Obama seeks share of spotlight in Florida
January 19, 2012
President Barack Obama is unveiling a plan to boost tourism to the U.S. by making it easier for people in China, Brazil and elsewhere to […]
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Hungary Runs Out of Options as Government Bonds Routed in Row With IMF - Bloomberg
January 9, 2012
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Retailers report solid finale to holidays
January 5, 2012
Many retailers are reporting solid sales gains for December, capping a decent holiday season.
But merchants relied on heavy discounting to get shoppers to buy in […]
Ameren, PSC staff agree to disagree on Taum Sauk incident
December 31, 2011
The Public Service Commission staff will not seek penalties against Ameren Missouri for not promptly reporting the failure of a generating unit at the utility’s […]
U.S. announces $30 billion F-15 fighter jet deal with Saudi Arabia
December 29, 2011
UPDATED at 12:15 p.m. with official White House announcement and from Congressman Russ Carnahan
The Defense Department announced Thursday that the United States has formalized a […]
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US declines to cite China as currency manipulator
December 28, 2011
The Obama administration on Tuesday declined to label China a currency manipulator after seeing recent increases in the value of the yuan compared to the […]
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House GOP out to reshape Senate’s payroll tax cut
December 19, 2011
Congress is edging closer to yet another down-to-the wire showdown as House Republicans shun a bipartisan payroll tax cut bill approved by the Senate and […]
Stock market decline takes shine off 2011 IPOs
December 17, 2011
This was supposed to be the year of the IPO comeback.
Six months into 2011, the market for initial public offerings was stronger than before the […]
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St. Louis-area casino revenue up 3.7% in Nov.
December 12, 2011
Business at local casinos climbed 3.7 percent in November, according to new data out from state regulators Monday.
Gamblers lost $87.6 million at the region’s six […]
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Merkel downplays possible S&P downgrade
December 6, 2011
Chancellor Angela Merkel is downplaying the news that Standard & Poor’s is examining the credit rating of 15 eurozone countries for a possible downgrade, saying […]