1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (358+ words) NEW YORK -- U. S. stocks closed lower on Tuesday, backing away from record closing highs as renewed concerns over the artificial intelligence boom weighed on technology stocks days before five of the sector's most high-profile companies were due to post quarterly results....

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (606+ words) When Jan. 1 rolls around, Missouri's minimum wage will increase from $13. 75 to $15 an hour, putting the state ahead of many others. The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced that the minimum wage is set to increase by $1. 25 beginning in…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (632+ words) Rising energy prices are a growing concern among the public, and state utility regulators have taken note. The Missouri Public Service Commission has started a process to study the effectiveness of energy assistance programs. State regulators have asked investor-owned utilities…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago  (944+ words) STOCKHOLM -- Three researchers who probed the process of business innovation won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for explaining how new products and inventions promote economic growth and human welfare, even as they leave older companies in the dust....

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (83+ words) Missouri's unemployment rate is holding steady at 4 percent. The June jobs report from the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center (MERIC) says the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment. .. Cameron Gerber is the business reporter for the Jefferson City News Tribune. A…...

9+ mon, 1+ day ago  (539+ words) "We've learned that the process will probably be slower than expected," Powell said. "We think we have a long way to go to really understand exactly how" the tariffs will affect inflation and the economy. There were some signs of…...