Graduates brace for tougher job hunt in tight market
University seniors anticipate a harder job market with cautious employers and reduced hiring. KU and Baker University officials urge graduates to be proactive, with many delaying searches or pursuing graduate school. Experts say competition will intensify as economic uncertainty lingers and firms avoid layoffs while hiring new staff.
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David Byrd- Stadler
Kansas University
School of Business
Megan Hirt
Topeka
Susan Wade
Baker University
Baldwin City
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David Hammer
Leawood
Hammer
Freddie Mac secretly funded campaign to defeat housing bill
A 2005 report shows Freddie Mac hired a consulting firm to stop a regulatory bill targeting Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The firm pressed Republican senators and influential backers to oppose the measure, costing about 2 million dollars in a stealth lobbying effort.
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Freddie Mac
Fannie Mae
Die Mac
Sticky grocery prices outpace oil declines in weak economy
Analysts warn high grocery prices stay sticky as firms keep markup levels despite oil falling. Consumers face slower relief as competition and demand shifts push inflation trends, with meat producers like Tyson absorbing cost hikes while profits shrink. Oil drops unlikely to rapidly lower everyday goods in the near term.
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Moody’s Economy.com
Lafakis
Tyson Foods Inc
Tyson
U.S. Labor Department
Jamp
Lars Perner
University of Southern California
Marshall School of Business
Perner
Secondhand shops see uptick in trade in recession
Chardae Davis reports that pawn shops like Lawrence Pawn and Jewelry in Lawrence are busy as Americans seek quick cash. People pawn jewelry and firearms while power tool sales sag, with loans rising near pay periods and repeat customers driving most business.
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Doug Wahl
Lawrence Pawn and Jewelry
23Rd St
Wahl
Katy Wade
Lawrence
Boots
Social Service League
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