http://www.kansascity.com/438/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from The Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2012Kansas City Star Business - Wire 60 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:22:43 CST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys 1.1.fi feedback@kansascity.com (Feedback) http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/11/3422770/staff-at-the-sun-tabloid-arrested.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/11/3422770/staff-at-the-sun-tabloid-arrested.html#storylink=rss Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:23 CST Britain's biggest-selling newspaper was fighting to contain the damage after five employees at The Sun tabloid were arrested Saturday in an inquiry into the alleged payment of bribes to police and other officials. 1452764 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/11/3422965/greeces-grim-choice-deep-budget.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/11/3422965/greeces-grim-choice-deep-budget.html#storylink=rss Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:23 CST Why would Greece accept more pain when unemployment is at 21 percent, the economy is enduring its fifth year of recession and rioters are hurling gasoline bombs in the streets of Athens? 1452764 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420887/britains-media-ethics-inquiry.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420887/britains-media-ethics-inquiry.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:41 CST Five staff at Britain's largest selling tabloid The Sun were arrested Saturday along with three other people over alleged bribes paid to police and defense officials, detectives and the newspaper's parent company said. 1452764 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/11/3422768/faces-beyond-the-numbers-of-long.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/11/3422768/faces-beyond-the-numbers-of-long.html#storylink=rss Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:23 CST J.R. Childress is up before the sun, bustling about in the French colonial brick house he built. He helps pack his wife's lunch, downs some eggs or cereal for breakfast, pores over online and newspaper job listings and hopes - even prays - this will be the day when his fortunes turn around. 1452764 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/11/3422639/obama-urges-extension-of-payroll.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/11/3422639/obama-urges-extension-of-payroll.html#storylink=rss Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:08 CST President Barack Obama is pressuring Congress to extend a payroll tax cut for the rest of the year as another deadline nears for Congress to act or see taxes go up for millions of working people. 1452764 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420892/stocks-slide-at-the-open-as-greek.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420892/stocks-slide-at-the-open-as-greek.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:46 CST Stocks had their worst day of the year Friday after Greece hit a roadblock on its way to a critical bailout. 1452764 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420658/nyse-euronext-profit-down-on-blocked.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420658/nyse-euronext-profit-down-on-blocked.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:56 CST The parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, after losing a bruising battle with European regulators over merging with a German exchange, says it will focus on expanding high-tech trading and adding services for its clients. 1452769 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3421063/summary-box-portugal-wins-german.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3421063/summary-box-portugal-wins-german.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:31 CST SHOW OF SUPPORT: German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble told his Portuguese counterpart that Berlin is ready to support possible changes to Portugal's bailout program. 1452769 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420971/nissan-recalling-39000-versa-small.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420971/nissan-recalling-39000-versa-small.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:36 CST Nissan is recalling 39,000 Versa small cars because the transmissions can be shifted out of park without the driver's foot on the brake. 1452769 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3421929/sp-lowers-ratings-on-34-italian.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3421929/sp-lowers-ratings-on-34-italian.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:03 CST Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Friday lowered its ratings on 34 Italian banks, citing concerns over Italy's financial vulnerability and expectations for weak profits at the banks. 1452769 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420878/not-the-diy-type-tips-to-find.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420878/not-the-diy-type-tips-to-find.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:26 CST If your financial life is simple and you have basic computer skills, using do-it-yourself software is an "EZ" way to file your tax return. 1452769 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3421816/setback-in-greek-deal-sends-investors.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3421816/setback-in-greek-deal-sends-investors.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:48 CST The latest setback in Greece's efforts to avoid defaulting on its debt sent investors rushing back into U.S. Treasurys Friday. 1452769 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420789/gm-gets-environmental-ok-for-new.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3420789/gm-gets-environmental-ok-for-new.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:01 CST General Motors Co. has won approval from environmental authorities in central China for a new $1.1 billion assembly plant, though the company says it has not yet decided on the plan. 1452769 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3421652/mf-global-trustee-says-at-least.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3421652/mf-global-trustee-says-at-least.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:30 CST The trustee overseeing MF Global's liquidation said Friday that the shortfall between the funds under his control and the amount customers of the failed brokerage are expected to claim is at least $1.6 billion. 1452769 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3421393/budget-deficit-drops-to-27-billion.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3421393/budget-deficit-drops-to-27-billion.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:03 CST The federal deficit was lower through the first four months of the budget year than the same period last year. Still, the deficit is expected to top $1 trillion for the fourth year in a row, putting more pressure on Congress and President Barack Obama in an election year. 1452767 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3420481/25b-settlement-reached-over-foreclosure.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/09/3420481/25b-settlement-reached-over-foreclosure.html#storylink=rss Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:11 CST A landmark $25 billion settlement with the nation's top mortgage lenders was hailed by government officials Thursday as long-overdue relief for victims of foreclosure abuses. But consumer advocates countered that far too few people will benefit. 1452767 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3421227/bernanke-weak-housing-has-hurt.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3421227/bernanke-weak-housing-has-hurt.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:38 CST Ben Bernanke says declines in home prices have forced many Americans to cut back sharply on spending and warns that the trend could continue to weigh on the economy for years. 1452767 http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3421710/summary-box-nyse-euronext-4th.html http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/10/3421710/summary-box-nyse-euronext-4th.html#storylink=rss Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:50 CST DEAL COSTS: NYSE Euronext on Friday said costs related to its collapsed merger with German stock market Deutsche Boerse shrank fourth-quarter net income. 1452768