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Rebels in Germany’s junior governing party on Friday failed to turn it against eurozone efforts to set up a permanent rescue fund, an outcome that […]

Sensing a political opening, congressional Republicans are moving toward a high-stakes showdown with President Barack Obama over a plan to link fast-tracked approval of an […]

Leaders of 23 European countries desperate to save the continent’s shared currency agreed in all-night talks Friday to surrender some sovereignty in a new treaty […]

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 […]

The collapse of talks aimed at reducing the staggering U.S. budget deficit sent Asian stock markets mostly lower Tuesday.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index fell 0.1 percent […]

If only Europe weren’t so menacing, American investors probably would be feeling less apprehensive about the economy and stock market.
U.S. economic data this past week […]

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 […]

Mortgage giant Fannie Mae is asking the federal government for $7.8 billion in aid to cover its losses in the July-September quarter.
The government-controlled company said […]

Ford Motor Co., stung by falling quality ratings because of its glitch-prone MyFord Touch system, is planning a major upgrade that it hopes will fix […]

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