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    <title><![CDATA[   Gas prices fall 16 cents ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:14 CDT</pubDate>
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        Save your penniesFilling up the family cruise-mobile this weekend will cost a few pennies less than a week ago.
According to the latest AAA Fuel Gauge Report, the average price of a gallon of regular unleaded is $2.292 on the Missouri side of the metro area, down from $2.376 a week ago.
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    <title><![CDATA[   Kansas harvest helps boost winter wheat forecast ]]></title>
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        ROGGEN, Colo. | U.S. winter wheat production is expected to be down 18 percent from last year but greater than predicted earlier, thanks to a better-than-expected harvest in Kansas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Closing Bell | Sprint, YRC shares gain ground ]]></title>
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        Investors liked deals spun Thursday by YRC Worldwide and Sprint Nextel. Shares in YRC, the Overland Park trucker, gained 60 cents to close at $1.49. The company early Thursday announced contract concessions with the Teamsters as part of a plan to restructure finances.
Sprint, meanwhile, closed at $4.46 a share, up 17 cents, or 3.96 percent. Sprint announced a deal to shift its network servicing to Swedish company Ericsson. Shares in Ericsson closed at $9.34, down 2 cents.
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    <title><![CDATA[   Ford to GM: Move over ]]></title>
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        Here&#39;s a sales race to watch the latter half of this year: Will Ford become the top-selling automaker in the U.S. this year for the first time since 1931?      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Parent of area Uno Chicago Grill stores seeks Chapter 11 ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:49 CDT</pubDate>
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        The owner of the three Uno Chicago Grill restaurants in the metropolitan area has sought Chapter 11 protection, listing assets of $3.4 million and debts of $5.48 million.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   GM's Fairfax plant to play key role ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:31 CDT</pubDate>
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        Now that a new General Motors has emerged today from bankruptcy,the story line is whether the company can make the most of its second chance.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Analysts weigh in on Sprint deal ]]></title>
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        Leave it to Wall Street analysts, of course, to pick apart the Sprint-Ericsson deal. From scanning media coverage, Sprint Connection has compiled some of the feedback from the so-called experts.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Garmin GPS products get the once-over from Consumer Reports ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:30 CDT</pubDate>
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        Consumer Reports magazine recently tested a batch of Garmin GPS navigational devices. Among the products reviewed were the Nuvi 1200 and Nuvi 1300 series.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   In Ghana, Obama marks Africa's promise, problems ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:17 CDT</pubDate>
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        In his first visit to sub-Saharan Africa since taking office, President Barack Obama is seeking to lift up the continent of his ancestors - while keeping its emotions in check.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   KC company gets first shot at this tequila ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:38 CDT</pubDate>
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        A Kansas City liquor wholesaler, whose partners include former mayor pro-tem George Blackwood Jr., has lined up its first product: La Cava del Mayoral tequila.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   World leaders take fresh approach on global hunger ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:22 CDT</pubDate>
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        Leaders of rich and developing countries launched a new approach to global hunger Friday, saying they wanted to spend $20 billion on seeds, fertilizers, tools and other aid for small farmers over the next three years so poor nations could feed themselves.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Where are the worst drivers? ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:38 CDT</pubDate>
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        If you guessed the worst drivers are in Kansas City, you guess wrong. According to a new report from Allstate, Washington, D.C. is the worst. Sioux Falls, S.D., is the safest place to drive.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Oil below $60 as traders eye company results ]]></title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:22 CDT</pubDate>
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        Oil prices slid well below $60 a barrel Friday as investors braced for company earnings reports next week that will provide clues on the strength of crude demand.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Pizza Hut delivery drivers want bigger slice of the pie ]]></title>
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        Thousands of Pizza Hut delivery drivers get paid less than minimum wage because their employer doesn&amp;rsquo;t pay their automobile and other job-related expenses, a lawsuit claims.
The suit, originally filed in May in federal court in Kansas City, Kan., and amended last week, was brought against NPC International Inc. of Overland Park, the largest Pizza Hut franchisee in the world. NPC operates 1,161 Pizza Hut restaurants in 28 states, including Missouri and Kansas.
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    <title><![CDATA[   AP Source: GM emerges from bankruptcy ]]></title>
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        A person briefed on the matter says General Motors Corp. has emerged from bankruptcy protection after signing papers to transfer the bulk of its assets to a new, leaner company majority-owned by the U.S. government.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Asian markets inch higher amid economic jitters ]]></title>
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        Most Asian markets eked out slight gains Friday as investors failed to get inspiration from U.S. corporate earnings and signs of deflation emerged in Japan.      
    
  

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        Oil prices dropped below $60 a barrel Friday in Asia as investors braced for a slew of company earnings reports next week that will provide clues on the strength of crude demand.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Report: AIG asks gov't to approve bonus payments ]]></title>
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        After its bonus payments ignited a firestorm of criticism earlier this year, American International Group Inc. is asking the federal government to weigh in on the insurer&#39;s plan to resume paying millions in promised retention incentives next week, according to media reports.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   Kansas to consider equalizing Westar rates ]]></title>
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        TOPEKA | Kansas regulators are considering a big step toward equalizing rates for customers of the state&#39;s largest electric company, reviving an old political debate, but with a twist.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   The Closing Bell | Sprint, YRC shares gain ground ]]></title>
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        Investors liked deals spun Thursday by YRC Worldwide and Sprint Nextel. Shares in YRC, the Overland Park trucker, gained 60 cents to close at $1.49. The company early Thursday announced contract concessions with the Teamsters as part of a plan to restructure finances.      
    
  

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        TOPEKA | Kansas regulators are considering a big step toward equalizing rates for customers of the state&#39;s largest electric company, reviving an old political debate, but with a twist.      
    
  

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    <title><![CDATA[   New GM moves closer to escaping bankruptcy ]]></title>
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        The path is now clear for GM to leave bankruptcy protection in record time as a leaner company that is better equipped to compete in a brutal global auto market.      
    
  

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        YRC Worldwide Inc., struggling to restructure its finances, reached a tentative agreement with the Teamsters union on further concessions. The union, which represents about 35,000 hourly drivers and dock workers for the Overland Park trucking giant, said details will be released to members next week.      
    
  

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        New claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week -- to 565,000 instead of the predicted 607,000.
The good news: It was the first time in 23 weeks that initial filings were below 600,000.
The bad news: Continuing claims for jobless benefits are at a record-high. The four-week average, considered a better measure of the job market than a single week&#39;s activity, rose by 12,000 to 6,769,000.
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    <title><![CDATA[   Sprint signs deal with Ericsson to run network, take 2,000 KC employees ]]></title>
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        Sprint Nextel today said the Swedish telecom company Ericsson would run its network for the next seven years. The deal includes the transfer of 6,000 Sprint workers to Ericsson, 2,000 of whom are in the Kansas City area.      
    
  

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        Sprint Nextel is No. 3, and that&#39;s fine with CEO Dan Hesse. Sprint&#39;s position in the telecom industry &#151; behind AT&amp;T and Verizon, which have large land line businesses &#151; allows it to be more nimble and innovative in wireless service, Hesse said today in Kansas City.      
    
  

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        Such is the life now of convicted Kansas City area home builder F. Jeffrey Miller. Miller already faces sentencing for his December conviction for conspiracy, bank fraud and money laundering. He also is awaiting trial on additional bank fraud and money laundering charges. Now, Miller&#39;s been indicted a third time after buying a commercial mower with a 72-inch deck in February.      
    
  

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        Mortgage rates fell for a second consecutive week, easing concern that a Federal Reserve plan to lower the cost of home loans had lost momentum.
 The average 30-year rate dropped to 5.2 percent from 5.32 percent.
The 15-year rate averaged 4.69 percent.
 Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke is trying to lower borrowing costs with a $1.25 trillion program to purchase securities backed by home loans. The central bank is trying to combat the almost four-year housing slump that contributed to the global credit crunch and cost the world&amp;rsquo;s financial firms almost $1.5 trillion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg News.
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        Bats Exchange Inc., the Lenexa-based company that has become the third largest U.S. equity exchange, plans to start an exchange through its global markets arm to start trading U.S. stock options next year.
Jeromee folo Johnson, who became the company&amp;rsquo;s vice president of market development in April, will help direct the effort to create Bats Options. 
The company also operates a European trading facility. Its U.S. exchange handles 12 percent of daily trading volume.
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        The U.S. and Swiss governments and banking giant UBS AG indicated Sunday they were seeking a settlement and asked a federal judge to delay high-stakes hearings on the Internal Revenue Service&#39;s effort to identify thousands of suspected American tax evaders.      
    
  

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        Investors want to see some new math in companies&#39; quarterly reports. No longer content with an economy that&#39;s limping toward recovery, the stock market is looking for signs that business improved in the second quarter or at least will in the coming months. And investors will measure that by the revenue figures companies put up as they issue earnings reports during the next four weeks.      
    
  

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