Archive for March 2009

Consumers were more confident in March, but had little expectation that their personal finances would improve any time soon, Reuters reported.

The Reuters/University of Michigan Survey of Consumers said its final index of confidence rose …

John Kline’s right against self-incrimination does not translate into a right to have his debts forgiven, according to a federal bankruptcy official who moved to stop the developer’s bankruptcy case.

Assistant U.S. Trustee James Snyder …

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said sweeping new “rules of the game” are required to make sure the financial system is tightly enough regulated that it cannot again threaten the entire economy, Reuters reported.

The failures …

The U.S. economy shrank at its fastest pace since 1982 in the fourth quarter and corporate profits plunged a record $120.1 billion, pulled down by falling consumer spending and exports, the U.S. Commerce Department said …

Monsanto Co. announced a $10 million grant to establish the Beachell-Borlaug International Scholars Program to identify and support young scientists interested in improving research and production in rice and wheat through plant breeding techniques. Students …

A city-owned right of way is at the heart of a debate centered on the proposed construction of a Taco John’s restaurant.

On Monday, the West Des Moines City Council approved a master plan that …

The average amount of space being leased by industrial tenants fell to 22,974 square feet in the first quarter of 2009, its lowest level in 10 years, according a report released by Grubb & Ellis …

Orders for durable goods unexpectedly increased 3.4 percent to $165.6 billion in February, the largest gain in more than a year and the first in more than seven months, Bloomberg reported.

Last month’s rise comes …