The Business News Headlines 19 August 2026

The U.S. and Canada have bought a little time when it comes to increased tariffs and we'll share what we know first this evening. This is The Business News Headlines for Wednesday the 19th day of August, thanks for being here. In other news, Wall Street closed higher and it was the impact from the bond market. Some testimony in the Meta trial is out and it doesn’t sound good for the company. We have a story about what promises to be a cancer therapy breakthrough. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and we’ll take a peek at the Fed Minutes that were just released and let you know…what we know. 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.