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Some of us remain in recessionary dumps

Consumer confidence fell in the second quarter from early this year as slowing employment growth and an escalating eurozone crisis made Americans more cautious about the economic outlook, Reuters reported after the release of survey …

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Dunkin’ dipping into legal reserves

Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc., the parent of Dunkin’ Donuts cafes and Baskin-Robbins ice cream shops, said it would increase its legal reserve in the current quarter following a court ruling against it in Canada. A …

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SBA regional director to speak June 26

Pat Brown-Dixon, Small Business Administration Region VII Administrator, will be the keynote speaker for the Corporation for Economic Development’s (CED) 2012 annual meeting on June 26 at StartupCity Des Moines.

CED works to enhance economic …

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2012 Readers Survey

I know what I think. You know what you think. 

But, what does our business community as a collective think?

We surveyed the Business Record audience on 13 business issues affecting Iowa’s business community in …

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Woman files class-action suit against LinkedIn

An Illinois woman is spearheading a class-action lawsuit against LinkedIn Inc., claiming the social media site violated its own user agreement and privacy policy after the recent loss of data to hackers, according to technology …

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Number of available positions decreased in April

The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today that the number of job openings in the United States fell in April to the same level as September 2008.

The report showed that the economy may be …

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By the dollars: Father’s Day spending projections

To show dad how much they care, consumers plan to bump up spending on gifts and outings this Father’s Day, with total spending estimated to reach $12.7 billion, according to a National Retail Federation (NRF) …

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Consumer confidence rises for fourth week

Low fuel prices and low mortgage rates have spurred consumer confidence for the fourth week in a row, according to Bloomberg.

The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index rose to negative 36.4 from negative 37.6 from the previous week. …

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Jobless claims rose last week

Initial claims for jobless benefits rose last week by 6,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced today, a rise economists were not expecting and a further sign that the labor economy is starting to slow. …

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Retail and food sales drop in May

Retail and food services sales declined 0.2 percent from April to May, according to an advance report released this morning by the U.S. Census Bureau.

The advance report, a sampling from a full report to …

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