Boehner: Debt increase can’t pass with tax hikes

The top Republican in Congress is ruling out any tax increases as part of a budget bargain required to pass an increase in the government’s […]

IMF says hopes to name new chief by June 30

The International Monetary Fund said Monday it will interview the two leading candidates for the top job at the 187-nation lending institution this week with […]

PNC buys Royal Bank of Canada US banks for $3.45B

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. said Monday that it is buying the U.S. retail operations of Royal Bank of Canada for $3.45 billion.
PNC said that […]

Former St. Louis County official charged with fraud tied to failed casino plan

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House panel takes up NLRB complaint against Boeing

A congressional panel is holding a hearing in South Carolina on a National Labor Relations Board complaint against aircraft manufacturer Boeing over a non-union jet […]

Province holding ratepayers in contempt, lawyer says

The Ontario government is holding electricity ratepayers in contempt as its lawyers stall a challenge to a $53.7 million green energy charge imposed last year, […]

Tax preparer jailed for filing bogus charity claims

A judge has sent a Brampton tax preparer to prison for three years for fraud after he filed more than $34 million in phoney charitable […]

Several area construction projects advance

Several Post-Dispatch business stories have covered such topics as the renovations of notable St. Louis buildings, preservation of a mid-century modern enclave in Kirkwood and […]

N.Z. Dollar Advances to Record - Bloomberg

New Zealand’s dollar climbed to the highest level since exchange-rate controls ended in 1985 after a report showed the nation’s trade surplus widened by almost […]

China Tops India as Asian Country Most Likely to Maintain Economic Growth - Bloomberg

China ranks first among 22 emerging Asian economies as the country most likely to maintain steady and rapid growth over the next five years, according […]