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Japan’s Fujii Signals New Bond Sales May Top 50 Trillion Yen

October 20, 2009

Japan’s Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii said the budget deficit for the year ending March may be “quite large” as tax revenue declines, an indication […]

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Home rescue plan delaying, not solving crisis

October 13, 2009

Within weeks of taking office, U.S. President Barack Obama rode to the rescue of homeowners resigned to financial ruin.
Obama, grappling with the worst U.S. […]

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Navigation upgrade uneven at U.S. airlines

October 6, 2009

Southwest Airlines is spending $175 million to fit its fleet with advanced navigation equipment aimed at saving time and fuel — an effort stalled […]

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GM board to discuss Opel’s future Tuesday: sources

September 1, 2009

The General Motors board of directors will discuss the future of Opel in a telephone meeting on Tuesday, two sources familiar with the matter […]

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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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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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Hermelin family moves to change KV bylaws

August 9, 2009

Marc Hermelin, the ousted head of KV Pharmaceutical Co., and other family members are taking steps that could give them greater influence over the […]

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CIT has ‘tentacles’ all over

July 20, 2009

The possible collapse of a key lender is sending panic through the retail industry, threatening to hang up deliveries of back-to-school clothing and other […]

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Justice Deptartment may drop UBS tax evasion case: report

June 23, 2009

The U.S. Justice Department may drop a legal case aimed at forcing UBS AG to reveal the names of 52,000 wealthy American clients suspected […]

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