Retail and Business

U.S. companies face the sixth-highest effective tax rate in the world, Bloomberg reported.

A study by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP found that the tax rate faced by U.S. companies between 2006 and 2009 was 27.7 percent, compared …

A report from the U.S. Department of Labor today said initial claims for unemployment insurance rose by 27,000 in the week ended April 9 to a seasonally adjusted rate of 412,000, Reuters reported.

The rise …

The Young Professionals Connection (YPC) will hold its monthly happy hour tonight at 6 p.m. at Cattoors on Grand, 1306 Grand Ave., West Des Moines.

The group will honor the life of Ashley Okland, who …

Sales at U.S. retailers rose in March for a ninth consecutive month, showing that the improving job market is helping Americans cope with higher costs for fuel and food, Bloomberg reported.
 
Purchases increased 0.4 …

The Science Center of Iowa (SCI) announced this morning that it will bring Body Worlds Vital — an anatomical exhibition series displaying preserved human bodies — to Des Moines as its next major traveling exhibition, …

Meredith Corp. announced that it will report fiscal year 2011 third-quarter results on April 27, prior to the opening of U.S. stock markets. A conference call will be held at 10 a.m. that day to …

David Worley yesterday resigned as the commandant of the Iowa Veterans Home, effective April 28. Worley served former Gov. Chet Culver’s administration and was re-appointed by Gov. Terry Branstad.

In a press release, Worley cited …

The U.S. economy is recovering at such a sluggish pace that the Federal Reserve needs to keep an easy monetary policy in place while the government comes to grip with its debts, Reuters reported after …