The merger between UMB Financial and Heartland Financial USA received approval from banking regulators. Now that they've cleared the deal's last big hurdle, that gives the banks a target closing date in the $2 billion all-stock deal.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters updated members on its legal maneuvers related to the Yellow Corp. bankruptcy proceedings, which have hundreds of millions of dollars on the line.
Ford terminated an auto-hauling contract with Kansas City-based Jack Cooper after 40 years of doing business together. The move could mean layoffs next month.