DuPont pre-merger earnings top estimates

DuPont Co. posted second-quarter earnings that surpassed analysts’ expectations after cost-cutting to prepare for a planned merger with Dow Chemical Co., Bloomberg reported.

DuPont posted adjusted earnings of $1.24 a share, topping the average estimate by …

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Meta Financial reports increase in profits

South Dakota-based Meta Financial Group Inc. reported profits of $8.9 million on total revenues of $43.7 million for the quarter that ended June 20. Revenues increased from $30 million in the same quarter last year …

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NOTEBOOK: More data centers?

At 11:30 a.m. Friday, West Des Moines Mayor Steve Gaer held a news conference attended by Gov. Terry Branstad, elected officials from Warren and Madison counties and host of economic development officials to announce the …

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