Business torrents

A massive venture capital fund that pumps money into Great Lakes businesses is crucial for the economy of the region to move beyond its Rust […]

Apple Inc. earned $3.38 billion on revenue of $15.68 billion in the first quarter ended Dec. 26.
A year earlier, the Cupertino maker of computers, iPhones […]

The unemployment rate in the Wichita area dropped 0.4 percent to 7.6 percent in December, according to new data from the Kansas Department of Labor.
The […]

Fewer people were hired to work in Hawaii stores at the start of the holiday season, but the people who worked put in more hours.
Retail […]

General Motors confirmed Wednesday that it put an end to an agreement with Tiger Woods that allowed the golfer to drive its vehicles for […]

The Federal Reserve asked a U.S. appeals court to block a ruling that for the first time would force the central bank to reveal […]

Canwest Communications Inc. is hoping to fetch at least $1 billion to $1.5 billion for its national chain of big city daily newspapers, including the […]

Spanish registered unemployment rose to the highest in more than a decade in December, capping a year that saw the nation’s jobless rate soar […]

Two experienced federal prosecutors are leaving the U.S. Attorney’s Office here to start their own firm, both men told the Post-Dispatch this week.
Executive […]