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Monthly Archive January, 2009

Drop continues in home prices here and nationwide

January 28, 2009

Drops in December sales of existing houses across the St. Louis area punctuated a year of double-digit declines in much of the region for […]

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Europe Services, Manufacturing Contracted in January

January 24, 2009

Europe’s manufacturing and service industries contracted for an eighth month in January as the global recession curbed demand for exports and damped spending.
A […]

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U.K. unveils second bank rescue plan

January 22, 2009

The U.K. government unveiled a second bank rescue plan Monday designed to jumpstart lending and bolster the stability of the nation’s financial system.
The announcement […]

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Eli Lilly fined nearly $1.5B in drug marketing case

January 17, 2009

Eli Lilly and Company, the giant American drug company, agreed to pay nearly $1.5 billion in fines for marketing one of its medicines for […]

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Economy could lose 2M jobs in ‘09 - report

January 15, 2009

The nation could lose 2 million more jobs in 2009 after the loss of 2.6 million last year, a business research firm said in […]

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Stores to tell how horrible holiday was

January 10, 2009

It’s going to be ugly when leading store chains report their December sales numbers Thursday.
The only saving grace for merchants is that last […]

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Zell sparks hotel buyout rumors

January 6, 2009

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. signed a confidentiality agreement with property magnate Sam Zell’s Equity Group Investments LLC, according to a regulatory filing, […]

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