Investors face roller-coaster as debt ceiling deadline looms

If Congress doesn’t raise the debt ceiling, it may well launch investors on a scary roller coaster ride this week. So, investment pros are giving […]

Murdochs will leave News Corp. within 2 months, biographer says

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UMB’s proft rises 14 percent

UMB Financial Corp., the Kansas City-based holding company for UMB Bank, posted a 14 percent profit increase in the second quarter compared to last year as the bank’s loan […]

Stocks close huge week with rally; Dow up 168

Stocks are closing their best week since the bull market began in March 2009.
An unexpected rebound in U.S. manufacturing surprised investors Friday, sending the Dow […]

Unfilled jobs driving up unemployment; making ends meet

QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“We can argue all day about how to create new jobs. But we’re overlooking the fact that there are jobs business […]