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Federal regulators have delayed indefinitely a health-care overhaul requirement that employers notify employees in writing by March 1 about the availability of public health insurance exchanges, Business Insurance reported. Regulators cited several reasons for delaying …
Perry and Des Moines will be overnight stops for this year’s edition of RAGBRAI. An estimated 10,000 bicyclists are expected, with stops scheduled for July 22 in Perry and July 23 in Des Moines.…
Caterpillar Inc. reported fourth-quarter profits that topped analysts’ estimates, Bloomberg reported. Net income fell to $1.04 a share from $2.32 a year earlier. Profits excluding a $580 million write-down on its ERA Mining Machinery Ltd. unit in …
Buoyed by strong quarterly earnings reports, the Standard & Poor’s 500 index rallied for a seventh day on Thursday, a five-year peak, Reuters reported.
The equity market was also boosted by the agreement by Congress to …
Purchases of new U.S. homes unexpectedly dropped in December, indicating that the U.S. housing rebound will take time to develop after the industry completed its first year of recovery, Bloomberg reported.
Sales declined 7.3 percent to …
LWBJ Financial LLC announced the election of Paul Juffer as managing partner. Juffer, a senior partner and one of the firm’s founders, replaces Marv Debner, who left the firm to take a position with BKD …
FBL Financial Group Inc. announced the sudden passing of Russell Wiltgen, chief actuary – life companies, in Arizona on Wednesday. Wiltgen, 53, is survived by his wife, Annette.
“This is a shocking loss for our …
President Barack Obama has nominated former federal prosecutor Mary Jo White to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, Reuters reported.
White, the former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, is known for …
Apple Inc. shares fell the most in two years after posting the slowest profit growth since 2003 and weakest sales increase in 14 quarters, Bloomberg reported.
The shares dropped 9.7 percent this morning, the biggest …
The First Tee of Greater Des Moines will host the Skywalk Golf Classic on Feb. 2.
Participants will play a round of 18 holes and be eligible to win prizes such as a Blue Ribbon …
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