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Monthly Archive August, 2009

Fed’s Dudley: early to mull curbing security purchases

August 31, 2009

New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley said on Monday it is too early to talk about curtailing the central bank’s long-term security purchases […]

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Would you pay $2,000 for this additive?

August 30, 2009

In the largely unregulated world of extended auto-service contracts, there’s one bedrock consumer safeguard: Customers canceling those vehicle-protection plans are refunded for the coverage […]

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St. Louis aviation honored

August 29, 2009

HAZELWOOD — Seventy years ago this summer, James S. McDonnell opened his new company, McDonnell Aircraft Corp., at Lambert Field.
McDonnell wasn’t from here […]

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FDIC may ease bank-buying rules

August 27, 2009

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is poised to make it easier for private-equity firms to buy banks after the fastest pace of bank closings […]

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Some car dealers here feel skunked by Cash for Clunkers

August 26, 2009

Many St. Louis auto dealers pulled the plug on "Cash for Clunkers" even before Monday’s deadline because of depleted vehicle inventories and ongoing delays […]

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Variable annuities leave some investors disappointed

August 24, 2009

Will I ever stop getting e-mails like these?
"I just lost a friend of 20 years when I tried to tell her the […]

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Project a learning curve for unemployed architects

August 22, 2009

ST. LOUIS — They are, Michelle Swatek points out, the canary in the coal mine for the construction industry.
"If an architect is […]

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Express Scripts gets initial OK

August 21, 2009

JEFFERSON CITY — A state board gave preliminary support Tuesday for $3 million in bonds for Express Scripts to expand in north St. Louis […]

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Green dollars moving to smart grid, energy storage

August 17, 2009

The U.S. green technology sector, which suffered a drop in funding early this year, is seeing renewed interest with venture dollars flowing in once […]

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Lawsuit claims Textron misled investors on backlog

August 13, 2009

A U.S. institutional investor sued Textron Inc on Thursday, charging the world’s largest maker of corporate jets with misleading investors with an overly rosy […]

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