Archive for November 2012
Health-care reform overhaul challenge: Let’s try it again, court says
The U.S. Supreme Court today revived a challenge to President Barack Obama’s health-care reforms, allowing a Christian college to pursue litigation raising First Amendment objections to a law that the court mostly upheld in June, …
Read MoreSchapiro to step down as head of SEC
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Mary Schapiro is stepping down Dec. 14 after almost four years as head of the nation’s regulator, MarketWatch reported.
Schapiro, who was appointed on Jan. 20, 2009, presided …
Read MoreReynolds to Southeast Asia: Eat more pork
Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will lead a trade mission to Vietnam and the Philippines from Feb. 22 to March 2. The trip will focus on increasing exports of Iowa pork to Southeast Asia and fostering …
Read MoreFarm Bureau accepting teacher grant applications
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation is accepting applications through Feb. 8 for its Teacher Supplement Grant program, which awards $200 for use in classroom programs that promote agricultural literacy. Farm Bureau has given $120,000 to …
Read MoreAMA Iowa says let the spirits be with you
AMA Iowa is hosting two events that will celebrate the repeal of Prohibition on Dec. 5, 1933, by focusing on local spirits. The marketing group’s monthly luncheon will feature Ryan Burchett of Mississippi River Distilling …
Read MoreFBI hunts social media for securities fraud
The FBI sees social media as a potential breeding ground for securities fraud and has agents scouring Twitter and Facebook for tips, according to two top agents overseeing a long-running investigation into insider trading in …
Read MoreA shopping day in the life at Apple and Microsoft stores
A Piper Jaffray Cos. research team counted heads for eight hours Black Friday at Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp. stores in the Mall of America near Minneapolis, CNNMoney reported. The stores are across a hall …
Read MoreEconomic activity dropped in October
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said today its index of national economic activity dipped into negative territory in October. All four broad categories of indicators that make up the index decreased from September. The …
Read MoreShoppers spent $59 billion over holiday weekend
U.S. retailers are extending deals into Cyber Monday and beyond to try to sustain a 13 percent gain in Thanksgiving weekend sales, Bloomberg reported. Spending in stores and online rose to $59.1 billion in the …
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