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November 5, 2011
Anne Chard represents one of 54,000.
That’s how many Canadians lost their job last month, just as Chard recently lost her job at the Honeywell plant […]
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Asian stocks rise on Europe debt plan hopes
October 18, 2011
Asian stock markets headed higher Wednesday, with investors emboldened by reports that Germany and France were moving closer toward resolving Europe’s debt crisis through a […]
Obama promotes jobs plan on GOP turf
September 9, 2011
His sleeves rolled up and his finger stabbing the air, President Barack Obama pitched his newly unveiled jobs plan with campaign-style fervor Friday, urging Americans […]
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Higher prices push Smithfield Foods 1Q profit up
September 8, 2011
Smithfield Foods Inc. says its fiscal first-quarter net income rose 8 percent, as the world’s biggest hog producer charged higher prices and sold more packaged […]
A look at the Dow’s worst drops since 1900
August 4, 2011
The Dow Jones industrial average plunged 513 points, or 4.3 percent, to 11,384 on Thursday.
Here’s a look at the Dow’s 10 worst days since 1900:
By […]
Strong earthquake jolts northeastern Japan
July 23, 2011
A strong earthquake has jolted northeastern Japan, the same region devastated by March’s massive quake and tsunami.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage […]
Edwardsville gets mini building boom
July 18, 2011
Illinois State Route 157 in Edwardsville is having a mini building boom. Three commercial and one mixed-use projects are in the works for a 2-mile […]
N.Sudan: UN should leave volatile border area
July 3, 2011
Sudan’s northern government expects United Nations peacekeepers to leave a volatile border state immediately after Southern Sudan becomes independent next weekend, an official said Sunday, […]
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Earth to Del Taco: Don’t leave us
June 23, 2011
It rises from South Grand Boulevard like some kind of red-rimmed flying saucer, a neon UFO serving 99-cent bean and cheese burritos into the wee […]
House GOP lawmakers to meet Obama on borrowing
June 1, 2011
Scores of House Republicans are heading to the White House for a meeting with President Barack Obama to demand trillions of dollars in spending cuts […]