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Corn prices stay high, support high food prices

December 11, 2011

The U.S. government barely changed its estimate for next year’s corn surplus, which is expected to stay small and keep high food prices high.
The Department […]

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Aldermen give final OK to Bottle District deal

December 9, 2011

St. Louis aldermen Friday OK’d a bill that clears the way for developer Paul McKee to buy the Bottle District site, a move that McKee […]

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Canada unemployment rate rose to 7.4% in November

December 2, 2011

OTTAWA—Statistics Canada says the country’s unemployment rate nudged up one notch last month to 7.4 per cent as employment fell for the second straight month.
The […]

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Japan factory output rises but outlook weak

November 30, 2011

Japan’s factory production rose for the first time in two months as auto and machinery makers expanded output while bracing for global headwinds.
Factory production in […]

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India invite to foreign retailers stirs backlash

November 28, 2011

India’s new open door policy for foreign retailers is stirring a backlash from state governments who fear the move will be unpopular with their constituencies […]

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Italian cargo ship is free off Somalia

November 26, 2011

Officials say an Italian cargo ship and 21-member crew are now free, seven months after pirates seized the vessel in the waters off Somalia.
President Giorgio […]

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Greece rules out fresh austerity

November 18, 2011

Greece predicted Friday that its budget deficit will fall sharply next year and insisted that no fresh austerity measures will be needed to plug a […]

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Economist Monti to quickly form new Italian govt

November 13, 2011

Economist Mario Monti accepted the monumental task Sunday of trying to form a new government that can rescue Italy from financial ruin, expressing confidence that […]

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Allied Healthcare reports loss in first fiscal quarter

November 8, 2011

Declining sales caused Allied Healthcare Products Inc. to report a deeper loss in its first fiscal quarter for 2012, which ended Sept. 30. The St. […]

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US military: American service member dies in Iraq

November 4, 2011

The U.S. military says an American service member has been killed while conducting military operations in northern Iraq.
The military statement released Friday said the death […]

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