COLUMBUS, Ohio (Map, News) - Trade sentiment was mostly steady. Cartoned egs sales were light to moderate; instances good. Food service trade mostly light. Supplies were adequate to available. Inventory was down 9 percent compared to the previous week. Prices to retailers: sales to volume buyers, Grade A and U.S. Grade A white eggs in cartons, delivered warehouse; extra large 1.39-1.48; large 1.38-1.47;...
$650,000 marketing fee? Prosecutors say it's mortgage fraud
Palm Beach Post
Palm Beach Post
Federal and state investigators have turned their attention to mortgage fraud, and they're beginning to uncover a slew of scammers who used the subprime mortgage bonanza to pad their pockets. In the latest example, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern...
Wachovia will pay up to $144M to settle marketing case
USA Today
USA Today
Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | WASHINGTON (AP) Wachovia has agreed to pay an estimated $144 million to settle charges that it took advantage of elderly customers through questionable relationships with telemarketers....
Wheat markets under heavy selling
The Sidney Herald
The Sidney Herald
Comments (No comments posted.) Wheat markets came under heavy selling pressure during this past week as excellent weather has improved crop prospects in virtually every major producing region of the Northern Hemisphere. Record world production is...
Waddell & Reed says "challenging" market hurt profits
Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star
Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. today reported net income for the first quarter of $28.3 million, missing Wall Street estimates by 6 cents a share. The Overland Park-based financial services company said distribution and incentive costs grew, cutting...
Growth of dark pools may obscure market prices
Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail
A new obsession by big investors with veiling their stock trading patterns is rewriting the rules of the stock market ...Read the full article Post the first comment Start the Conversation, Leave a Comment This conversation is semi-moderated What is...
Toronto market still favours sellers
Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail
Despite slowdown, lack of listings keeps prices rising. One agent says that bidding wars are less intense than they have been in previous seasons, and houses that are priced fairly are selling quickly. ...Read the full article Post the first comment...
FTC takes 1st step to enforce law against oil market manipulation
Star Tribune
Star Tribune
WASHINGTON - The Federal Trade Commission said Thursday it hoped to complete rules by the end of the year on how it plans to enforce a new law against price manipulation and deception in the oil-trading markets. The FTC announced that has taken the...
COMMUNITY BRIEFS: Farmers' Market to open May 3
Kansas City Star
Kansas City Star
Farmers' Market opens May 3 Olathe residents soon will be able to purchase fresh produce, flowers, herbs and baked goods at Olathe's Farmers' Market. The Farmers' Market will open at 7 a.m. on Saturdays May 3 through Oct. 11. The market, at Poplar...
Feds take 'first step' toward investigating price manipulation in oil markets
The News Tribune
The News Tribune
WASHINGTON - Eight years ago, Federal Trade Commission investigators suspected BP occasionally exported oil from Alaska's North Slope to Asia in an effort to drive up spot crude oil prices on the West Coast. The information was developed as part of...

