May 19th, 2012
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has leveraged growing economic ties with China to reduce tensions to their lowest level since the two sides split in 1949. China’s incessant effort to draw the democratic island closer politically has been on the back burner, and as Ma’s second term begins Sunday the question is whether he can keep […]
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May 18th, 2012
Tony Feraro, the president and CEO of Concord Bank in South St. Louis County, died Wednesday. He was 64.
Feraro joined the bank in November 2008.
“The entire Concord Bank family mourns the loss of Tony,” said Concord Bank chairman Earl Gates in a statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife and four children, and […]
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May 14th, 2012
Shares of Chesapeake Energy plunged late Friday after the heavily indebted firm revealed that it may be forced to delay some asset sales.
In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Chesapeake (, Fortune 500) said it may have to postpone some previously planned sales of assets, such as oil and gas wells, because […]
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May 13th, 2012
William Gibson, the American-Canadian science fiction writer who coined the term cyberspace, is well-known for having stated
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May 5th, 2012
Egyptian armed forces and protesters clashed in Cairo on Friday, with troops firing water cannons and tear gas at demonstrators who threw stones as they tried to march on the Defense Ministry, a flashpoint for a new cycle of violence only weeks ahead of presidential elections.
It was the second time this week that clashes have […]
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April 30th, 2012
Bank of England Governor Mervyn King has 10 days left to make up his mind on whether he can risk halting stimulus for an economy trying to shake off a recession.
Reports starting tomorrow on manufacturing, construction and services, as well as consumer credit and house prices, will set the scene for data crunching by […]
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April 18th, 2012
After a strong start to the year, home builders have pared back, according to a report from the Census Bureau.
The number of new homes that began construction in March fell 5.8% to an annualized rate of 654,000 compared with February, the bureau said Tuesday. Housing starts were up year over year, however, by 10.3%. […]
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April 7th, 2012
Renting used to be cheaper than buying. But in many U.S. cities that’s no longer the case, as rents continue to climb and home prices stagnate.
While asking prices for homes declined 0.7% over the past 12 months through March, rents rose 5%, according to a report released Thursday by real estate listing site Trulia. […]
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April 2nd, 2012
The worst is over for the $10 trillion U.S. Treasury market following the biggest quarterly rout since 2010, say Wall Street
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March 26th, 2012
The price of gasoline is less than a dime away from last year’s high.
At an average of $3.90 per gallon, Americans have never paid more at this time of year and prices are expected to keep climbing with two months remaining before the traditional kickoff of the summer driving season.
Prices peaked last year in May […]
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