Casey's General Stores cites cigarette pricing tightens earnings
Casey's General Stores posts $15.5 million quarterly net, 40 cents per share, down from $16.7 million and 44 cents a year earlier as cigarette prices faced competition, while revenue rises to $1.7 billion. CFO Walljasper cites Illinois tax impact and plans for increased delivery offerings.
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Casey
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1 Million Cups comes to Cedar Rapids for startup cafe
The 1 Million Cups program debuts in Cedar Rapids at Vault Co-Working and Collaboration Space with a weekly six minute startup pitch followed by Q and A. Bandwidth Pool presents this morning, as entrepreneurs mingle to strengthen the local ecosystem.
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Kansas City
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Crvault.com
Imillioncups
Fassler
Bandwidth Pool
Tory
Reno
Nev
Des Moines
U.S. shoppers keep spending as tax hikesBoost spending lifts economy
Consumers and businesses see payroll tax increases and fiscal cuts as a bump, with higher spending on autos and rising home values lifting confidence. Private payrolls rose by 246,000 in February, while GM and Ford forecast solid auto demand and retailers report rising sales percent gains amid improving attitudes.
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Ashington
U.S
Brian Jones
Societe Generale
New York
Barclays
Jpmorgan Chase
Dean Maki
Kurt McNeil
Norris Home Furnishings
Fort Myers, Fla
J.C. Penney Co
Queens
Brazil set to surpass U.S. in soybean output says ISU expert
Iowa State University grain markets specialist Chad Hart says Brazil is rapidly closing the gap with the United States in soybean production aided by long term trends and the 2012 drought. He cautions the U.S. may not regain dominance, though corn remains more secure for America.
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Brazil
United States
Iowa State University
Chad Hart
Hart
U.S
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Argentina
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