the U.S. and Iran have agreed to an agreement to end the war. In a related story the people of Iran are said to be confused and disheartened. Yet another vehicle recall this time by For...

While we have heard it before it is worth waiting to see what happens. The President called off an attack on Iran and...the markets soared. This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 11th day of June, thanks for being with us. In other news, the World Bank offered up a gloomy forecast. Anthropic is donating some serious money to help non-profits to better use AI. Some rough news for home buyers to share with you. Californ...

The shocking inflation report for May rocked Wall Street and complicates things for Kevin Warsh and the Federal Reserve. We'll start with those two stories this evening.  This is The Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 10th day of June, thanks for being here again. In other news, what might the Central Bank do in the face of rising inflation? This will be interesting to watch. Honda has issued a recall impacting more tha...

The world-wide airline industry is spending 78% more that it did last year on jet fuel and that is a major problem. This is the Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 9th day of June, thanks for being with us. In other news, the markets ended the day mixed, yet again. Any advertising in the State of New York that uses “synthetic actors” must label so. It is a first in the nation type law. The report says major mis...

Yes, Americans are still consuming but they are being more careful of what and where they buy. We'll start with that story this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Monday the 8th day of June 2026, thanks for being with us. In other news, Apple is showing off some new stuff during their World Wide Developers Conference. Have you heard about “Repair Cafes”?  You will today. A federal judge has struck dow...