Cerner, KC Southern tumble, YRC rallies
Regional stocks got off to a choppy start to the week
Tellabs, Red Hat, Chesapeake Energy
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market
Special K churns out products in brand evolution
Special K was once just a line of cereals. Today, it's a diet food empire.
A solution to tuition inflation
The University of Dayton, beginning with this fall’s incoming class of freshmen, will offer merit-based scholarships and grants that will grow each year to match tuition increases dollar for dollar.
J.C. Penney, Nordstrom, Autodesk
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market.
Sprint completes purchase of a piece of U.S. Cellular’s Midwest operations
The deal involves about 420,000 U.S. Cellular customers in Chicago, St. Louis and other markets. They are being asked to switch to Sprint in the coming months, which will require them to get new phones compatible with Sprint’s network.
GM stock rises above $33 for first time in 2 years
Shares of General Motors reached an important milestone on Friday, closing above their initial public offering price of $33 for the first time in more than two years.
Kansas Citians carry the highest credit card debt, study says
The average Kansas City credit card consumer carried an average balance of $2,743.09, based on data collected as of April 1 by Manilla.com, an online personal finance business that helps people manage their bills and credit card accounts.
Falling yen to make Japan's goods more affordable
Attention, bargain-hunters around the world: Japanese goods - from cars to televisions - are going on sale.
Ticketmaster agrees to settle lawsuit
The legal action affects more than a million people who after buying a ticket online were enrolled in a rewards program that cost $9 a month but never gave them any benefits.
Kohl’s, Dillard’s, Cisco, Tesla Motors
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market.
Down day for most regional stocks
The worst-performing regional companies, based on percentages, were O’Reilly Automotive, Great Plains Energy,Kansas City Southern and YRC Worldwide. The winners included Garmin, up 1.4 percent; DST, up .8 percent; Waddell & Reed, up .8 percent, and Sprint, up .4 percent.
Traveling light? American Airlines is letting you board sooner
The airline said people carrying just a personal item that fits under the seat — no rolling suitcases — will be allowed to board before most other passengers. The airline said it would let passengers check a carry-on bag at the gate for no charge.
Only 2 of 13 small SUVs do well in crash tests
Only two of 13 small SUVs performed well in front-end crash tests done by an insurance industry group, with several popular models faring poorly in the evaluations.
US consumer prices fall 0.4 pct. on cheaper gas
A plunge in the cost of gas drove down a measure of U.S. consumer prices last month by the most since December 2008. Excluding the drop in fuel costs, prices were largely unchanged.
US rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.51 pct.
Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages rose this week but stayed near their historic lows. Cheaper mortgages have helped the economy by spurring more home-buying and refinancing.
The week ahead in business
Best Buy and Dell release earnings reports Tuesday. Sears announces earnings Thursday.
Stocks flip between gains and losses; Cisco climbs
Cisco Systems led the Dow Jones industrial average slightly higher Thursday after the technology company reported higher sales. Mixed corporate earnings and economic reports kept the major stock indexes flipping between slight gains and losses.
E-book sales lift publishing business
E-book sales, especially romance in the year of “Fifty Shades” erotic novels, gave the book business a lift in 2012, according to a survey of publishers released Wednesday. E-book sales in fiction rose 42 percent from the year before to $1.8 billion; nonfiction sales rose 22 percent to $484.2 million.
Bill halting North Kansas City Hospital feud is signed into law
Its terms would make a sale possible only with approval of the hospital board, City Council and voters.
Senate Democrats call for freezing student loan interest rates for two years
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and other top Democrats unveiled legislation that would head off an increase set to hit in July and would instead extend the current 3.4 percent rate into 2015. They rejected President Barack Obama’s call for more sweeping changes in the loan program, including replacing its fixed rates with ones that would vary with market conditions
Retired couples may need $220K for health care
After years of increasing health care costs, the outlook is improving for seniors worried about paying their medical bills during retirement.
Ford owners sue, saying EcoBoost engine defective
Three Ohio drivers are suing Ford Motor Co., claiming the company's six-cylinder EcoBoost engine is defective.
Kansas City area consumer stress index improves
Area households appear to have shrugged off January’s rise in Social Security taxes and achieved a lower financial stress rating.
Stock prices trade flat as manufacturing softens
A report of slowing manufacturing is getting the stock market off to weak start Wednesday.
