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VMLY&R Now World’s Largest Creative Company After Merger

Posted October 19, 2023 Kansas City-based VMLY&R is merging with New York-based Wunderman Thompson, making the two entities the world’s largest creative company. WPP Plc., which oversees both companies, announced Tuesday the merger of Wunderman Thompson and VMLY&R. Together, the… more

JPMorgan Supports 60/40 Investments Despite Higher Interest Rates

Posted October 19, 2023 The investment strategy for the 60/40 portfolio isn't dead, regardless of being stressed since the pandemic, and is a better investment strategy than cash over the next decade, according to JPMorgan Asset Management. The 60/40 portfolio… more

Burnett v. NAR: Lawsuit To Bring Change To Home Sales Began Monday

Posted October 17, 2023 Burnett v. National Association of Realtors, a class-action lawsuit with the potential to bring change to home buyer benefits went to trial Monday in a federal courtroom in Kansas City, Missouri. A group of Missouri home… more

ACT Scores Decline, Lowest In More Than 30 Years

Posted October 16, 2023 ACT scores for 2023 drop to the worst performance in 32 years, according to data from the nonprofit that administers the college admissions test. The impact of the pandemic on U.S. students continues as more than… more

Social Security Cost-Of-Living Adjustment Increases To 3.2% in 2024

Posted October 12, 2023 Social Security beneficiaries will see a 3.2 percent increase in their benefits in 2024, according to an announcement made by the Social Security Administration on Thursday. On average, beneficiaries will see an increase of more than… more

Walgreens Walkouts Across The U.S. Call For Better Working Conditions

Posted October 11, 2023 Walgreens pharmacists walked off the job Monday in stores across the U.S. following similar walkouts involving CVS pharmacists. Walgreens pharmacy workers are calling for more staff and better working conditions to safely fill prescriptions. Results from… more

The 10-year Treasury Yield Increases To 4.80%, Highest In 16-years

Posted October 5, 2023 The 10-year Treasury yield, a common measurement for core inflation and mortgage rates, struck its highest point since 2007 on Tuesday. The yield reached a high point of 4.804 percent on Tuesday. In addition, the 30-year… more

Ingram’s September 2023 Digital Edition

You can read all about the Ingram's 250 in the September Digital Edition here.   more

Children’s Mercy Cited as Elite Nursing Magnet

Children's Mercy Kansas City, which earned its fifth Magnet Hospital designation in 2020, is one of only 49 hospitals--out of more than  6,000 nationwide--included in a review of health-care facilities that have earned that distinction at least five times.  That's… more

CVS Stocks Fall After KC Walkouts; Pharmacists Plan Second Walkout

Posted September 28, 2023 CVS shares dropped by 2.2 percent following the drugstore chain’s pharmacists' threatening to walk out for a second week due to poor working conditions at Kansas City area locations. The walkouts first took place last week… more