Deere fiscal 2Q profit rises, beats expectations

Deere is posting a 17 percent spike in profits for the second quarter is raising its outlook for the year, with farm receipts expected to hit historic heights.
The company beat Wall Street expectations on net income and revenue, posting a profit of $1.06 billion, or $2.61 per share, up from $904 million, or $2.12 per […]

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Draghi Leaves Door Open For More ECB Action if Needed - Bloomberg

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi left open the option of further stimulus if the economy continues to deteriorate as investors await the outcome of elections in Greece and France.
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U.S. Consumer Spending Probably Rose on Income Gains - Bloomberg

Consumer spending in the U.S. probably climbed in March as incomes grew, indicating the biggest part of the economy is helping to sustain the expansion, economists said before a report today.
Household purchases, which account for about 70 percent of the economy, rose 0.4 percent after a 0.8 percent gain that was the most in […]

O’Fallon, Mo., hires Michael Hurlbert as its economic development director

The city of O’Fallon, Mo., hired Michael Hurlbert as its new economic development director.
Hurlbert is joining O’Fallon from the planning, architecture and design firm of Peckham, Guyton, Albers & Viets Inc., where he was senior project manager since September 2008.
Previously, he was the city planner and economic development administrator for Creve Coeur from 2004 to […]

Canadian banks cranking out jobs while U.S. banks cut

Canadian banks, bolstered by profits per employee 31 per cent higher than U.S. lenders, added more than 2,800 workers in the most recent quarter while Bank of America Corp. and Washington Mutual Inc. shed thousands of jobs.
For every worker hired at one of Canada

More expensive gas pushes up US wholesale prices

Higher gas costs drove U.S. wholesale prices up last month. But excluding the big jump in gas, inflation was mostly tame.
The Labor Department says the producer price index rose 0.4 percent in February, the most since September. The so-called “core” index, which excludes food and gas prices, increased 0.2 percent, the smallest gain in three […]

Australian inquiry calls for new media regulator

An inquiry into Australian media prompted by last year’s News Corp. scandal recommended on Friday better oversight of the industry and called for the establishment of a government-funded council to set and enforce journalistic standards.
The investigation was launched after Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. closed its top-selling British tabloid, News of the World, last year over […]

Housing starts fell 4.1 percent in December

New construction of U.S. houses retreated in December, putting an end to a year in which builders broke ground on a record-low number of single-family homes, the Commerce Department estimated Thursday.
Housing starts fell 4.1 percent to an annualized rate of 679,000 last month, after a strong gain in November had put starts at their highest […]

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Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Jeffrey Lacker said the U.S. economy will expand at a

Irish-Backed Bank Bonds Tempt Buyers Again - Bloomberg

Ireland, whose financial system came closer to collapse than that of any euro nation, may now entice investors back to its bank bonds.
Bank of Ireland Plc (BKIR)