Insight On Business the News Hour

Insight on Business the News Hour is heard daily from, Des Moines, Iowa and each Sunday on News/Talk 1540 KXEL, Waterloo, Iowa. It is the business and economic development news of the Nation/Region with long-form business interviews and a production of our advertising agency Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications.

Insight On Business the News Hour is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 0 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #3839

  The Business News Headlines 18 August 2026

  Aug 18, 20269 min

  Eleventh hour trade talks between the U.S. and Canada in an attempt to reach a deal before midnight and that is where we start. This is The Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 18th day of August, thanks for being with us. In other news, opening arguments have begun in that big Meta trial taking place in California. In other legal news ABC has sued the FCC on First Amendment grounds and we’ll detail what that is about. A watchdog group says there is forced labor happening in the Dominican Republic and it could impact…you. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and Pennsylvania targets data centers in a new executive order. Thanks for listening! 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 business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on PlayerFM , Podbean , iTunes , Spotify , Stitcher or TuneIn Radio . And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central on News/Talk 1540 KXEL . The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications . You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour. ..and on Threads @Insight_On_Business .

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  Episode #3838

  The Business News Headlines 14 August 2026

  Aug 14, 202611 min

  You, the U.S. consumer, cut back on retail purchasing and that economic trend is just one of a couple we are following this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Friday the 14th day of August and thanks for being with us. In other news, markets turned red on Friday and why. The most recent survey of consumers by the University of Michigan is out and that too spells trouble for the future. Reddit will soon join the S&P 500 and we’ll share that story. According to Edmunds these cars will not be around next year and some have already disappeared. We’ll check the Friday number in The Wall Street Report and we’ll have a report on how hobbyists are helping prop up the economy. Thanks for listening! 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 business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on PlayerFM , Podbean , iTunes , Spotify , Stitcher or TuneIn Radio . And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central on News/Talk 1540 KXEL . The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications . You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour. ..and on Threads @Insight_On_Business .

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  Episode #3837

  The Business News Headlines 13 August 2026

  Aug 13, 202611 min

  Today we'll share two tariff related stories but this first one you might want to pay attention to...think refunds. This is The Business News Headlines for Thursday the 13th day of August, thanks for being with us. In other news, the editor of Forbes has been fired…and it’s a big story. The White House says the nation is losing billions of dollars as countries dodge the tariffs. The story is national as license plate reader Flock says it is changing some policies. A massive toy recall happened today and the story behind it. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and Netflix shutters some gaming studios and it was sudden. Thanks for listening! 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 business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on PlayerFM , Podbean , iTunes , Spotify , Stitcher or TuneIn Radio . And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central on News/Talk 1540 KXEL . The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications . You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour. ..and on Threads @Insight_On_Business .

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  Episode #3836

  The Business News Headlines 12 August 2026

  Aug 12, 20268 min

  The good news is that inflation cooled a bit in July but Americans continue to have trouble with the rising cost of used cars to healthcare. That story is where we start this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 12th day of August, thanks for listening. In other news, Wall Street ended the day mixed. The government wants to do away with collecting workplace demographics and the push-back. Yet another lawsuit brought against the President and what this is about. Google has introduced some new phones and we’ll share what we know. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and the amount of credit card debt owed by Americans rises once again. Thanks for listening! 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 business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on PlayerFM , Podbean , iTunes , Spotify , Stitcher or TuneIn Radio . And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central on News/Talk 1540 KXEL . The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications . You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour. ..and on Threads @Insight_On_Business .

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  Episode #3835

  The Business News Headlines 11 August 2026

  Aug 11, 202611 min

  We start this evening with a story about big losses over at Trump Media and what the company said went...wrong. This is the Business News Headlines for Tuesday the 11th day of August, thanks for being with us. In other news, Vietnam wants to get into space and they made a deal with SpaceX. Speed and yet another world record happened and we’ll share the story. Found in Wisconsin some ultra rare Super Mario games that will bring tons of money at auction. The U.S. government is fighting to keep some of the tariff money that the courts said was illegal. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and home sales in July were down 1.7% and why. Thanks for listening! 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 business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on PlayerFM , Podbean , iTunes , Spotify , Stitcher or TuneIn Radio . And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon Central on News/Talk 1540 KXEL . The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications . You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour. ..and on Threads @Insight_On_Business .

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