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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 2007
Page
9
Wall Street ended a volatile day with a small loss as investors weighed weak home sales and consumer confidence data and awaited the Federal Reserve meeting. The Dow fell 14.39 to 13337.66, the Nasdaq slid 2.92 to 2574.16, and the S P 600 declined 4.85 to 1492.89 amid rising volume of 3.26 billion shares.
Kroger Co owner of the Kwik Shop chain in Cedar Rapids announced a 10 percent rise in first quarter profit for the period ending May 26. Net income reached 326.6 million dollars or 47 cents per share on sales of 20.73 billion dollars, up from 306.4 million and 42 cents per share on 19.42 billion dollars a year earlier. Analysts expected 48 cents per share on 20.4 billion dollars in sales.
Visa USA and Wells Fargo team on cell banking pilot to turn mobile phones into electronic wallets. Up to 50 Wells Fargo employees will pay for items with phones. If successful, 300 to 500 customers will be invited to sample the platform. Visa began development earlier this year in San Francisco.
Brownells of Montezuma acquires Sinclair International Inc, an Indiana based maker of reloading tools and shooting accessories. Sinclair will operate as a separate Brownells entity with Bill Gravatt remaining president. Terms of the sale were not disclosed.
A random survey captures gas prices in Comdor as of yesterday afternoon. Prices are rounded to the nearest cent, reflecting modest regional shifts across cited stations.
New York AP report says consumer confidence slipped in June as high gas prices and a weak housing market raise concerns about jobs. The Conference Board index fell to 103.9, the lowest in almost a year, while May new home sales dropped 16 percent to 915,000 annualized.
Dave DaWitte reports Siena Park Brick Oven Pizza at 5001 First Ave SE replaces Nothing But Noodles. Owner Scott Myers uses four Italian Mithiko electric ovens instead of wood fired to mimic wood smoke flavor with controlled heat. He notes Italy’s shift to green ovens and cites cost and consistency benefits over traditional brick ovens.
American Connection plans a third daily Cedar Rapids to St. Louis non stop flight starting Sept. 5, with an 11 49 a.m. departure and 12 40 p.m. arrival. The move follows a sequence of airline expansions at The Eastern Town Airport as May passenger traffic rose 5.1 percent to 92 755 travelers.
A Raleigh couple, Dianne Dunlap and Larry Leis, exemplify a new retirement era with 30 years of saving. The article cites Lee Eisenberg on mapping future plans to determine required savings and suggests a 4 percent to 4.5 percent initial withdrawal to last 30 years, noting online tools like T Rowe Price Retirement Income Calculator to model portfolios and withdrawals.
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