The Business News Headlines 18 August 2026

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.