It's OK to cheer inflation being down and the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates, but economists are keeping a watchful eye on unemployment and consumer spending.

Kansas City area banks set a record for deposits for the fifth year in a row, and No. 1 now has almost three times as much as No. 2.

Sporting hires a New York agency to capitalize on expected exposure from the World Cup, hoping to find sponsorships for the team's strongest assets, such as its stadium, uniforms and kit patches.

Kansas City-based CopperPoint has been acquiring smaller plumbing companies and putting them under its umbrella. Its latest hails from the Memphis area.

UMB's lawsuit claimed Bristol Myers Squibb slow-rolled FDA applications to avoid $6.4 billion in payments. A judge dropped the case on a technicality, but UMB vows to press on.

Ferrellgas took on more debt to back a $190 million bond for its appeal of a $171.5 million verdict. The company reported that the move could put the company in jeopardy in the next year.