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Chris Lester is The Star's assistant managing editor/business. His columns appear on Tuesday. To reach him, write in care of the business desk at 1729 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108, call (816) 234-4424 or send e-mail to clester@kcstar.com.
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There are times in the money-and-how-it-makes-us-behave department when your scrivener simply shakes his head and laughs. This approach is particularly helpful when the world financial system wobbles toward the edge of the abyss.
I’m here to issue a blanket apology. I’m sorry. Now, get over it. If you come rushing up behind my black Ford Freestyle on the freeway, move on over to the passing lane. I’m not speeding up.
Stocks are on sale — again. Some might argue it’s a blue light special. Are there any takers?
The upcoming holiday offers a fine time to ponder how money has made people behave so far this year. So here are random thoughts for random thinkers on the defining economic trends of the moment.
It’s a small world after all. And it’s getting smaller quickly — particularly when it comes to energy.
Don’t move. Don’t eat. We’ll be fine. Easier said than done, isn’t it?
Robert Shiller is the furthest thing from an econo-quack. Indeed, he’s one of the best-known economists in the land.
Few things focus the mind as much as 3-foot-tall signs showing the price of something we routinely buy shooting sky-high.
Here’s a friendly piece of advice. Don’t refuse money in the mail. It’s sort of a rule.
Let’s do a gas-tax holiday. That will solve our problems at the pump. Brilliant! All I can figure is that presidential candidates John McCain and Hillary Clinton must have been swilling Guinness before deciding to endorse a summertime federal gas-tax holiday.
