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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 2004
Page
13
Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Target Corp posted double digit first quarter profit gains. Wal-Mart earned 50 cents per share, up from 41 cents a year earlier, while Target reported 48 cents per share, up from 38 cents. Strong early year sales offset a late month slowdown.
Pfizer Inc agreed to pay 430 million in fines and plead guilty to promoting Neurontin for nonapproved uses. Warner-Lambert admitted spending hundreds of thousands to market the anti seizure drug for pain headaches and psychiatric illnesses.
Former Rite Aid CEO Martin L Grass, 50, agreed Thursday to a plea deal linking him to a billion-dollar accounting fraud. He faces up to 10 years in prison for conspiring to defraud and obstruct justice after pleading guilty days before a planned trial. Grass, son of the founder, resigned in 1999 and admitted concealing a $2.6 million real estate deal from the company and regulators.
Topeka based Payless ShoeSource reported earnings of 13.8 million or 20 cents a share on revenue of 722 million for the quarter ended May 1, beating Wall Street expectations by 1 cent. Same store sales rose 2.6 percent from a year earlier.
Washington AP reports April producer prices rose 0.7 percent led by energy and food. Gasoline up 3.4 percent and dairy products spiked 10.4 percent, the largest dairy move since July 1946. Core inflation up 0.2 percent. Officials caution about a cloudy inflation outlook.
Lawrence hosts the inaugural Leadership Kansas Summit with over 200 alumni and participants. Gov Kathleen Sebelius, Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger and Senate President Dave Kerr spoke as education, business climate and health insurance were emphasized. Leader ship Kansas began in 1979 and aims to connect diverse leaders for better community impact.
The Hartford Courant reports 30 year fixed rate mortgages climbed to 6.34 percent this week from 6.12 percent, the highest in eight months, with Freddie Mac forecasting an average near 6.1 percent for the year. Long term rates follow 10 year Treasuries, with Fed moves likely already priced in.
Grain prices fell on the Chicago Board of Trade with July wheat at 3.69 and July corn at 2.95 per bushel, while July soybeans gained 10.25 cents to around 9.29 a bushel. Cattle futures slipped and pork futures rose on the CME as local elevator quotes mixed with more commodity data from Ottawa Edgerton and Lawrence yards. Nonferrous metal prices in New York and London showed varied movements with lead, gold, silver, and platinum quoted for spot or contract trading.
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