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Floods threaten Bangkok trains; toll passes 500

November 6, 2011

Advancing pools of filthy water threatened the Thai capital’s subway system Monday and surrounded the emergency headquarters set up to deal with flooding that has […]

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Greek PM abaondons referendum on Greek debt plan

November 3, 2011

Greece’s prime minister abandoned his explosive plan to put a European rescue deal to popular vote Thursday, keeping his government alive _ but passionate squabbling […]

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Savers look at delaying retirement, other options to boost nest egg

October 30, 2011

For Americans planning for retirement, the past decade has been dreadful.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index has lost an annualized 0.4 percent since 2000, compared […]

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Clear Channel cuts jobs in regional reorganization

October 28, 2011

Clear Channel Communications Inc. said Friday that it had dismissed some on-air and off-air staff earlier this week, in a reshaping of its regional and […]

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Bangkok governor to city: Prepare for floods, now

October 23, 2011

The governor of Bangkok issued a dramatic late-night warning Sunday to residents of the Thai capital to prepare for floodwaters to roll deeper into the […]

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PepsiCo 3Q profit climbs on snack, beverage sales

October 12, 2011

PepsiCo Inc.’s third-quarter profit rose 4 percent because of higher prices and strong sales of its snacks and beverages, especially overseas.
Food and beverage companies like […]

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Bear still threatens U.S. markets

October 9, 2011

Investors spent the last quarter and a good part of last week trying to outrun the bear.
So far, they’ve made it, but they are not […]

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Asian markets lower on Greek debt fears

October 3, 2011

Asian stock markets extended a sell-off Tuesday, following a dismal session on Wall Street that was sparked by the revelation that debt-strapped Greece would not […]

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Cues from Dad led to career in hotel management

September 25, 2011

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 […]

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Kaldi’s makes Fortune’s ‘best small coffee maker’ list

September 23, 2011

St. Louis favorite Kaldi’s is among 17 boutique coffee companies named by Fortune magazine as the best in America.
The description of Kaldi’s is rather generic: […]

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