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In its latest executive action, the White House announced new steps Thursday to spur start-up businesses and help them access $2 billion in resources.
The U.S. […]

Five years ago, the natural gas market was defined by tight supplies, rising prices and extreme volatility. Gas utility bills of $300 or $400 a […]

Steve O’Loughlin, 44, president and chief operating officer of Lodging Hospitality Management, a company with headquarters in Maryland Heights that manages and owns 16 hotels […]

General Motors Co. and the United Auto Workers, sobered by the government bailout and bankruptcy just two years ago, agreed on a new four-year contract […]

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A recent surge in high-profile hacker attacks is raising fresh concerns about computer and government security, as well as questions about the limits of an […]

Peabody Energy, the St. Louis-based coal giant, signed an agreement Thursday to pursue development of a huge surface mine in China and also made progress […]

Greece is likely to get enough money from the EU to survive through the summer, but its longer-term prospects were dark as investors watching the […]

NATO widened its campaign to weaken Moammar Gadhafi’s regime with airstrikes on desert command centers and sea patrols to intercept ships, the military alliance said […]

The index of U.S. leading indicators increased for a ninth month in March and Americans’ confidence rose for a fourth week, signaling the expansion may […]