The Business News Headlines 20 August 2026

You know that bond buy-back program that was announced just yesterday?  It backfired and the markets sank. This is the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 20th day of August, thank you for being with us. In other news, the national debt hit a new high and that too rattled Wall Street.  Meanwhile Walmart is sounding an alarm and the company stock sank today. The administration is ramping up economic attacks on Cuba. We’ll check the dismal numbers in The Wall Street Report and the number of foreign students coming to the U.S. for college has dropped and what that means for U.S. students.  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.