Commerce Bancshares News

The stock market stalled after an early advance Wednesday as the Federal Reserve reminded investors that it would start to wean the economy from an array of emergency supports next year.

Charles E. Cotter, executive vice president and chief credit officer for Bank of Oklahoma, on Dec.

Commerce Bank has named Chris Odom as vice president of commercial lending in Tulsa.

Stocks zigged and zagged Friday just enough to turn the day into a winner. Most regional stocks advanced, particularly Cerner and UMB Financial.

Kansas City Southern, Great Plains Energy, and H&R Block led a short list of regional winners Tuesday in pre-holiday trading.

Commerce Bancshares and Broadway Bank will use the sales management software to increase walletshare.

Michael T. Duke, president and CEO, on Nov. 23 exercised options to buy 18,087 shares at $46 with a market value of $832,002 and on the same day sold 16,475 directly held shares at $54.73 with a market value of $901,637 and now holds 532,212 shares total common.

Jean C. Leger Jr., vice president-utility operations, on Nov. 11 exercised options to buy 16,600 shares at between $16.69 and $23.58 with a market value of $340,312, and on the same day sold 12,160 directly held shares at between $34.40 and $34.45 with a market value of $418,572, and now holds 12,548 shares total common.

The nation's banks will continue to fight "headwinds" for the next couple of years at least, with hundreds more of them likely to fail, according to David Kemper, chairman, president and CEO of Commerce Bancshares.

The chairman, president and chief executive officer of Commerce Bancshares Inc. will be the fall speaker for Kansas State University's College of Business Administration's Distinguished Lecture Series.

David Woods Kemper, chairman, president and CEO, from Oct. 16 to Oct. 20 sold 413,865 directly and indirectly held shares at between $39.00 and $39.19 with a market value of more than $16.1 million, and now holds 2,639,740 shares total common.

The number of drilling rigs actively exploring for oil or gas in Oklahoma rose by four this week to 77, Baker Hughes Inc.

Shars in regional bank stocks rebounded Thursday as investors generally seemed encouraged that the financial sector may strengthening.

Earnings jumped at Commerce Bancshares in the third quarter, even though the bank lent less money.

Nothing better than waking up to a positive earnings surprise and big profits. Nothing worse than an earnings miss and heavy losses.

Zacks.com releases the latest Industry Outlook. Today, Zacks Equity Research discusses the U.S. Banks Industry, including Fannie Mae , Freddie Mac , Commerce Bancshares Inc.

Third-quarter earnings jumped at Commerce Bancshares Inc., partly because year-ago results had included a one-time loss.

BUYINS.NET / www.squeezetrigger.com is monitoring the performance of all stocks with earnings being released Wednesday, October 14th and determining how the stocks have performed after their last 12 quarterly, 6 quarterly and October earnings reports.

Kansas City banker Jonathan M. Kemper has been appointed to the Smithsonian National Board.Kemper, vice chairman of Commerce Bancshares, begins his three-year term on the board Thursday.Members of the volunteer advisory board are tasked with securing financial support for the Smithsonian and with building an understanding of the Smithsonians ...

Trash can blamed for wreckA man in his 20s swerved to avoid a trash can Wednesday night on U.S. 71, and his vehicle hit the median wall.Police said was alert after the crash but may have suffered life-threatening internal injuries.The accident occurred about 7 p.m. while the vehicle was southbound at 43rd Street.