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Monthly Archive September, 2008

AIG gets NY state help to stave off cash crunch

September 16, 2008

A complex asset swap brokered by New York state officials will give embattled American International Group a $20 billion lifeline, but the insurer’s longer […]

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Britain

September 15, 2008

LONDON–Though good news is desperately scarce throughout the economies of the West, one can take small solace in the fact that none of us is […]

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AIG, facing liquidity crisis, seeks Fed lifeline

Insurer American International Group Inc, working to stave off rating downgrades and shore up the capital of its holding company, has made an unprecedented […]

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Ike shuts fuel pipeline as prices spike

September 14, 2008

Gasoline prices in the St. Louis area continued to march higher Friday, and further increases may loom as Hurricane Ike headed ashore along the […]

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Study blames speculation for oil

September 12, 2008

Speculation by large investors — and not supply and demand for oil — were a primary reason for the surge in oil prices during […]

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Rams, SLU Hospital: Partners in marketing, not medicine

September 11, 2008

St. Louis University Hospital calls itself the "official" hospital of the St. Louis Rams on billboards and signs.
But its doctors provide no […]

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Armstrong Teasdale intends to move to Clayton, developer says

Armstrong Teasdale LLP has signed a letter of intent to move the law firm from downtown into the planned $200 million Centene Plaza in […]

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TD unit to run credit for The Source

September 10, 2008

TD Retail Card Services, a company owned by TD Bank’s U.S. unit, has acquired the private label credit card program of InterTan Canada Ltd., which […]

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China wants closer ties with Midwest

China wants to deepen its trade ties with the Midwest, and St. Louis seems like a logical place to start, that nation’s top Midwestern […]

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Worries over commodity demand takes TSX down

September 9, 2008

The Toronto Stock Exchange’s main index ended lower yesterday after early enthusiasm over the U.S. mortgage bailout plan fizzled as worries over slowing growth weighed […]

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