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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 2004
Page
14
A weak income report spurred profit taking on Wall Street. The Dow fell 72.49 to 10,122.52 and the Nasdaq dropped 25.60 to 1,836.49 amid thin volume. Investors worried tepid income could drag third quarter earnings.
Oil futures fell about 90 cents to 42.28 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange after renewed sabotage of Iraqi oil infrastructure. Traders say sentiment has cooled from earlier summer highs, with Oct delivery posting the lowest level since late July. NetJets awarded Rockwell Collins long term avionics maintenance contracts for its Gulfstream G200 and Hawker 400XP fleets.
The Treasury Department sold 19 billion in three month bills at a discount rate of 1.580 percent, up from 1.515 percent. An additional 17 billion in six month bills carried a rate of 1.775 percent, up from 1.750 percent, with a $10,000 three month bill priced at 9,960.10 and a six month bill at 9,910.30.
Commerce data show July spending up 0.8 percent from June led by big ticket goods such as cars aided by incentives. Incomes rose 0.1 percent as wages climbed 0.4 percent, while government payments fell due to Medicaid matching rate cuts.
Heidi Sills and Debra Hansen converted the Fin & Feather building at 712 Third Ave SE into a combined retail hub. The Laughing Lilac expands to 4,600 square feet and Maya 1,200, with art from nearly 50 artists and a focus on natural fiber apparel.
Iowa farmers welcomed a warm spell as the week’s average temperature rose 0.4 degrees above normal, the first above normal week since June. Corn development lagged behind last year and the five year average, with 39 percent at dent stage and 2 percent mature, while soybeans showed 50 percent good and 18 percent excellent.
Tyson Foods Inc fell over 8 percent after lowering its fiscal year earnings outlook to 1.08 to 1.15 per share, blaming grain hedging losses and weaker demand in chicken and beef. The company will incur 11 cent per share charges from the drop in beef profits and 7 cents from plant closings.
Interstate Bakeries Corp. warned its independent auditors may question its ability to continue operations after missing its annual report deadline. The Kansas City firm, maker of Wonder Bread and Hostess, fell 42 percent to 4.56 on heavy NYSE turnover as it hires Alix Partners Marsal for a turnaround and negotiates with lenders amid probe into workers compensation reserves.
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