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A measure of global equities has fallen 10 percent from this year’s high in May, as concern grows that the economic recovery is faltering, Bloomberg reported.

The MSCI All-Country World Index of stocks in developed …

Sauer-Danfoss Inc. yesterday reported second-quarter net income of $74.9 million, compared with $34.6 million for the same quarter a year ago.

Net sales for the quarter increased 30 percent to $563.3 million, compared with $432.2 …

Karen Grode, CEO of Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa, will leave her position in August to move to another Girl Scouts council in the Kansas City area.

The organization will have a farewell reception for …

Wall Street tumbled again today, with the benchmark Standard & Poor’s 500 index falling to a new low for the year after another round of soft economic data was released, MSNBC reported.

The U.S. services …

Squeezed by tight credit and tempted by record high gold prices, small business owners are finding an alternative to the bank: the pawn shop.

CNNMoney reported that more than half of the customers at online …

Eight of the Des Moines area’s most respected men and women were selected by dsm magazine to be honored as the first Sages Over 70 winners. The honorees are Robert Burnett, Monroe Colston, Michael Gartner, …

The Young Professionals Connection (YPC) is encouraging interested organizations to submit registrations for the 2011 Nonprofit Forum on Sept. 22 at Jasper Winery. Space is limited for the event, which is free, the YPC said. …

The Institute for Supply Management’s factory index fell to 50.9 in July, the lowest reading in two years.

The index was 55.3 in June. A reading above 50 signals expansion, but the 50.9 reading was …

The Young Professionals Connection (YPC) will have a Mentors & Mulligans golf event from 4 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday at Copper Creek Golf Course, 4825 Copper Creek Drive., Pleasant Hill.

Golfers will have the …

The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute is seeking proposals for a potential project partnership involving an area nonprofit organization and the 2011-2012 Community Leadership Program class.

Past projects include improvements to the Amos Hiatt Middle …