Oil prices edge higher on Gulf terror alert
Global oil markets rose modestly after reports of a terror alert in the Persian Gulf. A British navy official cited heightened security around Ras Tanura and a Bahrain refinery. December crude settled at 60.75 dollars a barrel, Brent at 61.08, with analysts noting growing inventories and OPEC supply cuts creating cushion for disruptions.
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YP Iowa conference guides next generation leaders in Cedar Rapids
The YP Iowa conference in Cedar Rapids brings together Iowa's young business and community leaders for a day of networking and leadership training. Quinn Pettifer of Access Iowa notes the event aims to prepare young professionals to collaborate with current leaders and take on future roles across communities and the state.
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Judge denies Microsoft decertification bid in Iowa class action
Microsoft Corp. lost a bid to decertify the Iowa class action accusing it of violating state competition laws. Judge Scott Rosenberg ruled the case would proceed, with a jury trial set for November 13 in Polk County District Court. The suit claims anticompetitive actions in the 1990s harmed consumers by stifling innovations and raising software prices.
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Maytag plant to cut 280 jobs before Christmas
Whirlpool Corp will terminate 280 positions at the Maytag Newton plant starting December 22 as it winds down operations, reducing the plant workforce to about 580. UAW Local 997 president Ted Johnson called the timing unfortunate. Whirlpool cites wind-down of production and ongoing worker communication as reasons.
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