Corn and soybean stocks rise above forecasts in USDA report
The USDA reported March 1 stockpiles show corn 5.4 billion bushels and soybeans 999 million, each above trade expectations. Don Roose cited drought and planting area data as key factors for 2013 crops, with weather shaping yields and January through spring conditions.
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Debt reform debate to feature Lockhart Meltzer at UI Law
Dennis Lockhart president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Allan Meltzer Carnegie Mellon economist will discuss monetary policy and national debt at a University of Iowa College of Law conference. The free talk titled Fiscal Reform Monetization or Default will be at 1 pm April 13 in the Pappajohn Building with other speakers from Duke Goldman Sachs and more.
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Iowa unemployment steady statewide as Cedar Rapids gains ease
Iowa’s jobless rate held at 5 percent in February while the Cedar Rapids MSA dropped to 5.7 percent from 6.3. Iowa City MSA saw a small decline as gains appeared in government education and health services manufacturing and other sectors added jobs with more workers entering the labor force. The February 2012 figures show higher rates but fewer unemployed people.
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Markets Closed on Good Friday Slows February Trading
U.S. stock markets remained closed for Good Friday affecting activity with a 3.7 percent dip in February from 4.1 percent in January. The February rate also compares favorably to 4.2 percent in February 2012.
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Zombie properties plague 301000 homes nationwide
A RealtyTrac survey finds 301,874 vacant foreclosed homes across the United States. Florida tops the list with 90,556 zombie properties, while Illinois and California follow. The report notes rising foreclosure totals and risk to owners who remain liable for taxes and bills.
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Amazon to buy Goodreads in deal valued at undisclosed terms
Amazon.com Inc announces it will acquire Goodreads, the San Francisco book social network with more than 16 million members, 530 million books listed and 23 million reviews. The purchase price is not disclosed and the site will remain independent under the Goodreads brand.
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