Peabody Q2 profit more than doubles

Peabody Energy Corp.'s profit more than doubled in the second quarter as demand for coal imports rises in China and India.
The St. Louis-based coal company […]

Park Place inks deal to sell McLarens

Dallas-based Park Place Dealerships will soon become one of the first retailers in the country to represent McLaren Automotive. The company makes exotics such as […]

Hawaii gasoline prices rise

Honolulu drivers go into the Memorial Day weekend paying an average of $3.43 a gallon, which is a bit (2.6 cents) lower than earlier this […]

Faculty members get smallest pay increase in 50 years

Academic pay has been squeezed by the recession, according to the annual salary survey by the American Association of University Professors.
Overall, salaries […]

Court ruling favors Pinnacle in fight over President licensing

In the fight over the fate of the President Casino, Pinnacle Entertainment finally won a round.
A state appeals court in Kansas City on […]

Summers Sees Labor-Market Rebound as U.S. Economy Strengthens

White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers expressed confidence the U.S. will see employment growth as the economic recovery strengthens.
“We’re not going to be […]

Cerner, Kansas City Wizards development deal goes for final approval

A proposed development agreement calling for a new 18,000-seat soccer stadium for the Kansas City Wizards and a first-class office campus for 4,000 new Cerner […]

Three Rivers Systems relocates

Three Rivers Systems Inc., a maker of campus administrative software systems, has moved to new offices in Ellisville.
The site was bought and renovated to expand […]

Monsanto, law firms, sued for shortchanging Medicare

WASHINGTON — Monsanto Co., Pfizer Inc. and Solutia Inc. failed to reimburse Medicare for health services provided to individuals who won a $300 million […]

Blackstone shares have pre-earnings rally

Shares of private equity firm Blackstone Group rose 7.5 percent on Thursday, which options analysts attributed to expectation of positive earnings when the firm […]