US retail sales data give stocks a further boost
October 15, 2011
Stocks pushed higher Friday as better than expected U.S. retail sales data and positive corporate news overshadowed fears from Europe’s debt crisis.
U.S. retail sales for […]
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Mercy Health plans new facilities
October 12, 2011
Mercy Health plans to build a new hospital and other medical facilities in St. Charles County and a “virtual care center” in Chesterfield.
Mercy announced the […]
New thinner, RIM smartphones shine
August 19, 2011
After spending nearly a week with three of Research in Motion
Netflix gets kid-friendly as it raises US prices
August 17, 2011
Netflix Inc. is giving kids and their parents a new reason to embrace its Internet video subscription service as it raises prices to the dismay […]
Lowe’s 2Q net income flat on muted demand
August 16, 2011
Lowe’s Cos. says its second-quarter net income was nearly flat as volatile weather and shoppers’ worries about the economy muted demand during the key summer […]
New jobs pay less, require more education, but it’s work
July 16, 2011
Neither Dennis Eskridge nor his co-workers sense anything extraordinary in the jobs they report to each morning.
“It’s pretty much the same work,” Eskridge says. “It’s […]
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Geist: Why competition holds the key to a broken broadcast system
July 3, 2011
Michael Geist holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law. He can reached online at […]
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Germany backtracks on sprouts as E. coli source
June 6, 2011
First they pointed a finger at Spanish cucumbers. Then they cast suspicion on sprouts from Germany. Now German officials appear dumbfounded as to the source […]
Polish Inflation to Peak Soon After Rate Rises End ‘Hysteria,’ Belka Says - Bloomberg
May 21, 2011
Polish central bank Governor Marek Belka said inflation in the eastern European country will peak within two months and a surprise interest rate increase in […]
U.K. First-Quarter Economy Probably Grew 0.5%, Casting Doubt on Recovery - Bloomberg
April 27, 2011
Britain’s economy probably grew 0.5 percent in the first quarter, barely enough to erase the contraction in the final three months of last year and […]