St. Louis County property tax exemptions worth $20 million to hospitals

Given the complexity of the tax code, legions of accountants and lawyers might be needed to calculate the worth of a large nonprofit health system’s […]

Nonprofit hospitals’ huge tax breaks under increasing scrutiny

BJC Healthcare, which operates Barnes-Jewish Hospital and a dozen others in Missouri and Illinois, owns property worth about $1.5 billion. But it pays few property […]

Earnings season can affect `dangerous market’

Third-quarter earnings season is just beginning, but the profits companies will report over the next few weeks could come across like ancient history.
Analysts are expecting […]

Canada to block airline strike

Canada’s Conservative government moved Tuesday to prevent a strike Thursday by Air Canada flight attendants by sending the matter to the Canada Industrial Relations Board […]

US futures fall ahead of Bernanke testimony

U.S. stock futures are falling sharply ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s testimony before Congress on the outlook for the U.S. economy.
Stocks fell broadly […]

Retailers report solid gains for August

Retailers are reporting solid revenue gains for August, capping what’s winding up to be a solid back-to-school season despite wild stock market swings and worries […]

Italy to slash political jobs in new austerity

Italy’s government vowed Saturday that its new austerity package will slash the country’s huge bureaucratic costs, with thousands of jobs and local elected posts being […]

New managing partner named for Deloitte LLC’s Central region

Deloitte LLP appointed Deborah L. DeHaas as regional managing partner of its newly created Central region, which includes its St. Louis office and Missouri and […]

RIM to give Twitter followers a sneak peek at new devices

WATERLOO, ONT.—Research In Motion (TSX: RIM) says it is holding a social media event tonight to promote upcoming BlackBerry devices, as the company contends with […]

Treasury increases oversight at First Banks

In an unprecedented move, the U.S. Treasury Department appointed two directors Tuesday to help oversee First Banks, which has failed to make a single dividend […]