Tag: economy
KANSAS CITY, MO. ? Time was, a fledgling tech company called CivicPlus had to explain to prospective customers why it was based in Kansas ? and not some tech-heavy coastal city. ?We said, ?Hey, you…
In 2019, Americans found that snaring a paycheck was easier than growing one. Even as corporate America continues to hire, wages rose slowly in a tight labor market. In December, we learned Friday, average hourly…
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) A new monthly survey of business supply managers suggests the economy is growing slowly in nine Midwest and Plains states as the U.S. trade war with China continues, according to a…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Personal income growth in Kansas is below the national average largely because of troubles in agriculture. Kansas farmers face an expanding drought and low commodity prices, though a break in an…
Depending on what TV channel you favor, you might think our economic glass is half full and draining fast, or you might think the glass is the biggest glass ever and its never been fuller.…
The opioid crisis cost the U.S. economy $631 billion from 2015 through last year and it may keep getting more expensive, according to a study released Tuesday by the Society of Actuaries. The biggest…
NEW YORK (AP) Faced with growing tumult at home and abroad, President Donald Trump heads into his three-day visit to the United Nations this week hoping to lean on strained alliances while fending off…
BEIJING (AP) China will lift punitive tariffs imposed on U.S. soybeans and pork in a trade war with Washington, a state news agency said Friday, adding to conciliatory gestures by the two sides ahead…
Browsing through a small, upscale kitchen shop while on vacation, I looked at a fancy immersion blender you know one of those hand-held mixers that looks like a stick. The boxs label told me…
WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S. economic landscape would look even bleaker if not for America’s consumers. The economy slowed in the spring, and many analysts think the weakness will continue in the months ahead. Yet…
