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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 2009
Page
16
Weak demand at a Treasury bond sale raised concerns about funding for the recession fight. Investors booked some gains after a strong rally this week and awaited Friday’s April employment report. The Dow dropped 102.43 to 8,409.85, the S&P 500 slid 12.14 to 907.39, and the Nasdaq declined 42.86 to 1,716.24.
Freddie Mac reports week to week increases in mortgage rates with 30-year fixed at 4.84 percent, 15-year fixed at 4.51 percent, five-year ARM at 4.9 percent, and one-year ARM at 4.78 percent.
Lonnie Janechek says the May 26 deadline applies to Farm Service Agency emergency loans for Buchanan and Linn counties. Eligible family farmers unable to obtain credit may receive loans to recover from storms and flooding, with a 3.75 percent interest rate. Call Independence office at (319) 334-6036 for details.
Wells Fargo & Co. announced plans to offer six billion dollars of common stock to the public with J P Morgan Securities Inc and Wachovia Securities underwriting. The move follows the government stress test results showing Wells Fargo needs thirteen point seven billion dollars in additional capital. Shares closed down nearly eight percent at twenty four point seventy six dollars amid heavy volume.
U.S. Labor Department data show initial unemployment claims dropping to 601000 last week while a record 6.35 million people received benefits. Retailers led by Wal Mart report April sales above expectations amid warmer weather and tax refunds. analysts urge caution on a slow recovery with unemployment high.
Mercy Medical Center opened a fully automated 7,500 square foot pharmacy after a June flood damaged the original facility. The system uses a robotic picker, drug storage carousel, and bar code verification to count doses and ensure patient safety, with 99.99 percent accuracy. Five new pharmacists were added as staff shifts focus to patient floors. The project cost 2.6 million dollars and includes bedside verification beginning in June.
Alliant Energy will cut 20 to 25 leadership positions and merge several departments. The plan, outlined by spokesman Ryan Stensland, aims to reduce director headcount by 30 percent and exclude the corporate board. Layoffs or reassignment will replace eliminated director roles as restructuring proceeds.
Sheila Bair, chair of the FDIC, used her book Rock Brock and the Savings Shock to illustrate budgeting for children. Her guidance urges saving at least 10 percent of allowance, earning extra for saving, using a clear jar, and opening a savings account to earn interest.
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