{"podcast":{"title":"Business News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"business-finance-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7726192","podcast_index_feed_id":7726192,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-daily-news-now-business.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/cover/a77b5c94-431e-4490-8653-1f676f1da586.png","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":1320,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story. Stay informed with the latest business, stock market, and finance headlines, updates, and breaking stories delivered daily in quick, engaging episodes. Subscribe! The Daily News Now! — Every city. Every story. AI-powered. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T18:18:57.837082+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-finance-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7726192"},"episode":{"title":"L.B. Foster Smashes Q1, Stock Soars","slug":"l-b-foster-smashes-q1-stock-soars","published_at":"2026-05-14T01:42:36+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-finance-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7726192/l-b-foster-smashes-q1-stock-soars","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-finance-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7726192","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/6b9799a0-9e27-4766-ae8f-a6decda6a40d.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/6b9799a0-9e27-4766-ae8f-a6decda6a40d.mp3","summary":"L.B. Fosters Q1 results shattered expectations, with revenue surging 23.9% to $121.1M and EPS soaring 46 cents above estimates. Both Rail and Infrastructure segments contributed to the win, with double-digit gross profit gains and improved margins. The stock skyrocketed, and investors cheered the broad profitability lift and robust backlog. Analysts focused on cash flow improvements, rising costs, and expansion plans. Looking ahead, Rail resilience, Europe push, and backlog rebuild will be key. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/c02eaf62eca226f5","meta_description":"L.B. Fosters Q1 results shattered expectations, with revenue surging 23.9% to $121.1M and EPS soaring 46 cents above estimates. Both Rail and Infrastructu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":120,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/business-finance-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7726192/episodes/l-b-foster-smashes-q1-stock-soars/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-finance-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7726192/l-b-foster-smashes-q1-stock-soars.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}