Kansas City Star: Chris Lester http://www.kansascity.com/business/columnists/chris_lester/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Kansas City Star en-us Copyright 2008 Kansas City Star Chris Lester 60 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:31:31 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys feedback@kansascity.com Feds, housing industry have always been in bed together http://www.kansascity.com/business/columnists/chris_lester/story/714400.html http://www.kansascity.com/business/columnists/chris_lester/story/714400.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:46 CDT 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. It's life in the slow lane now http://www.kansascity.com/business/columnists/chris_lester/story/704868.html http://www.kansascity.com/business/columnists/chris_lester/story/704868.html Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:54 CDT 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. It's time to buy stocks, then wait for the economy to recover http://www.kansascity.com/business/columnists/chris_lester/story/695406.html http://www.kansascity.com/business/columnists/chris_lester/story/695406.html Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:11 CDT Stocks are on sale — again. Some might argue it’s a blue light special. Are there any takers? At the holiday, let's define the current economic trends http://www.kansascity.com/business/columnists/chris_lester/story/685929.html http://www.kansascity.com/business/columnists/chris_lester/story/685929.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:17 CDT 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. Learn from this energy crisis http://www.kansascity.com/business/columnists/chris_lester/story/675900.html http://www.kansascity.com/business/columnists/chris_lester/story/675900.html Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:19 CDT It’s a small world after all. And it’s getting smaller quickly — particularly when it comes to energy. Beware of the inflation dragon http://www.kansascity.com/business/columnists/chris_lester/story/666570.html http://www.kansascity.com/business/columnists/chris_lester/story/666570.html Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:31 CDT Don’t move. Don’t eat. We’ll be fine. Easier said than done, isn’t it? Roar of the crowd expert http://www.kansascity.com/business/columnists/chris_lester/story/646336.html http://www.kansascity.com/business/columnists/chris_lester/story/646336.html Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:46 CDT Robert Shiller is the furthest thing from an econo-quack. Indeed, he’s one of the best-known economists in the land. Can $4 gas fuel real change? http://www.kansascity.com/business/columnists/chris_lester/story/636666.html http://www.kansascity.com/business/columnists/chris_lester/story/636666.html Mon, 26 May 2008 21:29 CDT Few things focus the mind as much as 3-foot-tall signs showing the price of something we routinely buy shooting sky-high. Got my rebate, time to shop — for a mutual fund http://www.kansascity.com/business/columnists/chris_lester/story/626893.html http://www.kansascity.com/business/columnists/chris_lester/story/626893.html Mon, 19 May 2008 21:38 CDT Here’s a friendly piece of advice. Don’t refuse money in the mail. It’s sort of a rule. McCain, Clinton just pandering by suggesting gas-tax holiday http://www.kansascity.com/business/columnists/chris_lester/story/616723.html http://www.kansascity.com/business/columnists/chris_lester/story/616723.html Mon, 12 May 2008 21:25 CDT 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.