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World stocks slip as Bernanke offers no new aid

European and U.S. stocks fell on Friday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke indicated the central bank would take no new steps to boost the […]

Payless Shoes owner considering sale of company

Collective Brands Inc. says it will close 475 stores and look to sell the company after posting a big second-quarter loss.
The Topeka, Kansas-based parent of […]

China starts bullet train safety inspections

China has begun inspections of all its showcase bullet train lines following a crash last month that killed 40 people, as authorities try to work […]

Germany’s Merkel renews rejection of eurobonds

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is insisting that introducing eurozone-wide government bonds wouldn’t solve the current debt crisis.
Merkel also said in an interview with ZDF television […]

Business owners shocked by electricity bills

Two months have passed since Toronto Hydro overhauled its billing system, but sticker shock continues to jolt many of its customers.
Earlier this week Lois Macaulay […]

Germ-X chairman may get into U.S. Senate race

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Ralcorp rejects latest takeover offer by ConAgra

Ralcorp Holdings’ board of directors rejected a sweetened offer by ConAgra Foods to buy the food manufacturer for $94 a share.
The all-cash offer is the latest overture […]

Plant science firm set to announce 80 new jobs on Wed.

An new plant sciences firm Tuesday is set to announce a new facility - and 80 jobs - in a Creve Coeur biotech incubator.
SyMyCo, Inc. […]