Airline falls short with pension ante
January 20, 2012
American Airlines contributed only $6.5 million of the $100 million that it was supposed to pay into employee pension plans this week.
The underpayment raised tension […]
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Bernanke Sends Congress Fed Study of Options to Lift the Housing Market - Bloomberg
January 6, 2012
A report from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke called the weakness in the housing market a
World stocks muted ahead of Europe debt summit
December 8, 2011
World stocks were subdued Thursday ahead of a key summit seen as perhaps the last chance for European leaders to cauterize a crippling debt crisis […]
Old North St. Louis gets highest national award for development
December 1, 2011
HEAD NORTH: More than just northside visitors, merchants, residents and this colyumnist are impressed with development of the Old North St. Louis community.
St. Louis Mayor […]
Illinois officials crack down on illegal parking in handicap spaces on Black Friday
November 23, 2011
State monitors will crack down on scofflaws who illegally park in spaces reserved for those with disabilities on Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping […]
Illinois’ unemployment rate rises to 10.1 percent
November 18, 2011
Illinois added 30,000 jobs in October, but the state’s unemployment rate still rose slightly as more jobless people re-entered the workforce, state officials said Friday.
The […]
MF Global fires entire workforce
November 12, 2011
Defunct trading company MF Global Inc. has terminated its entire workforce of 1,066 employees, the trustee for its liquidation said Friday.
James W. Giddens, the court-appointed […]
Top St. Louis-area employers: by sector
October 30, 2011
Nonprofit
BJC Healthcare 24,815
SSM Health Care 14,686
Washington University 13,728
Archdiocese of St. Louis 11,000
Mercy Health 10,311
Corporate
Boeing Co. 14,982
Wal-Mart Stores 13,000
Schnuck Markets 10,640
McDonald’s 9,560
Wells Fargo 6,126
Government
Scott Air Force […]
ArcelorMittal withdrawal won’t affect takeover
October 27, 2011
UPDATED at 6 p.m.
Peabody Energy is going solo. The St. Louis-based coal giant is now left as the sole bidder for Australia’s Macarthur Coal Ltd. […]
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China premier urges help for debt-laden businesses
October 6, 2011
China must do more to support the small businesses that provide the bulk of new jobs but are struggling due to tight controls on credit, […]