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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 2001
Page
19
The Dow rises 169.59 to 9410.45 and the S&P 500 gains 16.44 to 1097.43 while the Nasdaq adds 75.21 to 1701.47. Eastern Iowa stocks advance as RF Micro Devices, Penford, and Maytag climb. Mortgage rates fall to 6.58 percent for 30-year fixed, the lowest since 1998.
Land O Lakes Inc. completed the $230 million cash purchase of Purina Mills Inc. making it part of Land O Lakes Farmland Feed LLC. The deal includes assuming about 125 to 130 million dollars in debt and aims to gain economies of scale in a consolidating feed industry.
General Electric reports third quarter net income of $3.28 billion or 33 cents a share, up from $3.18 billion and 32 cents a year earlier, with $400 million in insurance losses from the September 11 attacks. Jeffrey Immelt cites diverse portfolio and staff as drivers of growth and projects $1.41 per share for the year.
OPEC considers cutting production by 700000 to 1000000 barrels a day to defend prices. Ali Rodriguez said Venpres that Chavez proposed the cut from Vienna by phone. Chavez aims to build consensus in Europe to stabilize the market after last month’s terrorist attacks.
Cornell scientist Hoebeke reports the brown marmorated stink bug has been identified in residential areas of Allentown Pennsylvania. The marbled shell insect, native to China Japan and Korea, may have been shipped in containers bound for the United States and poses a threat to farmers and crops including Fuji apples and other vegetables.
Cedar Rapids based Rockwell Collins will cut about 2,800 jobs companywide as the expanded layoff plan takes effect next week. CAS will shed about 230 jobs with one service center closing in Los Angeles. Downers Grove engineering center to shut Oct. 19. Most affected notified by Nov. 30 with further cuts in Iowa into 2002.
Union pickets at Amana Refrigeration distribution center north of I-80 disrupt some loads of refrigerators. Drivers have largely honored the lines since September 29, while center employees remain at work and no layoffs there have been announced.
In Kansas City hearings Judge Jerry Venters weighs ownership of disputed cattle in the George Young collapse. Young's operation claimed 343,937 head but held 28,784 on farms across Iowa Missouri Nebraska valued at about $19.9 million. Attorneys estimate investors paid $177.3 million with potential recovery from cattle sales.
Sen. Tom Harkin says the House 10 year 170 billion farm bill repeats current policy, raises commodity subsidies by about 74 billion, and favors cotton and rice. He aims for a bipartisan careful bill with counter cyclical aid and more ethanol, not rush to pass a flawed plan.
The Bush administration will appeal a WTO decision finding over 4 billion in U.S. tax breaks illegal subsidies. The ruling could let the EU impose tariffs on American exports, and the appeal delays sanctions by at least two months. EU officials say the move delays compliance.
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