US Steel 4Q loss narrows, revenue rises 12 pct

U.S. Steel says its fourth-quarter loss narrowed, as strong demand for its pipes from the oil industry boosted its sales.
The Pittsburgh-based steel company also says […]

Going smaller and cheaper helps home builders survive

Last summer, Marie Davis was living in an 800-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment and not liking it. A single woman of 27, she wanted bigger and better.
“I […]

Obama Odds May Rise as Unemployment Falls - Bloomberg

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President Hu: China to focus on expanding imports

Chinese President Hu Jintao said Sunday that China doesn’t intentionally pursue a large trade surplus and that it will focus on expanding imports in the […]

Trade deficit shrinks for fourth straight month

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in October to its lowest point of the year as Americans bought fewer foreign cars and imported less oil. Exports […]

Holland Construction Services starts renovations on Memorial Care Center in Belleville

Holland Construction Services Inc. started extensive renovations at Memorial Care Center at 4315 Memorial Drive in Belleville.
The $6 million project includes an upgrade to the […]

Ameren pledges to hurry Lake of the Ozarks plan

Ameren Missouri says it will submit a proposal to adjust the Bagnell Dam project boundary at Lake of the Ozarks sooner than federal regulators required.
The […]

Clinton meets Thai flood victims

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has met with Thai flood victims at an evacuation center after announcing a $10 million aid package.
Hillary spent […]

‘Super Mario’ tapped to cure Italy’s economic ills

The man tapped to be Italy’s next premier earned the moniker “Super Mario” in the halls of the European Commission, stopping such corporate giants as […]

GOP makes new offer on taxes, Medicare cuts

With a Thanksgiving deadline fast approaching, the GOP members of a deficit-reduction supercommittee are pressing a plan to cut the deficit by about $1.5 trillion […]