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Cityscape
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 PMMost 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 PMStocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market. Data from the Associated Press:
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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.
Previous Columns- Starwatch Consumer | Summer airfares rise
- Business notes | A sign of the times – publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt seeks bankruptcy
- Own a piece of the Country Club Plaza
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 PMNewer 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.
- Ahead of the Bell: Facebook below IPO price
- Webcasts push solar eclipse to the masses
- Cable cos to share access on 50,000 Wi-Fi hotspots
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.
Previous ColumnsHow 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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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
Check out this week's cartoon plus past cartoons in the Panel Discussion archive.
- Turn weaknesses into strengths May 16, 3:09 PM
- Children International helps reduce youth unemployment worldwide May 14, 10:43 PM
- Consignment store finds new homes for prized furnishings May 14, 5:57 PM
- Student angels earn their investing wings May 12, 12:10 AM
- Humans, get off the hamster wheel May 9, 6:48 PM
Global Business News
Oil hangs below $93 as stock rebound buoys crude
May 22, 12:18 AMOil 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 AMHopes China will announce new measures to boost economic growth helped push Asian stock markets higher Tuesday.
- Revived focus on regulation after JPMorgan loss
- New Zealand targets problems aboard fishing boats
- Market breaks losing streak, with China's help
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