Wynn Macau gets OK for Cotai casino development

The Chinese arm of Wynn Resorts Ltd. said it received approval on Wednesday for a new casino in the Cotai district of Macau, the world’s […]

Reliance swings to profit in first quarter

Reliance Bancshares Inc. swung to a profit in the first quarter, boosted by a $2.5 million-gain from the sales of investment securities.
The bank holding company […]

UK report analyzes risks of Arctic development

A British report is warning that new opportunities for economic development in the Arctic are fraught with high risks of environmental disaster.
The report was released […]

Stocks battered Fed’s wait-and-see stance

Stocks around the world took a pounding Wednesday as investors pared back any remaining expectations that the Federal Reserve would be pumping more money into […]

Haunted House trade show in St. Louis is not for faint of heart

ST. LOUIS • Inside a vast exhibit hall cloudy with fake smoke, not far from an animatronic doll grimacing like it was being electrocuted (Zappy, […]

China

China may report tomorrow the slowest inflation in 19 months and industrial-production growth near a two-year low, increasing odds the government will step up efforts […]

Home Depot to hire 70K workers for spring

Home improvement retailer Home Depot Inc. said Thursday that it will hire 70,000 seasonal workers for the spring season, its biggest season.
The number is about […]

Unemployment rate falls to 8.5 pct., hiring surges

A burst of hiring in December pushed the unemployment rate to its lowest level in nearly three years, giving the economy a boost at the […]

Gold bullion taken to Egypt, court documents show

A man who accepted nearly $2 million in gold bars at night in a Rexdale parking lot took the gold to Egypt and gave it […]

Business owner watches as pay phones fade away

At 62, Jim Nesselhauf is not sure which will come first, retirement or the demise of his business