Banking & Financial Services
All-time highs in all major indexes! NASDAQ and the Russell 2000 each recently gained over 3 percent and the S&P 500 added 1.25 percent. Cloud computing and cybersecurity stocks performed especially well due to multiple cyber-attacks on federal cabinet agencies…
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The Small Business Administration has issued new guidelines under the latest update of the Paycheck Protection Program, which has been refined to place special emphasis on smaller lenders and borrowers. This PPP installment, totaling $285 billion, is expected to be…
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Kansas’ December total tax collections continues the state’s trend of outperforming the estimate, and outperforming the previous, December. Total tax collections were up $64.5 million, or 9.1%, for the month with $770.2 million collected. That is a $13.6 million, or…
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A definitive agreement between Lead Bank and Community First Bank in Butler, Mo. will soon end with the latter’s acquisition of Lead’s long-time Garden City, Mo. headquarters. The sale will establish Lead’s KC Crossroads location as its new headquarters, which…
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Leawood-based AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. plans to sell up to 50 million more shares as it tries to prevent a bankruptcy filing. The movie theater chain said in a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission that it plans to offer…
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U.S. stocks finished 2020 with a gain of more than 16 percent after a technology sector-led rally pulled Wall Street back from a brief bear market to set a record high in defiance of pandemic, recession and political upheaval. The…
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The Main Street Lending Program - utilized by small and medium-sized businesses in the U.S. – has granted an extension on its expiration date. The termination date on its facilities was pushed back, a decision made by the Board of…
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Nearly a year after announcing their partnership, Blue KC has taken a minority stake in Connecticut health care performance management company, Cedar Gate Technologies. The partnership announcement revealed in January 2020 was made to increase the insurer’s analytical capabilities and its…
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Don’t leave money on the table – Conduct End of Year Financial Review Q: What should people be thinking about with their financial picture at this point tin the year? A: Performing an end of year financial review is…
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A new energy assistance program in Kansas aimed at keeping low-income households heated this winter will open applications starting next week. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said the new program from the Kansas Department of Children and Families (DCF) will help…
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