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Rivers including the Mississippi and Illinois are expected to remain in "major flood stage" through this weekend, as more rain and snow fell on much of the Midwest. NBC News reports.
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May 20- Monsanto Co is hosting a "Bee Summit." Bayer AG is breaking ground on a " Bee Care Center." Monsanto, Syngenta, Bayer and other agrichemical companies say other factors such as mites are killing the bees.
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CHICAGO-- United States Cellular Corp., the sixth-largest cellphone carrier in the country, on Friday closed on the sale of some of its Midwestern markets to No. 3 Sprint Nextel Corp. and announced that it's handing over the proceeds to shareholders through a special dividend.
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WASHINGTON, May 17- Unemployment rates dropped in 43 out of the 50 U.S. states and in the District of Columbia in April from a year before, according to Labor Department data released on Friday. A handful of states, including Illinois, Delaware, Indiana, Wisconsin, Mississippi and New Hampshire saw their jobless rates rise over the year.
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LAS VEGAS-- Nevada regulators have approved Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.' s buyout of rival Ameristar Casinos Inc.. Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. has said the acquisition would save it at least $40 million a year and boost earnings. Ameristar's holdings include casinos in Missouri, Iowa, Colorado, Mississippi, Indiana and Nevada.
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"Signs of moderation in farmland value gains emerged," the bank said of its district, which includes most of Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan and northern Illinois and Indiana. " The land price trends mirror what was reported on Wednesday by the Kansas City and St Louis Federal reserve banks for the first quarter.
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Wheat fell on technical selling and seasonal pressure as the U.S. harvest neared, with the Chicago Board of Trade July contract hitting a six-week low.
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*Gold falls for sixth sessions, first time in four years. NEW YORK, May 16- Most commodity markets slipped on Thursday, after a slew of U.S. economic readings pointed to pockets of weakness that investors feared could slow demand, and gold eased as investors rotated into equity markets, which have outperformed the precious metal this year.
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Wheat fell on technical selling and seasonal pressure as the U.S. harvest neared, with the Chicago Board of Trade July contract hitting a six-week low.
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Plains states rose 20 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, with acreage commanding record prices because of red-hot demand for cropland in the world's biggest food-exporting nation, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said on Wednesday.
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Plains states rose 20 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, with acreage commanding record prices because of red-hot demand for cropland in the world's biggest food exporting nation, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said on Wednesday.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind.-- Indiana convenience stores and gas stations seeking the right to sell cold beer to customers filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday aimed at lifting a ban on the practice. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis, contends Indiana is the only state that regulates the temperature of beer being sold.
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NEW YORK-- Shares of diagnostic test maker Myriad Genetics Inc. rose to a three-year high Tuesday, as analysts said actions by the Supreme Court and actress Angelina Jolie could both help the company. On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Monsanto Co.' s claim that a farmer in Indiana violated one of its patents on soybean seeds.
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MERRILLVILLE, Ind.-- NiSource Inc. on Tuesday boosted its quarterly cash dividend by 1 cent, or 4.2 percent, to 25 cents. NiSource said the move is in line with its commitment to a growing dividend for its investors. NiSource shares rose 24 cents to $29.01 in afternoon trading.
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May 14- John Lechleiter, the longtime chief executive of Eli Lilly and Co, is recovering from successful surgery to repair a dilated aorta, the U.S. drugmaker said on Tuesday. Lechleiter is recovering and will be closely monitored by the medical staff over the next several days, "following his surgery on Monday, the Indianapolis company said in a statement.
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*Sony jumps after hedge fund chief favors spinning off entertainment unit. *Electric carmaker Tesla Motors extends gains on raised sales outlook. "Earnings season is pretty well done, we don't really have any big economic points on the horizon," said Peter Jankovskis, co-chief investment officer at OakBrook Investments LLC in Lisle, Illinois.
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*Sony jumps after Loeb calls for spinning off entertainment unit. *Tesla Motors jumps in premarket, extending recent gains. "Earnings season is pretty well done, we don't really have any big economic points on the horizon," said Peter Jankovskis, co-chief investment officer at OakBrook Investments LLC in Lisle, Illinois.
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*Tesla Motors jumps in premarket, extending recent gains. *U.S. shares of Nokia drop after unveiling new phone. "We have had such a big move, and it's been hard to generate much more significant upside in the short term," said Rick Meckler, president of investment firm LibertyView Capital Management in Jersey City, New Jersey.
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*Tesla Motors jumps in premarket, extending recent gains. *U.S. shares of Nokia drop after unveiling new phone. NEW YORK, May 14- U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Tuesday as investors paused following a recent rally that repeatedly took the Dow and S&P 500 to record highs.
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MUNCIE, Ind.-- First Merchants Corp. will buy CFS Bancorp Inc. for $114.7 million in an all-stock. Shareholders in CFS, based in Munster, Ind., will receive 0.65 shares of First Merchants common stock for each of their CFS shares.
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WASHINGTON, May 13- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that an Indiana farmer violated agribusiness company Monsanto Co's patent for a type of soybean.