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Former DST co-workers find it fashionable to sell fashion

May 21, 11:25 PM

DST’s loss is fashion’s gain.

Consignment store finds new homes for prized furnishings

May 14, 5:57 PM

Ruth Dusterhoft, JoAnn Fowler and Sharon Schurer opened Couches to Curios in April. The store in Glenwood Plaza in Overland Park sells furniture and home furnishings on consignment.


Dollars & Sense

Closing Bell | KC Southern, Cerner, O’Reilly lead local winners

May 21, 4:47 PM

Most regional stocks followed the upward drift of the market Monday, with Kansas City Southern leading the way with a gain of nearly 4 percent.

Wall Street Movers | Lowe’s, Krispy Kreme,Chesapeake Energy

May 21, 4:12 PM

Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market. Data from the Associated Press:

NYSE

Mark Davis

Higher interest rates are a hopeful sign

Tuesday’s news was that the Federal Reserve wasn’t raising interest rates. Somebody needs to tell the market, because rates have gone up anyway. And it’s a good thing, for two reasons.

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Steve Rosen

Summer jobs introduce kids to Uncle Sam, taxes

“You didn’t tell me how MUCH they would take out in taxes.” Expect to hear those words from exasperated teenagers or college students over the next few weeks as they set aside their calculators and toss their textbooks to start summer jobs.

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Tech & Telecom

Google delays its schedule for high-speed service

May 18, 11:04 PM

More than a year ago, the world’s largest Web company said that it was blessing Kansas City with an ultra-fast Internet service and that it would deploy the hookups at “Google speed.”

Sprint’s rivals now offer faster downloads in KC

May 17, 10:47 PM

Newer cellphone technology really is faster, according to tests of the major wireless carriers’ networks in Kansas City. And on that basis, Sprint Nextel Corp. is playing catch-up in its hometown.


Workplace & Careers

As jobless rate falls, long-term unemployment benefits for many are ending

May 17, 11:35 PM

About 236,000 long-term U.S. job hunters this month ran out of unemployment benefits.

Diane Stafford

Turn weaknesses into strengths

When a job interviewer asks about your weaknesses, don’t say you don’t have any. There’s a better formula for success.

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How I Got The Job | Rebecca Youngers, 32

May 14, 8:50 PM

Rebecca Youngers, 32, is an audience development analyst for Penton Media Inc., a business-to-business publishing company with an office in Overland Park. She oversees email marketing campaigns for Penton’s engineering design and electronics divisions.

Diversity Diva

Businesses of all sizes can benefit from diversity training

When I speak at conferences or organized events about workplace diversity, no one gives a second thought to why I speak on that topic. But when a business or organization asks me to come in to speak, it’s amazing how many people worry ahead of time.

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Commentary

Kevin Collison

Hotel developer ‘sees good things’ ahead for P&L District

Tulsa, Okla., hotel developer Paul Coury credits Kansas City’s Power & Light District as the reason behind his renovation of the historic Gate City National Bank. The boutique hotel under construction at 1111 Grand Blvd. is expected to open in time for baseball’s All-Star Game in July at Kauffman Stadium.

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Keith Chrostowski

Banking ideas new and old

Let’s just junk the Dodd-Frank bank regulation act and its unruly child, the Volcker rule.

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Panel Discussion by Bob Unell | May 15, 2012

Panel Discussion by Bob Unell | May 15, 2012

Panel Discussion by Bob Unell

Check out this week's cartoon plus past cartoons in the Panel Discussion archive.


Global Business News

Oil hangs below $93 as stock rebound buoys crude

May 22, 12:18 AM

Oil prices hung below $93 a barrel Tuesday in Asia, holding gains from the previous day as crude followed global stock markets higher.

Asia stocks up amid hopes China to boost growth

May 22, 12:28 AM

Hopes China will announce new measures to boost economic growth helped push Asian stock markets higher Tuesday.


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