OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The economy expanded in nine Midwestern and Plains states last month despite mounting concerns about tariffs and trade skirmishes, according to a report released today. The Mid-America Business Conditions Index slumped…

To be an oil person in Kansas is to understand that bad times follow good and that betting on any dip or upswing is a game for suckers. Yet it can be so tempting when…

The U.S.-China trade war escalated again in late August, with each side imposing duties on an additional $16 billion of imports from the other. That brings the total value of exports exposed to duties to…