If the threat of a recession gives you pause when it comes to your personal finances, remember now is a time to prepare, not panic. Worries about the economy increased this week when a fairly reliable recession warning emerged from ...

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U.S. stocks steadied themselves Thursday amid hopes that the heart of the economy — shoppers spending at stores and online — can stay strong and help avert a recession. Caution continued to dominate markets around the world, though, on worries ...

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Jefferson County voters turned out Tuesday to support three bond issues on the ballot. Voters in the De Soto School District and the Hillsboro School District approved the no-tax increase bond issues necessary for them to participate in a bond ...

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The Missouri Supreme Court handed down an opinion on Tuesday that will allow Jefferson County to complete street construction in the Winter Valley subdivision. The case involves appeals and cross-appeals following litigation over the responsibility for completing and repairing streets ...

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For the first time since August, the interest rate banks charge each other for three-month loans is less than 1 percentage point more than what the U.S. government pays to borrow. Companies sold $138 billion of bonds in the U.S. ...

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