Economic and Finance
The nation’s economy slammed into reverse in the third quarter and suffered its biggest decline in seven years, according to a government report Thursday.
The […]
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Judging from a leaked ad for day-after-Thanksgiving sales, major stores will tempt shoppers - whose help is desperately needed to bolster the economy - […]
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Mounting job losses. Nations trying to avoid defaulting on their debt. A possible global recession.
Despite massive intervention by governments to stem an international credit crunch […]
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Alton Pointe Apartments opened several months ago on the former site of Sullivan Homes, a 1950s-era public housing complex that was decried in its […]
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ConocoPhillips, the third-largest U.S. oil company, says third-quarter profit rose 41% due largely to record oil prices this summer. The results easily topped Wall […]
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A broad measure of the economy’s health rose unexpectedly in September after declining for two consecutive months, the Conference Board announced Monday.
The New York-based […]
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For years, some Missouri casinos have been pushing the Legislature to get rid of that quirky, only-in-the-nation remnant of this state’s riverboat gambling days: […]
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Friday proposed emergency assistance for small business endangered by America’s financial crisis, calling for a "small business rescue […]
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Bell Canada and Telus Corp. plan to jointly invest up to $1 billion in new network technology that promises to end Rogers Communications Inc.’s Canadian […]
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The world’s economic powers faced huge pressure on Friday to contain the financial crisis as panic selling swept through European and Asian markets amid […]
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