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Drum Room gets a restaurant, too

Oct 16, 11:18 PM

Just six years ago, the former President Hotel reopened as the Hilton President Kansas City after a massive renovation. But owner Ron Jury wasn’t finished. In late August he shut down the historic Drum Room space for another reboot. It reopened Thursday as part lounge, part restaurant.

There’s a new movie villain: bedbugs

Oct 16, 11:17 PM

Bedbugs get their name from their tendency to snuggle up in mattress seams as they wait for their “dinner” to hit the sack. But every once in a while they go out for a movie, as the recent infestation at the Cinemark Palace at the Plaza demonstrates.

Dollars & Sense

Earnings propel Dow to its biggest jump in a month

Oct 16, 10:35 PM

Inflation is low, earnings are high, investors are happy. Stocks shot higher Tuesday, giving the market its biggest gain in a month. Results at Mattel, Goldman Sachs, and Johnson & Johnson were all above expectations.

Target to match some rivals' online prices

Oct 16, 11:19 PM

In the latest effort to beat Amazon.com at its game, Target says that for the first time it will match prices that customers find on identical products at select online competitors this holiday season.

Mark Davis

Despite the federal stimulus, the economy slumbers

Here’s a thought that could help guide policy. Washington needs to remember that government gets its strength from the economy, not the other way around.

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Steve Rosen

Some colleges flunk the price calculator requirement

Even though the U.S. Department of Education laid out website guidelines last year, many schools have done a poor job on the execution, according to the Institute for College Access & Success.

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Tech & Telecom

FCC lets cable companies encrypt signals to foil theft

Oct 16, 11:10 PM

Federal regulators are letting cable companies scramble all their TV signals, closing a loophole that lets many households watch basic cable channels for free.

Sprint reportedly not planning to buy Clearwire after SoftBank deal

Oct 16, 10:33 PM

Sprint Nextel Corp., which agreed to sell a 70 percent stake to SoftBank Corp. for $20.1 billion, has no immediate plans to take over Clearwire Corp., according to a Bloomberg News report based on interviews with people with direct knowledge of the situation.

Workplace & Careers

U.S. job openings dipped in August from July

Oct 16, 11:22 PM

U.S. employers advertised slightly fewer jobs in August than July, while they filled the most positions in three months, offering a mixed signal on the job market.

Illness isn’t behind all sick days taken from work

Oct 10, 12:06 AM

The annual sick season is upon us. The first signs of fall each year inaugurate the cold and flu season — along with higher absence rates at work and school. But studies and surveys make it clear that illness gets two-thirds of the blame for “sick” days. One-third of the reasons are all over the map.

Diane Stafford

Kate White: Suggest above your pay grade

Any “gutsy” worker who wants to climb the career ladder should keep eyes open and ideas flowing for projects above one’s current job description.

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Diversity Diva

Time to be careful when discussing politics

Every four years around this time, politics can be the top diversity issue disturbing some workplaces. It seems obvious to just not talk about politics at work, but like most good advice, that’s easier theoretically than in the day-to-day reality of life.

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Commentary

Kevin Collison

Planning group exec says KC must grow as region, not separate cities

The president of the American Planning Association, Mitchell Silver, was here last week for his organization’s regional conference. But according to his forecast of where the country’s going, he was visiting the land that’s being left behind.

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Keith Chrostowski

Can Oval Office use corner office skills?

Mitt Romney’s victory over Barack Obama in their first debate has raised the temperature on another bubbling argument — over whether CEOs can be good presidents.

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Panel Discussion by Bob Unell | Oct. 16, 2012

Panel Discussion by Bob Unell | Oct. 16, 2012

Panel Discussion by Bob Unell

Check out this week's cartoon plus past cartoons in the Panel Discussion archive.

Global Business News

RBS exits government insurance on risky assets

Oct 17, 3:25 AM

Royal Bank of Scotland, which was rescued in Britain's biggest bank bailout, said Wednesday that it is getting out of an emergency insurance program which helped stabilize the company after it nearly collapsed.

Bank of England panel divided on future stimulus

Oct 17, 5:05 AM

The likelihood that the Bank of England might approve more economic stimulus next month decreased on Wednesday as minutes from the latest policy meeting showed the rate-setters disagreed on the program's effectiveness and official figures showed the unemployment rate has dropped.

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