Sep. 7, 2010 at 2:03 p.m.
Filed under:
Banking,
Economy,
Government
By Reuters
Two regional Federal Reserve banks, Kansas City and Dallas, pushed again for a modest increase in the rate charged to banks for emergency loans, according to minutes from an August policy meeting released Tuesday.
The Fed — the U.S. central bank — kept the discount rate unchanged at 0.75 percent at its Aug. 10 meeting. The Dallas and Kansas City Fed boards requested an increase to 1 percent, while the other 10 regional Fed banks sought no change. Get the full story »
Aug. 27, 2010 at 2:36 p.m.
Filed under:
Autos,
Jobs/employment,
Unions
By Associated Press
Harley-Davidson Inc. says Kansas City is one of the proposed cities where the motorcycle company might relocate some production.
Company spokesman Bob Klein said Friday a number of alternate sites remain on the table. He declined to say which other sites, or how many, are being considered. Get the full story »
July 1, 2010 at 1:54 p.m.
Filed under:
Internet,
Media
By Wailin Wong
Chicago-based social commerce company Groupon said Thursday that it is extending its daily deal model to The McClatchy Co., the country’s third-largest newspaper publisher.
Under the agreement between, Groupon will provide exclusive content to McClatchy’s Web sites, including deals not available on Groupon.com. Get the full story »