Obama: GOP philosophy is ‘wrong about America’

President Barack Obama on Thursday accused his Republican presidential rivals of peddling a philosophy that is “wrong about America,” seeking to rev up his supporters […]

Dow breaks 13,000 for first time since ‘08 crisis

The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 13,000 on Tuesday for the first time since May 2008, when the Lehman Brothers investment bank was solvent, unemployment […]

Rupert Murdoch reassures staff at UK tabloid

News Corp. chief executive Rupert Murdoch gave staff at his scandal-hit tabloid The Sun new assurances over their future Friday in London crisis talks.
Staff said […]

Australia, aiming for surplus, hikes taxes on rich

Australian lawmakers on Wednesday narrowly approved tax hikes for the wealthy that will help the government meet its pledge to deliver a budget surplus next […]

Five questions with Dorothée Imbert

Dorothée Imbert
Title • Chair of the master’s program in landscape architecture at Washington University’s Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts
Education • Professional degree […]

Boeing Dreamliner forges bond between St. Louis and Seattle

It more closely resembled the healthy competition between Steve Jobs and Bill Gates than the antipathy marking the Newt Gingrich-Mitt Romney relationship.
“I wouldn’t even call […]

Solutia and Eastman: corporate snapshots

Solutia Inc.
Headquarters • Town and Country
CEO • Jeffry Quinn
Products • Laminated architectural and automotive glass; performance films for cars and buildings; chemicals for rubber and […]

Home sales continue to improve

Home sales ended a difficult year on a high note, resulting in a gain in full-year sales volume.
The National Association of Realtors reported that […]

Carnival stock, profits hit from cruise disaster

Shares of Carnival plummeted in U.S. trading Tuesday after the cruise line operator said it may suffer a more than $100 million hit to […]

Fitch warns of European rating downgrades this month

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