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House passes GOP bill to speed pipeline approval

House Republicans pushed through a bill Wednesday to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. Democrats criticized the legislation as a blatant attempt to allow a foreign company to avoid environmental review.

IMF chief Lagarde in court in fraud probe

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde faced hours of questioning at a special Paris court Thursday over her role in the 400 million euro ($520 million) pay-off to a controversial businessman when she was France's finance minister.

Ford to end auto production in Australia in 2016

Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it will close its two Australian auto plants, ending production in the country in 2016, amid soaring manufacturing costs and plummeting sales.

Cessna plane that uses Jet-A fuel makes first production flight

Cessna Aircraft has announced that the first production flight of the Turbo Skylane JT-A took off from Independence on Tuesday.

3 snared in trucking scam face court in Kansas

Arraignments have been scheduled for three California residents accused of trying to steal nearly $83,000 worth of beef from a southwest Kansas slaughterhouse.

Stocks fall on news Fed weighed cutting stimulus

Stocks are closing lower on news that several Federal Reserve policymakers favored cutting back on stimulus programs as early as June if the economy continues to improve.

NuWay may bring its crumbly burgers to Derby and add to its Wichita sites

WICHITA — One year after announcing NuWay's return to the 21st and Amidon area, Chris Stong says he's working on some more potential deals.

Coffeyville refinery to pay $300,000 to settle EPA claim

Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing has agreed to pay $300,000 to settle alleged violations of the Clean Air Act at its Coffeyville refinery.

Checkers grocery store to close

WICHITA — Checkers, a longtime store in the Pawnee and Hydraulic area, is closing.

Cessna's Turbo Skylane JT-A, which runs on jet fuel, takes first production flight

Cessna Aircraft announced the first production flight of the Turbo Skylane JT-A took off from Independence on Tuesday.

Warren: Moore, Okla., theater will reopen Friday

Bill Warren’s Moore, Okla., IMAX theater, damaged in Monday’s tornado that claimed 24 lives, is planning to reopen on Friday, the Wichita movie mogul said Tuesday night.

Clearwire board approves higher buyout offer from Sprint

Clearwire wants to accept a richer buyout offer made by Sprint this week and is recommending that shareholders vote in favor of it.

Stocks rise on Fed stimulus hopes, home sales

Stocks are moving higher after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said it was too soon for the central bank to pull back on its massive economic stimulus programs.

Futures slide; markets appear headed for down week

Stock futures are sinking and it appears major U.S. indexes are heading for a down week roiled by corporate earnings, good and bad, and confusion about what the Fed will do next.

AAA: 31.2M drivers to take Memorial Day road trip

It's going to be another busy Memorial Day weekend on the nation's highways.

US home sales tick up to highest in 3 1/2 years

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ticked up last month to the highest level in three and a half years, helped by a jump in the number of houses for sale.

Median CEO pay rises to $9.7 million in 2012

CEO pay has been going in one direction for the past three years: up.

NetApp says cut of 900 jobs won’t stop its Wichita growth, hiring

Despite a NetApp announcement Tuesday afternoon that it would cut 900 positions in the U.S. and abroad, the company’s top Wichita executive downplayed the cuts here and said corporate plans won’t scuttle NetApp’s intentions to double its Rock Road workforce and invest tens of millions of dollars in facilities and equipment.

Lowe's 1Q profit rises, but results miss Street

Lowe's said Wednesday that its first-quarter net income rose nearly 3 percent, but results fell short of expectations as rainy weather hurt spring gardening sales.

Beechcraft appoints new regional sales director for Sub-Saharan Africa

Beechcraft Corp. has appointed a regional sales director for Beechcraft products in Sub-Saharan Africa, Kingsley Okoli, the company announced.

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