Alton Memorial Hospital lays off employees

Alton Memorial Hospital in Alton, Ill., fired an undisclosed number of employees this week, according to The Telegraph.
The lay-offs occurred Wednesday and were in response […]

Spain Retail Sales Fall for Eighth Month as `Crisis

Retail sales in Spain fell for an eighth month in July as record oil prices and higher interest rates eroded consumers' purchasing power.
Sales […]

Kewaunee Scientific

Kewaunee Scientific Corp. reports a 46 percent increase in earnings for its fiscal first quarter ended July 31.
The Statesville-based manufacturer earned $981,000, or 38 cents […]

Polish Rate Cut Bets Sprout as Growth Slows: Chart of the Day

Investors are starting to switch their bets on Polish interest rates to cuts from increases, on signs economic growth is slowing and inflation is […]

Visitors bureau offers carbon calculator

The Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau said Tuesday it will tweak its website to offer a carbon calculator and offset program.
The website, at denver.org, […]

Times, P-I single-copy daily prices to hit 75 cents next month

The newsstand price of The Seattle Times and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer will rise from 50 cents to 75 cents on Sept. 1.
“The reason is a […]

Olmert Calls Budget Test of Cabinet

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert urged the Cabinet to approve the 2009 budget on time, saying it was a test of the government's ability […]

Dollar Optimists Return as Slowdown Spreads to Europe, Japan

The dollar will appreciate against the euro, yen, pound and Swiss franc in the next six months as economies in Europe and Asia falter, […]

Speedemissions swings to loss in Q2

Speedemissions Inc. said it swung to a loss in the second quarter due to early operating losses at new locations, including in St. Louis.
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Paulson Says He Doesn

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said there are no plans to inject capital into Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after the two mortgage companies […]