Archive for July 2010

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., the Canadian convenience store company that is attempting to buy Casey’s General Stores Inc., today reported earnings today of $1.60 per share for the year ended April 25, a 31 cent increase …

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the U.S. trade deficit expanded again in May.

The deficit rose to $42.8 billion, the highest level since November 2008. The European debt crisis and less …

After several months of increased optimism among small business owners in the United States, the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) announced today that its small business optimism index fell to 89, a loss of …

Daniel Bosman has been collecting vinyl records for years and plays them during his live radio show “Scented Vinyl” In the last two years, he says he hasn’t purchased one CD, and his collection of …

The share of borrowers who default on their student loans is bigger than the federal government’s short-term data suggest, with thousands more facing damaged credit histories and millions more tax dollars being lost in the …

Expiration of a tax credit for first-time home buyers has not dampened home sales in Greater Des Moines.

The Des Moines Area Association of Realtors said today that sales increased 9 percent in June from …

The Des Moines City Council will decide today whether to extend the closing date on its planned purchase of the YWCA building to Aug. 16. The deal had been set to close on Wednesday. However, …