The Business News Headlines & More 22 August 2019

It was predicted that the markets would open lower this morning and they did and then started to claw their way back above the flatline. It's the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 22nd of August. That story and these:

• Dick's Sporting Goods wins but takes a pass on gun sales;
• Jobless claims are in and it's a mixed bag;
• The Affordable Care Act is back in the news and growing;
• Thousands leave the private health care insurance world;
• Retail numbers are good, unless you are a department store;
• There was an opps with the Iowa Department of Public...Safety/

Those stories and our interview today is with Kim Robinson the owner of a video business, D2D Training, that trains door to door sales people. No, really! I had no idea how big this business is and we take a deep dive into sales and sales training videos. You can hear all of that right....here! 

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