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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 2005
Page
14
Stocks advanced modestly as oil prices tumbled by 2.83 and Hewlett Packard Co issued a brighter outlook. The Dow rose 37.26 to 10,550.71 and the Nasdaq gained 8.09 to 2,145.15 amid renewed trader optimism.
Herbert Allison, head of the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund, told about 50 at the University of Iowa that Americans are poorly prepared for retirement. He warned the nation needs a national wake-up call as health costs rise and many save nothing or too little.
Herbert Allison urges Americans to save more and borrow less as the nation runs over two billion dollars daily in deficits. He notes potential tax policy changes to encourage saving and discusses TIAA-CREF’s Coralville expansion and market share gains through enhanced client value.
Rockwell Collins repurchased 4 million shares, about 2.3 percent of outstanding stock, from UBS London at 49.10 per share for a total 196 million. The move uses an accelerated share repurchase with a future price adjustment based on up to four and a half months of trading volume weighted price.
Maytag Corp postpones its shareholder meeting from August 30 to September 9 to allow more time for proxy distribution. The Newton company withdrew support for Triton Acquisition’s 14 dollar per share cash offer and favored Whirlpool’s 21 dollar offer. Triton has until Sunday night to raise its bid, or the merger could be terminated and the meeting canceled.
The Bosselman Travel Center at I 80 exit 142 east of Des Moines hosts Soy Biodiesel Appreciation Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on August 25. The site offers B2 blend since July, a 2 percent biodiesel mix, with Polk County Farm Bureau cutting soy diesel price by 8 cents per gallon. Iowa Soybean Association and Farm Bureau officials will answer questions amid refreshments.
Cedar Rapids trio opens blend at 221 Second Ave SE on August 27 offering a changing monthly menu. Partners DeWitte, Deutmeyer, Kuper and Dr. Mark Young promote a unique atmosphere with a water wall, oil painting, and private dining options.
The Labor Department reports the Producer Price Index rose 1 percent in July, the largest jump in nine months. Core PPI excluding energy and food increased 0.4 percent, the highest since January, while the consumer price core rose only 0.1 percent. A key difference was in new car prices.
Producer prices fell one percent in the wholesale report, the largest one month drop in 30 years, while car prices rose 15 percent in the wholesale index. Analysts cite differing measurement stages in the supply chain and timing of incentives, with incentives captured in June wholesale data but not in the consumer report until July.
Nearly 25 000 Qwest Communications employees in 13 states reached a tentative contract that grants a 7.5 percent wage increase over three years and keeps an eight hour cap on mandatory overtime. Voting will occur in coming weeks after union briefings.
A Milken Institute ranking places Iowa 48th nationally for overall business costs, with wages averaging 29 922 dollars, taxes at 56.9 percent of personal income, electricity 5.20 per kWh, office space 14.40 per sq ft, and warehouse space 2.80 per sq ft. The index weights wage cost 50 percent, taxes 20 percent, electricity 15 percent, warehouse 10 percent, and office 5 percent.
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