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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 2009
Page
8
The S P 500 clears 1000 for first time since November as manufacturing, construction, and banking data boost optimism. Dow up 114.95 to 9286.56. Nasdaq above 2000. SEC seeks over 22 million from former Kmart CEO Charles Conaway for misleading investors. Tyson Foods posts solid Q3 with 134 million profit as chicken sales rise despite overall slower sales.
Dealers face a fading window as Congress exhausts the one billion allotted and debates a new two billion extension. In Iowa City area, Wright and others rush to call buyers while government checks remain uncertain, with some 20 to 30 deals per dealer typical and a few over 100. The program’s impact includes nationwide sales gains and higher fuel economy figures, despite administrative chaos.
A nine state Mid-America Business Conditions index rose to 51.7 in July from 49.3, signaling expansion for the first time in almost a year. Iowa’s index eased to 49.8 as weak production and employment factors weighed, with Goss predicting higher unemployment into late 2009 and slower durable goods job losses.
The Iowa Crops & Weather report shows corn and soybean development lagging due to unusually cool temperatures. Across the state, average temps ran 6.6 degrees below normal and precipitation was 0.48 inches for the week, with corn at the milk stage 24 percent and dough at 2 percent, while soybeans behind five-year averages on pod set and bloom. The crop condition rankings placed corn at 49 percent good and 29 percent excellent, with soybeans at 23 percent excellent and 54 percent good. Farmers logged 5.8 dry field days as alfalfa second cut reached 80 percent, and hail winds in NE Iowa caused isolated damage.
Bank of America Corp agreed to pay a 33 million dollar penalty to resolve SEC charges that it misled investors about Merrill Lynch's planned executive bonuses. The bank authorized bonuses up to 5.8 billion dollars while telling buyers the Merrill deal would not include year end bonuses without consent. The SEC said the statements were materially false and misleading. The bank settled without admitting or denying the allegations.
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