Dubuque-based financial institution reports 10% earnings decline for year
Heartland Financial USA on Monday reported net income of $37.8 million in the final quarter of 2020, marking the end of a year defined by…
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Flexsteel reports 16% spike in quarterly net sales, dramatic swing in net income
A Dubuque-headquartered manufacturing company Monday reported a 16% year-over-year spike in net sales during its recently completed quarter. Flexsteel Industries recorded sales totaling $119.1 million…
U.S. stocks open mostly higher ahead of a busy earnings week
NEW YORK — Stocks were modestly higher in early trading today, as investors looked ahead to this week’s deluge of company earnings and set aside…
Job losses from virus 4 times as bad as ’09 financial crisis
GENEVA — Four times as many jobs were lost last year due to the coronavirus pandemic as during the worst part of the global financial…
German business confidence drops more than expected
BERLIN — German business confidence declined more than expected in January as businesses grappled with coronavirus restrictions and an uncertain outlook, a closely watched survey…
Merck ends development of two potential COVID-19 vaccines
Merck is giving up on two potential COVID-19 vaccines following poor results in early-stage studies. The drugmaker said today that it will focus instead on…
Budweiser joins Coke, Pepsi brands in sitting out Super Bowl
NEW YORK — For the first time since 1983, when Anheuser-Busch used all of its ad time to introduce a beer called Bud Light, the…
Budweiser joins Coke, Pepsi brands in sitting out Super Bowl
NEW YORK — For the first time since 1983, when Anheuser-Busch used all of its ad time to introduce a beer called Bud Light, the…
Russian hack of U.S. agencies exposed supply chain weaknesses
WASHINGTON — The elite Russian hackers who gained access to computer systems of federal agencies last year didn’t bother trying to break one by one…
Prominent Dyersville building undergoing major improvements
DYERSVILLE, Iowa — A prominent building in downtown Dyersville is receiving a major face-lift. Improvements have commenced on the Schuster Building at the intersection of…