YTB gets “going concern” notice, swings to loss in ‘08

The auditors of YTB International Inc. have raised concerns about the company’s future and its financial controls, the Wood River-based online travel seller disclosed […]

Economic forecast index retreats

A index forecasting economic activity fell in February, ending two months of surprise increases, after the government took action to inject money into the […]

Dr. Burnett M. Thall, 86: Philanthropist served The Star and Torstar

Dr. Burnett M. Thall, a former vice-president of Torstar Corp. with a long, storied history of innovation and progression at the Toronto Star, died yesterday. […]

Regulator proposes new accounting rule

The Financial Accounting Standards Board, which sets U.S. accounting rules, proposed Monday to allow companies to exercise more judgment in determining if a market […]

U.S. Industrial Production Probably Fell on Auto, Export Slump

Industrial production probably fell in February for the sixth time in seven months as cutbacks at automakers and collapsing exports rippled across the U.S., […]

Sigma-Aldrich CEO made nearly $3.3 million in ‘08

The leader of St. Louis-based fine chemicals maker Sigma-Aldrich Corp. received nearly $3.3 million in compensation during fiscal 2008, according to Post-Dispatch calculations.
President […]

Roche’s $46.8 billion Genentech deal outshines others

It is buying up less than half of Genentech Inc for a whopping $46.8 billion, but Switzerland’s Roche Holding AG may have clinched the […]

Global Confidence Fell in March as Economies Crumbled

Confidence in the world economy waned in March as the recession proved deeper than forecast and the U.S. mounted new rescues of financial institutions, […]

Expand law on layoffs, experts say

With the economy weakening, chief executives want Wall Street to see them as tough cost-cutters who are not afraid to lay off workers. But […]

Hired! A new grad lands a new job

These days, getting a college degree doesn’t guarantee you a job. And with so many new grads vying for a limited number of openings […]