The Business News Headlines 20 July 2026

Once again gas prices climb above $4.00 a gallon and that is where we start this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Monday the 20th day of July and we're grateful to be back in the studio following business work in Oregon.  Thank you for being with us. .  In other news,  a judge says that Paramount and Warner Brothers must halt the merger for two weeks and why. The FDA is still focused on lettuce even after a false positive report. People defaulting on student loans…surge. We’ll check the numbers in The Wall Street Report and finally was the World Cup a financial success even though it faced economic headwinds?  We’ll share the numbers. 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.