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Planned job cuts dropped in December but were up 14% overall for 2011, according to a report from outplacement consulting firm Challenger, Gray & […]

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon will name the state’s new top job creation official on Friday, his office said Thursday.
The new director of the Department of […]

Molly Curlee, the owner of City Sprouts, debated whether to keep her University City toy store open a bit later on Christmas Eve this year.
“It’s […]

Jurors have resumed deliberations in a Utah company’s $1 billion federal antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. and say they’re close to a verdict.
Novell Inc. sued […]

The Toronto stock market was higher Tuesday as crude oil prices rose and traders took in positive data from Europe

U.S. stocks appear headed for gains after overseas markets welcomed German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s call for stronger rules to enforce fiscal discipline in the European […]

The central banks of the wealthiest countries, trying to prevent a debt crisis in Europe from exploding into a global panic, swept in Wednesday to […]

State monitors will crack down on scofflaws who illegally park in spaces reserved for those with disabilities on Black Friday, one of the busiest shopping […]

Moves toward a Pacific free trade zone gained momentum Saturday, though friction over the U.S.-backed initiative were apparent, with China visibly cool to the idea.
President […]

Italy’s Senate prepared Friday to vote on economic reform measures demanded by the European Union that should pave the way for Premier Silvio Berlusconi to […]