Archive for October 2008
Tickers: Oct. 2
General Growth Properties Inc. is taking heat for asking to be on the short-selling ban list, while its executives sold $40 million in shares, Crain’s Chicago Business reported. According to a report by Bloomberg, proxy …
Read MoreBailout plan heads to the House
After the Senate passed a revised bailout plan late yesterday, all eyes turned to the House, where leaders are expected to spend today trying to get the votes needed to pass the measure, the Associated …
Read MoreGovernment reports rattle markets
Stocks fell this morning as dismal reports on jobless claims, factory orders and automobile sales were released.
As of 9 a.m., the Dow Jones industrial average was down 186.78 points to 10,644.29. The Standard & …
Judge asked to sever Boesen link to failing projects
Two projects – a nine-hole golf course in Marshalltown and a marina near Pella – are faltering and will not be completed unless the ownership interests of the late Ed Boesen are transferred to other …
Read MoreCulver: Iowa well positioned to provide disaster relief
Iowa’s strong economy has the state well positioned to assist small businesses and homeowners affected by this year’s historic flooding and tornadoes, Gov Chet Culver said this morning at the annual Iowa Workforce Development conference …
Read MoreTickers: Oct. 1
Meredith Corp.’s chief financial officer in waiting will be paid an annualized first-year salary base of $400,000 through June 30, 2009, with an increase to $450,000 in the following fiscal year, according to a filing …
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