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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 2010
Page
14
Markets fell sharply as fears of a weaker global economy prompted risk-off selling. The Dow Jones slipped 268.37 to 10,002.18, the S&P 500 declined 34.17 to 1,063.11, and the Nasdaq fell 65.48 to 2,125.43 amid rising unemployment claims and European debt worries.
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey will address the impact of farming on the state economy at a Coralville breakfast hosted by the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce. The event runs 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. on February 26 at Hills Bank & Trust Co. The cost is 10 dollars for members and 12 dollars for non members. RSVP by February 24 via email or phone.
New York Attorney General files civil charges against Bank of America and former CEO Ken Lewis for allegedly misleading investors about Merrill Lynch before the 2009 acquisition. Former CFO Joe Price, now head of consumer banking, faces charges. SEC settles parallel federal charges.
Freddie Mac reported modest increases in mortgage rates this week. The 40 year fixed averaged 5.01 percent, up from 4.98, while 15 year fixed rose to 4.40 percent from 4.39. Five year adjustable mortgages averaged 4.27 percent.
Iowa Governor Culver signed an executive order to let the Iowa Finance Authority determine which flood recovery projects qualify for Midwestern Disaster Area bonds. The bonds, authorized in 2008, aim to fund loans to businesses at reduced interest, with 20 year terms possible, for land, buildings, fixtures, and flood repair. Cargill and Reel Deal Holdings have so far used the program.
Doctors from Illinois Wisconsin and Iowa observe Dr Jerry Rozeboom perform gynecologic robotic procedures at St Luke's Cedar Rapids using a 1.9 million dual console. St Luke's named a Robotic Epicenter by Intuitive Surgical with 15 sites nationwide.
Toyota said it is evaluating brake problems on the 2010 Prius with no recall decision. The NHTSA opened an investigation after 124 consumer reports, including four crashes, citing possible momentary anti lock brake failure in slippery conditions.
Toyota estimates recalls and repairs for over 5.6 million vehicles will cost about 1.1 billion with losses from shaken consumer confidence potentially 770 million to 890 million. The quarter to December 31 shows a 1.7 billion profit on 58.9 billion in sales as 10 percent higher than a year earlier.
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