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Investors are positive corporations will report huge profits and that feeling drove Wall Street to new highs.  That's where we start this evening here on The Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 6th day of October.  Thanks for being with us.  In other news, it’s official CNN has a new owner and what that MIGHT mean. The Golden Arches and AI made the news today. In more media news ABC and the FC...

The Federal Government won't, some states are trying and now AI oversight is being pitched to cities.  That story is where we start this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Monday the 5th day of October, thanks for being with us. In other news, Starbucks is facing a new lawsuit and we’ll share what that’s about. In more AI news the Italian Premier is trademarking her voice in an attem...

Only one word describes the September Jobs Report and that is...disappointing and that is where we start this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Friday the 2nd day of October, thank you for being with us. In other news, pushback against data centers has Amazon committing to spend a billion dollars and we’ll share for what. The terrorist attack on a FlyDubai passenger jet carrying 174...

A new poll out shows that only 17% of Americans approve of President Trumps' handling of the cost of living.  A new low and that's where we start this evening.  This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 1st day of October, thanks for being with us. In other news, many states are taking the high price of fuel seriously and are doing something to relieve the burden. Gov. Wes Moore of Mary...

Lots of economic data to share with you today from inflation to consumer spending and the poverty rate. This is the Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 30th day of September and thanks for being with us on this the final day of the month. Today: How is it that inflation cooled, consumers are spending yet believe the economy is lousy? In other news, President Trump is saying we have the lowes...

One word pretty much sums up your feeling about the U.S. economy..."Lousy". This is the Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 29th day of September, thanks for being with us. In other news, a new outright ban on products from Canada takes effect and what you should know.  AI companies can police themselves says the President. In a related story OpenAI made an announcement today and left some stu...

Welcome back to a brand new week. We kick things off this evening with a story about tariffs and how a state visit by the President of China hit "paydirt". This is The Business News Headlines for Monday the 28th of September, thanks for being here. In other news, Walmart says it will not alter pricing using new digital price tags and it’s an interesting story. Nvidia says it has a tool to oversee...

We're back and kicking things off this evening are two food stories we thought you might like to know about. This is the Business News Headlines for Friday the 25th day of September, thank you for being with us. In other news, Facebook found guilty…again, and we’ll share why this time. How Europe is dealing with high gas prices is…different. Volkswagen is recalling over 2 million vehicles and we’l...

Not letting that pesky First Amendment get into the way, President Trump on Friday banned CNN, MSNow and Politico from covering the White House...and why. This is the Business News Headlines for Friday the 18th day of September, thanks for being with us. In other news, the markets ended the week mixed. Anthropic says its AI agent Claude is helping shape the company’s future. Warren Buffett is step...

It happened. The Central Bank raised its prime lending rate by a quarter point and that will not sit well with the President. That story first this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 16th day of September, thanks for being with us. In other news, the markets react to the Fed decision. What a rate increase means for you. The new retail sales report is in and consumers ra...

He was hand-picked by President Trump who believed that Kevin Warsh would do his bidding and cut the prime interest rate. But, looks like that is not going to happen. That is where we start this evening with The Business News Headlines. In other news, Wall Street slips yet again. Mark Carney of Canada spoke today about the trade war with the U.S. We’ve got a food story for you…and what global cons...

Recently we had the opportunity to visit with Stephen about his business located in Western Michigan. The business is Stuifbergen Equipment that he and his Bride run. He also spent some time talking about the community where they live.  Enjoy!  We did! Thanks for listening! The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midw...

You know all of that talk about AI and putting up guardrails?  Well, President Trump says that he will take care of AI and that he, "as the smartest person ever" will decide guardrails. That is where we start this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Monday the 14th day of September, thanks for being with us. In other news, Wall Street closed in the red but it could have been much deep...

It happened again today. The price of oil surged and that took the wind out of the sales on Wall Street. We'll start there this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 10th day of September, thanks for being with us. In other news, the President wants to send everyone in the U.S. $5,000 should the GOP retain control of both the House and Senate…can he?  The European Central B...

Once again the big story today was the increasing price of oil and what impact that had on Wall Street. This is the Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 9th day of September, thanks for being with us. In other news, an Anthropic researcher resigned and warned about the dangers of AI.  Apple made some news today about some new…products.  The TV show South Park gets a new name…and why. We can g...

Welcome back to The Business News Headlines we hope you had a fantastic Labor Day Weekend. First up tonight a story about how increased oil prices sunk the markets on this the 8th day of September. In other news Canada has increased pressure on the U.S. with retaliatory tariffs and what that means. Meta has launched a personal AI agent and what that means. If you have a TSA Pre-Check number you ma...

The August Jobs Report came out and dwarfed what economists had projected. However, there is a cloud behind that report and we start there this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Friday the 4th day of September, thanks for being with us. In other news, on Friday diesel prices hit a new high and that will impact much of what you buy. We’ve got a “look back” story about the television...

Tariffs and competition from China force Volkswagen to cut jobs and shut down assembly plants. That story is first this evening here with The Business News Headlines for Thursday the 3rd day of September. Thanks for being with us.  In other news, the markets soared today and why. President Trump says U.S. banks can not operate in Canada…oh, really?  Will the Fed raise rates soon?  We’ll share the...

Scams are everywhere and the FTC estimates Americans lose $200 billion dollars a year. That story is where we start this evening. This is The Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 2nd day of September, thanks for being with us. In other news, a judge says a lawsuit against Trader Joes can move forward.  We all know how much the Trump Administration LOVES the New York Times…that affair comes in...

We recently received a press release from Common Good Iowa , and to be honest we had not heard about them. The presser was about a November vote on a Constitutional Amendment and urging citizens to vote no. We were interested in the story and invited Kylie Spies to sit down and explain the issue.  We think it's one that not many Iowans know about so we dive in.  Meet Kylie. hanks for listening! Th...

Traditionally September is a lousy month for the stock market and if today is any clue to what is in story...we're keeping up with tradition. This is the Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 1st day of September, thanks for being with us. In other business news, what is driving the markets down and oil up?  New military strikes. Oil giant Chevron is headed to Venezuela. More tariff talk this ti...

One of the long-term sponsors of Insight on Business has been Tero International. Last month we wrote some scripts, submitted them for edits and sat down with Emily Lang the Learnings Program Manager to do the recording.  That first attempt wasn't up to our standards so in August we went back in with different equipment and that resulted in a much better set.  Thanks Emily and thank you Tero for y...

This bit of news will not please the President. Today Fed Chair Kevin Warsh talked about inflation and even suggested a rate hike. That is where we start this evening. This is The Business News Headlines for Friday the 28th day of August, thanks for being here. In other news, U.S. markets sank on the day. Vaping company Juul made the news and receives an OK about age verification. Michigan has a h...

President Trump tells us that the United States does not need Canada. However the economics tell a different story. We'll take a deep dive into that this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 27th day of August, thank you for being with us. In other news, Wall Street ended the day in the green. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh is going to address interest rates and inflation on Friday...

President Trump won't sign the bill but it will become law anyway and that is where we start this evening.  This is the Business News Headlines for Friday the 10th day of July, thanks for being with us again. In other news, Volkswagen reported weak sales and will cut models. In yet another vehicle story KIA again recalls over 400,000 Tellurides’ think…fire. Meanwhile in Cuba entrepreneurs are usin...