Small towns along Katy Trail in St. Charles County prosper as bikers and hikers flock to the region.

ST. CHARLES COUNTY — In the little towns of Defiance and Augusta, the great recession already ended last year.
The reason is the Katy […]

Stocks end with a flourish

Wall Street staged a late-session rally Thursday, as investors piled into bank and technology shares following a three-day selloff on worries about the health […]

Stiglitz Says U.S. Economic Recovery May Not Be ‘Sustainable’

The U.S. economy faces a “significant chance” of contracting again after emerging from its worst recession since the 1930s, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz […]

Job cuts ease in August

The pace of U.S. job losses has slowed, but we’re not out of the woods yet, according to two reports released Wednesday.
Automatic Data […]

Australian Economic Growth Accelerates, Points to Rate Increase

Australia’s economic growth unexpectedly accelerated in the second quarter, driving the nation’s currency higher on expectations the central bank will raise borrowing costs from […]

India’s Growth May Falter as Drought Threatens Crops

India’s economic rebound, which last quarter lagged behind recoveries in China and Japan, may falter as a drought threatens to curb harvests and rural […]