Canada Adds 58,200 Jobs in April, Unemployment Hits 7.3% - Bloomberg

Canadian employment rose almost six times faster than economists forecast in April, led by private- sector and full-time positions, creating the largest two-month increase in […]

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China to Slow Growth, Avoid Aggressive Policy, Pimco Says - Bloomberg

China will curb economic growth to address overinvestment and bad loans that built up after policy makers used stimulus to combat the 2008 crisis, according […]

Spring: A time for flowers, high gasoline prices

Ahh, spring. The days get longer, flowers bloom, and gasoline gets more expensive.
It’s a galling time for drivers, and it’s more maddening than usual this […]

U.K. March Services Expansion Unexpectedly Quickens: Economy - Bloomberg

U.K. services growth unexpectedly accelerated in March, adding to signs the economy avoided a recession and built momentum heading into the second quarter.
A gauge […]

IMF Staff Sees Potential Need for More European Aid to Greece - Bloomberg

Greece remains

Draghi Says Lull in Financial Crisis Should Spur Governments, Banks to Act - Bloomberg

European Central Bank President Mario Draghi called on banks and governments to make the most of a lull in the sovereign debt crisis as he […]

Monti Eyes Labor Plan Amid Jobless Youth, Trapped Firemen - Bloomberg

Riccardo Coladarci, a firefighter in Rome for seven years, is trapped and says now it

Contegra Construction finishes theatre building renovations at Lewis and Clark College

Contegra Construction Co., with offices in Edwardsville and Chesterfield, completed a $10.5 million renovation and expansion of the Hatheway Hall theater building at Lewis and […]

Brown Shoe reports fourth quarter loss, closure of Sikeston facility

Brown Shoe Co. said today that it’s closing a distribution facility in Sikeston, Mo., and 15 Famous Footwear stores.
The closures come as Clayton-based footwear company Brown Shoe announced fourth […]

Moody’s downgrades European countries

Moody’s cut the credit ratings of six European countries on Monday amid continued anxiety over the continent’s debt crisis and its sluggish economy.
Italy, Malta, […]