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Unemployed People In Iowa Not Optimistic

KCCI - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 15:04
According to the Iowa Workforce Development office, 6.8 percent of Iowans were unemployed in July. That is still below national unemployment at 9.6 percent.
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Hubbell Planning 3 New Developments

KCCI - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 13:38
Hubbell Realty Company said it's planning three new developments in the Des Moines metro area.
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Falling Gas Prices Could Drop Even Lower

KCCI - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 08:59
Gasoline prices have been falling for weeks, and they could go even lower as autumn's leaves begin to drop.
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Jobless Rate Rises Despite Added Workers

KCCI - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 08:36
The unemployment rate rose in August for the first time in four months as more people entered the market looking for work.
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Facebook's New Security Feature: Remote Logouts

KCCI - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 05:56
Facebook is rolling out a new security feature that lets users log out of their accounts remotely from another computer.
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Experts See Trouble Ahead For Developed World

KCCI - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 05:50
Is the global economy out of the woods? Experts say not quite - especially for the United States and much of the industrialized world.
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Dell Cedes Data-Storage Maker 3Par To HP

KCCI - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 05:47
Dell Inc. is walking away from a bidding contest with rival Hewlett-Packard Co. for data-storage maker 3Par Inc.
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BP Says Gulf Oil Spill Costs Hit $8B

KCCI - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 04:42
BP says it has so far spent $8 billion responding to the disastrous oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Stocks Move Higher On Jobs, Housing Reports

KCCI - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 13:22
Stocks rose Thursday, extending their gains from the day before, after reports on housing, manufacturing and jobs all indicated that the economy continues to grow.
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Feds: Pampers Don't Cause Rashes

KCCI - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 10:56
Government safety officials have not found a connection between a new kind of Pampers diapers and the severe skin reactions reported by some parents' groups.
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Mariner Energy Shares Fall After Platform Blast

KCCI - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 10:53
Mariner Energy, Inc. shares dropped more than 4 percent Thursday following news that one of its production platforms exploded in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Delta 747s To Get More Space, Better Seats

KCCI - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 09:52
Delta Air Lines will spruce up its fleet of 16 Boeing 747-400 aircraft, which fly mostly long-hauls from Tokyo, with more luxurious seats, added space and personal TVs.
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Bernanke: Close Banks If They Threaten System

KCCI - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 08:12
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a panel investigating the financial crisis that regulators must be ready to shutter the largest institutions if they threaten to bring down the financial system.
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Burger King Agrees To $3.26B Buyout

KCCI - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 07:43
Burger King Holdings Inc. said Thursday that it is selling itself to private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at $3.26 billion.
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Samsung Unveils IPad Competitor Galaxy

KCCI - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 07:33
Samsung Electronics Co. on Thursday unveiled a new tablet PC named Galaxy Tab as the latest device meant to rival Apple Inc.'s popular iPad.
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Productivity Down As Workers Stretched To Limit

KCCI - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 06:19
Productivity in the spring fell by the largest amount in nearly four years while labor costs rose, signals that companies may have reached the limits of squeezing more work out of fewer workers.
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Unemployment Claims Drop For Second Straight Week

KCCI - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 06:10
The number of people requesting unemployment benefits declined for the second straight week, suggesting that the slowing economy isn't prompting widespread job cuts.
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No Bank Account? Get Tax Refund On Plastic

KCCI - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 06:06
A new Treasury Department program to give people without bank accounts faster access to their tax refunds will help some avoid costly short-term loans. But careless consumers could end up racking up fees and padding bank profits.
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Discounts Spur Unexpected Aug. Retail Sales Gains

KCCI - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 06:02
The nation's retailers are reporting surprisingly solid gains for August, helped by aggressive discounting, even as unusually hot weather and job worries kept a lid on back-to-school buying.
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Unemployment Up In About Half Of US Cities

KCCI - Thu, 09/02/2010 - 04:24
The unemployment rate rose in nearly half of the nation's 372 largest metro areas in July, as the pace of hiring slowed from earlier this year.
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