Complications with jury instructions have pushed back the start of closing arguments in the trial of five people accused of bilking investors out of millions of dollars by illegally selling them stock in a Kansas City company prosecutors say was worthless.
According to a new AFL-CIO report, 132 workers were killed in Missouri in 2011 with a rate of 4.9 deaths per 100,000 workers. The death toll in Kansas was 78, at an even higher rate of 5.9 deaths per 100,000 workers.
Clearwire Corp., lobbying investors to support a takeover by Overland Park-Sprint Nextel Corp., said Egan-Jones Ratings Co. has joined Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. in recommending a yes vote on the transaction.
KANSAS CITY CAREER FAIR: Meet with employeers, 11 a.m., CoCo Key Water Resort, East 39th Street, Kansas City
The Supreme Court said Monday that an Indiana farmer violated Monsanto Co.'s patents on soybean seeds resistant to its weed-killer by growing the beans without buying new seeds from the corporation.
Most regional stocks closed lower Monday, following the overall trend in the market.
The five-year grant will fund research by a multistate partnership that includes Oklahoma State University, the University of Oklahoma, the USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Noble Foundation and Tarleton State University.
Bangladesh offers the global garment industry something unique: Millions of workers who quickly churn out huge amounts of well-made underwear, jeans and T-shirts for the lowest wages in the world.
If you’re human, you sometimes make mistakes. Apologize and move on. Your self-esteem may be temporarily lifted by refusing to do so. But so what? You’re not the one with the bruised toe; you’re the one who caused it.
Lower-priced gas allowed Americans to step up their spending at retailers in April, from cars and clothes to electronics and appliances. The rebound from a weak March suggests consumers remain resilient in the face of higher taxes and could continue to drive economic growth this spring.
When the price of gold plunged $200 last month, many people thought they caught the sound of the gold bubble popping.
Chrysler is recalling 469,000 Jeep SUVs worldwide because they can shift into neutral without warning on startup.
U.S. safety regulators are investigating complaints that problems with steering-gear boxes are causing a loss of control in some Ford trucks.
Pursuing Arkansas Best would shift YRC’s focus back toward expansion after negotiating credit agreements to avoid bankruptcy in 2011 and 2009.
In endorsing the deal, ISS is countering arguments by Clearwire investors such as Crest Financial, which say the company’s assets aren’t being undervalued. Overland Park-based Sprint, which already owns just over 50 percent of Clearwire, is trying to acquire the remaining stake for $2.2 billion. Meanwhile, SoftBank and Dish continue to press cases for Overland Park-based Sprint.
BATS, based in Lenexa, is hoping to secure greater access to individual investors in Europe.
Job seekers can check out the mall’s website from May 13-26 and find the list of stores that are hiring
Most regional stocks closed higher Friday, as investors were in a buying mood after sitting out the last few days.
The winter wheat crop is expected to be far smaller this season compared to last, particularly for hard red varieties used in bread, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Friday.
Miller was named business editor of The Star and Kansas City Times in 1978. After leaving the paper, she enjoyed a second career assisting the Kansas City Art Institute, the Toy and Miniature Museum and several other organizations.
