WASHINGTON/January 31, 2017 (AP)(STL.News) — The Federal Reserve is all but sure to leave interest rates alone when it ends a policy meeting Wednesday at a time of steady gains for the U.S. economy but also heightened uncertainty surrounding the ne…
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Weak quarterly reports push stocks to small losses
NEW YORK/January 31, 2017 (AP)(STL.News) — U.S. stocks are slipping Tuesday following weak fourth-quarter results from companies including UPS and Under Armour. Industrial companies are down the most, but health care companies are climbing. As they…
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Pfizer misses 4Q profit forecasts
NEW YORK/January 31, 2017 (AP)(STL.News) — Pfizer Inc. (PFE) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $775 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.
On a per-share basis, the New York-based company said it had pr…
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Clash over refugee ban brings firing of Justice Dept. head
WASHINGTON/January 31, 2017 (AP)(STL.News) — In an extraordinary public showdown, President Donald Trump fired the acting attorney general of the United States after she publicly questioned the constitutionality of his refugee and immigration ban a…
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The Latest: Trump tells Democrats to move on Cabinet picks
WASHINGTON/January 31, 2017 (AP)(STL.News) — The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local):
6:30 a.m.
President Donald Trump is jawboning Democrats to move faster on approving his Cabinet nominations.
In an early morning post on h…
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European shares up; Asian markets fall on US policy worries
TOKYO/January 31, 2017 (AP)(STL.News) — Global shares were mixed Tuesday, with gains in early European trading after a second day of losses in Asia partly in response to jitters over U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban.
KEEPING SCORE: Franc…
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As opposition outcry grows, Trump defends immigration order
WASHINGTON/January 30, 2017 (AP)(STL.News) — Defiant in the face of an international backlash, President Donald Trump pressed into his second week in office defending his sweeping immigration ban. Protests persisted at major airports, and concern m…
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Drops for post-election winners drag stocks lower
NEW YORK/January 30, 2017 (AP)(STL.News) — U.S. stocks fell Monday as investors grew nervous after President Donald Trump imposed a travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries. Energy companies, which have surged over the last year, took the bigg…
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St. Louis Board Of Aldermen Pass Stadium Bill
ST. LOUIS, MO/January 30, 2017 (STL.News) Plans to build a Major League Soccer stadium in downtown St. Louis continues to play out at city hall.
On Monday, the full Board of Aldermen voted in favor of perfecting a bill that calls for allocating ab…
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