Wall Street advances as Wal-Mart and Federated loom
Stocks rose on Monday with the Dow up 44.56 to 8849.40 and the Nasdaq up 13.16 to 1481.90 as investors bet earnings and the economy stay solid. Iowa corn harvest near complete at 99 percent, farmers shifting to tiling and fall chores amid favorable weather. American Airlines to cut North American capacity 3.3 percent by next March. Treasury three month bills yield 1.228 percent, six month 1.291 percent. one year yields rise to 1.51 percent.
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Wal-Mart
Federated Department Stores
New York Stock Exchange
Iowa
U.S. Department of Agriculture
American Airlines
American
Treasury
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve
Creditors contest transfer in Cooper bankruptcy case
Credtors seek Cooper financial records to block moving an involuntary bankruptcy case from Iowa to Minnesota. Vern Cooper of Rochester faces suits over promissory notes, suspected securities misrepresentation, and real estate claims. Pioneer Mutual seeks delays while compiling assets and Missouri holdings.
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Vern Cooper
Case
Minnesota
Ne Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Cooper
Rochester
Minn
Tama
Real Es
Tate
Polk County
Joe Peiffer
Connie Cooper
Peiffer
Pioneer Mutual Insurance Co
Vern Cooper & Associates
Paul Kilburg
Pioneer Mutual
Larry Gutz
Missouri
Gutz
Jon McCright
Top consumer complaints in 2001 agencies report
The list highlights the eleven leading concerns for consumers in 2001. Household goods auto sales auto repairs credit lending business practices services telecommunications and collections tie pyramid schemes and business opportunities tie recreation and vacations tie.
Home improvements spur most consumer complaints
The annual survey shows leak repairs and bad driveways as the top and fastest rising complaints, surpassing car sales and household goods. Scams target elderly homeowners through door to door work and upfront payments, while builders often vanish and reopen under new names.
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Washington
National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators
Consumer Federation of America
Nancy Sabella
The
Association of Consumer Administrators
Christopher Hedges
West Virginia
Federal Trade Commission
Bankers Trust to Open Cedar Rapids Branch Dec 16
Cedar Rapids prepares to open a new nationally chartered Bankers Trust at 221 Third Ave SE after a 700000 renovation converting the first floor. The bank will staff 12 to 15 within a year and offer a living room style meeting area and a banker seated service for local business clients.
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Ne Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Town Centre
Third Ave
Tim Kintner
Bank
Kintner
Ryan Cos
Midamerica Financial Corp
Bankers Trust of
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids Bank
Existing home sales rise 6.1 percent in October
U S housing data show existing home sales at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.77 million in October, up 6.1 percent from September and among the strongest months on record. Analysts cite sustained low mortgage rates as fueling buyer activity and market optimism.
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Washington
National Association of Realtors
Stuart Hoffman
PNC Financial Services Group
White House
Ari Fleischer
David Lereah
Gas prices fall nationwide as oil stays low
Gas prices dropped across the United States by about five and a half cents a gallon over two weeks to around 1.44 per gallon. Analysts say lower crude prices and plentiful supplies drive the decline, with drivers seeing further reductions ahead.
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Camarillo
Calif
Lundberg
Trilby
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Qwest Commun
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Keane Inc
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