Wall Street ends week with quiet gain ahead of jobs data
Wall Street posted a small advance amid a holiday shortened week as investors awaited March employment figures and carried cautious optimism from a recent buying streak. The Dow rose 30.15 to 12560.20 and the Nasdaq gained 12.65 to 2471.34, with advancers leading decliners about 5 to 3 on the NYSE.
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Philip Dow
BBC Davi
New York Stock Exchange
Mortgage rates steady near yearly lows despite inch up
Freddie Mac reports 30 year fixed rates at 6.17 percent for the week ending April 5, up from 6.16. 15 year fixed at 5.87 percent, up from 5.86. Five year ARM at 5.92 percent, up from 5.88. One year ARM at 5.44, up from 5.43.
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Freddie Mac
Meredith signs deal to offer video clips
Meredith Corp will provide video segments from its 14 Des Moines stations to Clip Syndicate for distribution to companies. Meredith earns payment when clips air and maintains control over usage, with clips carrying original station credits and links to the stations' sites.
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Meredith
Meredith Corp
New York
Clip Syndicate
Des Moines
Art Slusark
Slusark
Farmers market listings invited for The Gazette directory
The Gazette invites market organizers to submit market details for a published listings page. Include market name hours days of operation opening closing calendar days location market master name and contact phone. Send to Marlene Lucas or via email by May 2.
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Gazette
Marlene Lucas
The
P.O
Cedar Rapids
Marlene.lucas
Gazettecommunications.com
Gas Prices Survey of Corridor Ahead of Weekend
A random survey tracks gas prices in the Corridor as of yesterday afternoon. Prices are rounded up to the nearest cent, with stations showing a wide range in per gallon costs across the region.
Non profits employ 9 percent of Iowa workers
A study by the University of Iowa and the Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center finds charitable non profit organizations employed 9 percent of Iowa workers in 2005 and earned 8 percent of wages. It reports $8 billion in expenditures in 2004 and more than $20 billion in assets, with 128,500 Iowa jobs in 2005.
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George C. Ford
The
Gazette
Iowa
University of Iowa College of Law
Larned A. Waterman
Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center
Nonprofit Resource Center
Eggs, flour drive grocery price increases in 2007 survey
A Gazette survey shows eggs up 29.1 percent in a year with a national average of 1.51 per dozen. The Farm Bureau notes higher grain costs lift flour and oil prices, while Cedar Rapids and Iowa City report mixed item changes and higher overall grocery costs.
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Duane Crock
the Gazette
Suzanne Loehr
Anamosa
Family Foods Center
American Farm Bureau
Marlene Lucas
Ue Gazette
America
Terry Franci
The
Farm Bureau
Naise
Franci
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Gazette
Iowa
American Farm Bureau Federation
the Gazette Gazette
Ulta opens first Eastern Iowa store in Cedar Rapids
A 10 000 square foot Ulta Beauty and Salon will debut this July at Marketplace on First in Cedar Rapids next to Guitar Center. The Romeoville based chain operates 150 stores nationally with nearest location at Jordan Creek Town Center in West Des Moines.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance
Iowa
Ist
Scott Byers
Guitar Center
Alta
Jordan Creek Town Center
West Des Moines
Byers
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Feeding the Bear: Families Save for Vacations Together
Yakima Washington family uses a bear bank to save spare change for trips. Parents involve kids in planning and budgeting, instilling goals and tradeoffs. Examples from Sheri Martinez and Amy Gary show kids earning and contributing toward vacation costs.
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Sheri Martinez
Martinez
Yakima
Wash
Amy Gary
Gary
Hamilton
Ohio
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