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European stocks calm as US readies for 4th of July

European stock markets traded in a narrow range Friday as investors caught their breath after big losses the day before on U.S. jobs data. Wall Street's closure for the Independence Day holiday kept trading volumes exceptionally light.

  • GM awaits judge's ruling on sale plan

    General Motors Corp. may have to wait out the long holiday weekend to learn if its bankruptcy plan is moving forward, after U.S. Judge Robert Gerber adjourned a three-day hearing without indicating when he will rule on GM's plan to sell its good assets to a new company.

  • ResCare groundbreaking Wednesday in Wichita

    WICHITA — ResCare, a national provider of residential, training, therapeutic, educational and support services for people with disabilities and special needs, said Thursday thatit will break ground on its Wichita campus at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Ventures Business Park at K-96 and Oliver.

  • Boeing maintains deliveries in 2nd-quarter

    Boeing Co. delivered 125 commercial jets in the second quarter, one less than the same period in 2008.

  • Engineering union expects counterproposal from Spirit AeroSystems today

    Spirit AeroSystems‘ engineering union expects the company to present a counterproposal on a labor agreement today, the union said.

  • Pending home sales rise for fourth straight month

    WICHITA _ Pending home sales slipped in the Midwest in May, but national figures recorded their fourth straight monthly gain, according to figures released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors.

  • 2,000 more out the door this summer

    WICHITA — At least 2,000 more workers will be laid off in July and August, pushing total layoffs in the Wichita area to 13,065 by the end of summer, according to the Workforce Alliance of South Central Kansas.

  • Big Dog lays off more than 20

    WICHITA — Big Dog Motorcycles said today that the Wichita-based manufacturer of heavy cruisers laid off "just over 20 workers" on Wednesday.

  • Capital conference set for September

    WICHITA — Organizers of the area's only venture capital conference have set Sept. 10 as the date for the Great Plains Capital Conference.

  • Jobless data sends stocks reeling; Dow loses 223

    The stock market found little to celebrate heading into the long holiday weekend.

  • Fed funds to help train energy auditors

    The Kansas Corporation Commission said it will use money from the federal stimulus package to increase training of energy auditors.

  • Oil prices tumble as Europe and the US shed jobs

    Oil prices tumbled to their lowest level in a month Thursday following the release of woeful job numbers in Europe and the U.S.

  • As economy drops jobs, paychecks drop some weight

    Americans lucky enough to still have a job are noticing something unpleasant in their paychecks: They're making less money.

  • Medical practice for adolescents to open

    The Wesley Pediatric Faculty Clinic, at 620 Carriage Parkway, will open an adolescent practice on Monday to serve patients 12 and older.

  • Theater owner Bill Warren turns down $2.25 million in advertising

    WICHITA — At a time when most businesses are working to bring in more money, Warren Theatres owner Bill Warren is turning it down.

  • Asian stocks fall as US jobs report douses hope

    Most Asian markets fell Friday as a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report signaled more pain ahead for the world's largest economy.

  • Oil hovers above $66 after dismal jobs data

    Oil prices hovered above $66 a barrel Friday in Asia in light holiday trading volume a day after grim unemployment numbers from the U.S. and Europe sent crude prices tumbling.

  • Boeing to buy Vought's 787 operations, report says

    Boeing is planning to announce its intent to buy the 787 operations run by Vought Aircraft Industries in North Charleston, S.C. from the Carlyle Group, according to a report by FlightBlogger’s Jon Ostrower, which cites unnamed sources.

  • June price index up for state's farm products

    The price index for all Kansas farm products in June was up 13 percent from May but down 34 percent from the same period in 2008, according to a report released today by the National Agricultural Statistics Service.

  • Report: Kansas business conditions continue to slide

    A monthly survey of supply managers said business conditions continued to slip in Kansas in June. Kansas' Business Conditions Index in June was 29.7, down from 30.2 in May and a growth neutral score of 50.

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