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 […]

Gasoline hits $3.72 per gallon

The price of gasoline is continuing its steady climb. Drivers are paying the highest price ever for the end of February.
The national average now sits […]

Analysis: Smaller caps seen doing better this earnings season

Perhaps familiarity does breed contempt. The biggest U.S. companies have often failed to meet forecasts this earnings season, while their smaller counterparts have delivered.
“Big-cap” […]

Sears’ survival plan sends stock surging

Sears posted a massive loss Thursday, but it’s betting on a new set of initiatives to help turn things around…and put bankruptcy rumors to […]

Judge tosses another claim in Madoff case

In another blow to the trustee in the Bernard Madoff case, a federal judge threw out a $20 billion lawsuit attempting to recover more […]

US stock futures higher after Greek bailout deal

U.S. stock futures are higher after Europe finally put together a bailout for Greece.
Dow Jones industrial average futures are up 36 points at 12,965. The […]

China cuts bank reserve ratio to spur growth

China’s central bank will lower the ratio of funds that banks must hold as reserves in a move that frees tens of billions of dollars […]

U.K. Inflation Probably Slowed to 14-Month Low in January, Economists Say - Bloomberg

U.K. inflation probably slowed in January to its weakest pace in more than a year as the impact of a sales-tax increase a year earlier […]

Stocks trade mixed as Greek debt talks drag on

Stocks were mixed Wednesday afternoon as questions mounted over whether Greece will hammer out a cost-cutting deal it needs to keep from defaulting on its […]

Spain unemployment hitting nearly 1 of 4 workers

Spain’s brutal unemployment rate soared to nearly 23 percent Friday and closed in on 50 percent for those under age 25, leaving more than 5 […]