Orders for durable goods dropped in July by the most in almost a year, calling into question the strength of the projected pickup in U.S. growth.
Read More »Restaurant sales lag as people skip dinner for cars
Restaurant sales contracted in June and July, even as spending on other discretionary categories such as automobiles and homes grew, a sign some Americans remain budget conscious.
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Read More »Fed asks judge to leave swipe fee rules alone for now
The U.S. Federal Reserve asked that its rules on debit-card transaction fees and processing be left in place while it appeals a decision that they are illegal.
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Read More »Catherine Hanaway moves to Husch
Catherine Hanaway, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri and former speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives, is leaving Ashcroft Hanaway for Husch Blackwell.
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Read More »Jurors brought in for October lead case
On Thursday morning, about 155 potential jurors traveled to the Civil Courts Building in downtown St. Louis to fill out a 15-page questionnaire designed to detect bias.
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Read More »Commentary: Five reasons housing isn’t ready to drop dead
Don’t start writing housing’s obituary just yet.
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Read More »Updated: Coalition fights new $3 municipal court fee in lawsuit
A judge late Friday denied a request for a temporary restraining order requested by a coalition of Missouri municipal administrators, judges and lawyers that filed a lawsuit to stop the collection of a $3 fee in municipal courts.
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Read More »New York’s high court to hear appeals in fracking cases
An intermediate-level appellate court in Albany in May affirmed lower-court rulings upholding the bans.
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Read More »NFL to pay $765M to settle concussion suits
The settlement will compensate more than 5,000 ex-players for ailments stemming from head injuries and fund research into concussions.
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Read More »ACLU: Suspend executioner’s certification
The ACLU of Eastern Missouri says the American Board of Anesthesiology should suspend the certification of the anesthesiologist slated to execute two Missouri inmates this fall.
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Read More »Cities, judges, lawyers fight new $3 court surcharge
The lawsuit alleges that it is unconstitutional for municipal courts to impose and collect fees for entities not connected to the municipal courts system.
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