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Exxon 1Q earnings rise but production slips again
April 26, 2013 NEW YORK — Growing is hard for a company as big as Exxon. Exxon Mobil Corp. more »»
Software problem shuts US options exchange
April 26, 2013 NEW YORK — Trading on the biggest exchange for financial options resumed Thursday following an outage caused by software problems. The Chicago Board Options Exchange reopened at 12:50 p.. more »» 
How a phony tweet and computer trades sank stocks
April 25, 2013 NEW YORK — For a few surreal minutes, a mere 12 words on Twitter caused the world’s mightiest stock market to tremble. more »»
Fiat mulls IPO after buying Chrysler
April 25, 2013 DETROIT — The head of Italian automaker Fiat is considering a plan to hold a public stock offering after the company buys 100 percent of Chrysler, according to a person briefed on the matter. more »»
Airline service improves but delays still possible
April 24, 2013 NEW YORK — A day after flight delays plagued much of the nation, air travel was smoother Tuesday, but the government warned passengers that the situation could change by the hour as thousands of... more »» 
Tax-free Internet shopping jeopardized by bill
April 24, 2013 WASHINGTON — Tax-free shopping on the Internet could be in jeopardy under a bill making its way through the Senate. more »» 
In a city of Mormons, meetings on mammon
April 23, 2013 NEW YORK — Call it the Salt Lake shuffle. more »» 
Stocks tied to the consumer are hot. Maybe too hot
April 22, 2013 NEW YORK — The great engine of global growth, the American consumer, is starting to sputter. more »» 
Investors who stood by Boeing reap reward
April 22, 2013 Investors who stood by Boeing during its 787 crisis have been rewarded. Things looked bad three months ago. more »»
World finance leaders say growth still weak
April 22, 2013 WASHINGTON — While world finance leaders say the global economy has improved slightly this year, they said the outlook for the future was uneven with growth and job creation still too weak. more »» 
Names & Notes
April 21, 2013 Grabe hired at Hills Bank and Trust Erin Grabe recently joined Hills Bank and Trust Company as Trust Officer in the North Liberty branch, 590 W. Forevergreen Road. more »» 
G-20 countries pledge stronger efforts to bolster recovery
April 20, 2013 WASHINGTON — World finance leaders are pledging to pursue further actions to bolster a disappointingly weak global recovery. more »»
GE 1Q earnings up on NBC sale; Europe drags
April 20, 2013 NEW YORK — General Electric's first quarter results were dragged down by deteriorating economic conditions in Europe, highlighting the danger that the region's struggles still pose to the global... more »» 
Google 1Q earnings rise 16 pct to top Street views
April 19, 2013 SAN FRANCISCO — Google’s latest quarterly results provided further proof that the Internet search leader is figuring out how to make more money as Web surfers migrate from personal computers to... more »»
US unemployment aid applications rise to 352K
April 19, 2013 WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits increased just 4,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 352,000. more »» 
European car sales plummet, even in solid Germany
April 18, 2013 MILAN — Europe’s auto market is in freefall. Once the motor for Europe’s economy, the car industry has fallen victim to the region’s widening recession and soaring unemployment. more »»
Ex-BP executive testifies at Gulf oil spill trial
April 18, 2013 NEW ORLEANS — The first phase of a trial over the deadly Deepwater Horizon disaster neared an end Wednesday with testimony by a former BP executive who helped supervise the company’s Gulf of Mexico... more »» 
Cars, utilities lift US industrial output in March
April 17, 2013 WASHINGTON — U.S. industrial output rose in March as cold weather kept utilities busy generating heat and a surge in auto production helped offset broader weakness in manufacturin. more »»
American Airlines halts flights, passengers stuck
April 17, 2013 DALLAS — American Airlines grounded flights across the country Tuesday because of an outage of its main reservations system. Thousands of passengers were stranded at airports and on airplanes. more »» 
The shine comes off the gold market
April 16, 2013 NEW YORK — The shine has come off the gold market. The price of gold logged its biggest one-day decline in more than 30 years Monday, tumbling $140.30, or 9 percent, to $1,361. more »» |
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