On 10th anniversary, euro takes blame for economy
December 31, 2011
Just three years ago, the euro was being praised as the can-do currency that had delivered unprecedented prosperity in Europe.
Now, it’s widely derided as a […]
Obama seeks $1.2 trillion debt ceiling increase
December 30, 2011
The year couldn’t end without a final word about the nation’s debt ceiling.
President Obama plans to ask Congress this week to raise the debt […]
Bernanke worries Europe’s woes will spill into U.S.
December 19, 2011
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke told Republican senators on Capitol Hill on Wednesday that he’s concerned about European sovereign debt problems spilling over […]
County was in dark over McKee tax problem
December 18, 2011
For nearly three years, real estate developer Paul McKee hasn’t paid property taxes on several parcels of his stalled industrial park in Hazelwood. But St. […]
Public retirement ages come under greater scrutiny
December 11, 2011
After nearly 40 years in public education, Patrick Godwin spends his retirement days running a horse farm east of Sacramento, Calif., with his daughter.
His departure […]
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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 […]
Bryan Cave merging with Denver law firm
December 6, 2011
St. Louis-based law firm Bryan Cave will merge next month with Holme Roberts & Owen LLP, based in Denver, the firms announced today.
Terms of the […]
Wind farm project in Oklahoma clashes with land’s other energy use
December 4, 2011
In one northern Oklahoma county, oil and wind don’t mix.
That’s where plans by St. Louisan Tom Carnahan’s Wind Capital Group LLC for a large wind […]
Gunmen attack Egypt’s gas pipeline
November 28, 2011
Attackers set off explosives early Monday along a gas pipeline in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula that transports fuel to neighboring Israel and Jordan, forcing a shutdown […]
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