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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 2008
Page
14
Wall Street posted gains in uneven trading after oil prices fell below 129 dollars a barrel and new home sales rose unexpectedly. The Dow rose 68.72 to 12548.35, the S&P 500 gained 9.42 to 1385.35, and the Nasdaq climbed 36.57 to 2481.24 as energy costs cooled investor worries.
The Treasury Department sold 25 billion dollars of three month bills at a 1.870 percent discount rate and 23 billion dollars of six month bills at 1.920 percent. Prices implied were 9,952.73 for the three month bill and 9,902.40 for the six month bill. The equivalent annualized yields were 1.905 percent and 1.966 percent respectively.
American Airlines, facing possible cash strain from high fuel costs, rejected Allied Pilots Association proposals as too costly for the company and pilots. The union queried whether talks have reached impasse. The airline, part of AMR Corp, cited long term interests in its decision. A separate antitrust settlement could ease real estate costs by opening MLS listings to online agents.
A selective survey as of yesterday afternoon lists unleaded prices at stations in Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Coralville. Road Ranger 3.85 regular 3.75 ethanol 3.81 3.71 and Casey 3.95 3.85 reflect current local differences. Low price today in 2007 3.27 appears in the notes.
Work has begun on phase one of the Villages at Tiffin, northeast of the I-80 interchange, to include a Pilot Travel Center with a McDonald’s and later a hotel. High Development notes grading of infrastructure and a planned 100-room hotel, with a large mixed-use project facing wet spring delays.
Cedar Rapids florist and gift supplier Best Buy Floral Supply will close its sixth street location after six decades. Owner Jim McNeill cites industry changes with chains and direct manufacturer sales eroding the need for wholesale florists. five staff will lose jobs, two already placed.
New home purchases rose 3.3 percent in April to a 526000 annual rate, the first gain in six months, but March was revised lower to 509000. Prices climbed 1.5 percent to 246100 amid incentives, with regional gains led by the Northeast and West and a South decline. Inventory fell to 10.6 months but remains twice the boom-era normal.
A consumer discusses loyalty programs, points tracking, and frequent shopper cards. The piece cites a Brand Keys president on shopper behavior, advises regular account checks, and notes the Raleigh News & Observer report that North Carolina stores faced fines for price discrepancies.
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