Builders group sees pickup in housing this year

The U.S. housing market will begin to mount a turnaround this year, building toward a solid recovery in 2013, according to a forecast issued Wednesday […]

Karl Miller named senior project manager at Ross & Barruzini

Ross & Baruzzini Inc. engineering and architectural planning firm appointed Karl Miller as senior project manager for its St. Louis area office.
Miller manages selected regional […]

Asset targets seem steep; get an early start

How much in savings and investments should you have by age 35 or 45? Or, for that matter, at 65 when you’re likely to be […]

2011 job hopes improved most for worst-hit groups

For many people whose job prospects faded most during the recession, 2011 brought a small dose of relief.
When unemployment was surging, the youngest U.S. workers, […]

China

Export-Import Bank of China extended $12.5 billion more in loans to sub-Saharan Africa in the past decade than the World Bank, Fitch Ratings said.
State-owned […]

FedEx

Despite much talk about a gloomy economy, the packages are flying at FedEx.
Today is projected to be the busiest day, in which 17 million packages […]

Obama road trip: from payroll tax to campaign cash

One trip, two money pitches. President Barack Obama wants more money in the pockets of U.S. workers _ and in his campaign treasury.
With both goals […]

Flood-wary Bangkok is contrast of misery, normalcy

On one side of Bangkok, you’ll find the victims of Thailand’s worst flooding in half a century. They float down trash-strewn waterways, paddling washtubs with […]

New fighting breaks out in Libyan capital

A gunbattle erupted between revolutionary forces and Moammar Gadhafi supporters Friday in the heart of the Libyan capital for the first time since the longtime […]

BofA settlement pushes up home default notices

It’s no secret that Bank of America wants to put its mortgage-related woes behind it. But it appears that a key $8.5 billion settlement with […]