Archive for February 2011
Drake professor Yu to address United Nations
Peter Yu, the Kern family chair in intellectual property law at Drake University Law School, will teach diplomats and United Nations personnel about the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, focusing on the basic …
Read MoreWomen try to raise money for charity
The 100 Chicks for Charity organization will hold its first quarterly meeting on Tuesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Jasper Winery, 2400 George Flagg Parkway.
The group’s goal is to get at least 100 …
Read MoreApple’s iPad2 delayed until June
The launch of Apple Inc.’s iPad2 tablet computer will be delayed to June from April, according to Reuters.
Taiwanese brokerage Yuanta Securities said in a note that maker Hon Hai faces production bottlenecks due to …
Read MoreMoody’s rates the Obama budget
President Barack Obama’s budget proposal would be “marginally positive” for U.S. credit ratings in the short term, but there is “almost no chance” Congress will pass the plan as it was presented, Reuters said after …
Read MoreStudy urges moving $1.3 trillion yearly to green from brown industries
Nations can kick-start a “green economy” by redirecting $1.3 trillion a year from industries that overuse resources to 10 areas ranging from forestry to buildings, Bloomberg reported after the release today of a United Nations …
Read MoreMidwest Partnership EDC is looking for a new director
Jason White will start work April 1 as executive director of the Warren County Economic Development Corp., replacing Tiffany Coleman, who now is the development coordinator for the Urbandale Development Association. White has been the …
Read MoreGroupon dealing for China operations
Deals website Groupon Inc. appears to be making preparations to start operations in China, a move that could shake up the market for group buying, The Wall Street Journal reported. Chicago-based Groupon, which opened in …
Read MoreEmerging markets hold key to growth in auto industry revenues
Ninety percent of automotive CEOs surveyed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP believe their companies are poised for growth. Many are looking to Brazil, Russia, India and China for future growth. They are particularly interested in China, with …
Read MoreWhat did Fitch do during the revolution?
Fitch Ratings downgraded Libya’s credit rating today, saying the move “reflects the eruption of political risk evidenced by the increasing momentum of the popular uprising aimed at ending Muammar Gadhafi’s 42-year rule.” The rating agency …
Read MoreLivestock headed for record prices
U.S. livestock prices may reach records in the next two quarters as farmers reduce herds at the same time China imports the most pork since at least 1992 and the largest amount of beef in …
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