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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 2010
Page
12
Stocks rose with the Dow at 10,185.53 up 118.20 points and the S&P 500 at 1,089.19 up 15.32 as manufacturing activity in January reached its strongest level since 2004. The ISM index stood at 58.4 with six straight months of expansion and higher new orders.
President Barack Obama requests nearly 1.3 billion for the Securities and Exchange Commission starting October 1, a 12 percent rise to expand staff to 4190 and add 100 enforcement positions to tackle fraud and market manipulation after Madoff losses. Gannett posts a quarterly profit as one time costs fall and ad declines ease, yet shares drop about 8 percent.
The Iowa Leading Indicators Index rose to 95.8 in December from 95.1 in November, marking the third consecutive monthly gain. All eight components aided the rise, including manufacturing hours, new orders, stock market index, housing permits, unemployment claims, yield spread, diesel use, and agricultural futures.
The Iowa Leading Indicators Index is described as a tool to forecast the likely future direction of economic activity in Iowa. The construction methods mirror The Conference Board’s approach to the national Leading Economic Indicators Index, with contact information for George Ford.
The Rockville based firm Mann Bracken ceases operations as Maryland judges dismiss thousands of cases. Linked to the National Arbitration Forum and hedge fund Accretive, the firm faced a collapsing arbitration system and a $10 million debt from its Axiant unit. The episode highlights risk in the booming debt-collection industry during the crisis.
Cedar Rapids health care providers seek a $20 million federal Beacon grant to create a health care information exchange allowing sharing across hospitals and clinics. St. Luke's CEO Ted Townsend Mercy Medical Center CEO Tim Charles and Physicians' Clinic of Iowa CMO Jim Levett spoke at Downtown Rotary about the effort amid a nationally noted cost study praising local cooperation.
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