Tags / Louis

ECONOMY Fri Sep 5, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A vaccine maker asked the Missouri Supreme Court to throw out an $8.5 million jury verdict for a St. Louis man who contracted polio after receiving an oral vaccine for the disease. Cortez Strong was an infant when he contracte.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon Aug 25, 2008 @ 3:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The postmaster general says the postal service could lose about $2 billion this year due to tough economic times. John Potter told the National Association of Postmasters of the United States at their convention in St. Louis that the po.. Read More

ECONOMY Tue Aug 12, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The economy may be struggling, but Missouri's casinos are still going strong. The latest figures from the Missouri Gaming Commission show that overall casino gambling revenue rose 7 percent in July to $146.9 million, up from $136.9 mill.. Read More

M & A Tue Jul 15, 2008 @ 6:02pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- ST. LOUIS -- When Anheuser-Busch executives announced a cost-cutting plan in June, they surprised analysts by not proposing to sell the company's amusement parks and entertainment holdings. Belgian brewer InBev is likely to be less sentimental. Having ag.. Read More

M & A Tue Jul 8, 2008 @ 6:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Anheuser-Busch claims that Belgian brewer InBev's unsolicited takeover bid isn't just bad for the bottom line, but is an "illegal scheme" that threatens to defraud Anheuser-Busch shareholders if a federal judge doesn't step in. Anheuser.. Read More

M & A Wed Jul 2, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Ambulatory Services of America, Inc. announced the acquisition of three dialysis centers in the St. Louis, Missouri area from Affiliated Hospitals Dialysis Center. Affiliated Hospitals Dialysis Center is a joint ve.. Read More

M & A Fri Jun 20, 2008 @ 6:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- ST. LOUIS, June 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. (NYSE: BUD - News) board of directors met today to discuss in detail the unsolicited, non-binding proposal submitted from InBev June 11 to acquire all outstanding shares of the comp.. Read More

M & A Fri Jun 20, 2008 @ 12:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Anheuser-Busch says the chief executive officer of Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo SAB has resigned from the Anheuser-Busch board. The move comes amid reports that the board is about to consider a $46 billion takeover offer from Belgian brew.. Read More

WORLD Fri Jun 20, 2008 @ 12:00pm neoform

money.cnn.com -- InBev: This Bud's for usMore VideosST. LOUIS (AP) -- Anheuser-Busch says the chief executive officer of Mexican brewer Grupo Modelo SAB has resigned from the Anheuser-Busch board. The move comes amid reports that the board is about to consider a $46 bill.. Read More

M & A Wed Jun 18, 2008 @ 6:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- ST. LOUIS, June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Patriot Coal Corporation (NYSE: PCX - News) today announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission has declared effective the Registration Statement on Form S-4 containing the Proxy Statement/Prospectus fo.. Read More

ECONOMY Mon Jun 16, 2008 @ 6:00pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Republican Gov. Matt Blunt sent a letter Monday to the Federal Trade Commission, asking for a federal review of the proposed sale of Anheuser-Busch Cos. to Belgian brewer InBev. Blunt's letter said he is concerned the sale could create.. Read More

M & A Fri Jun 6, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A new Web site is trying to block the rumored takeover of Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. by Belgium-based brewer InBev SA, playing on patriotic fervor to stop an iconic American firm from slipping into foreign hands. The Web site, SaveBudweis.. Read More

M & A Fri Apr 11, 2008 @ 12:02pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- ST. LOUIS, April 11, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- RiverVest Venture Partners announced today that it has completed fundraising for its second fund, RiverVest Venture Fund II, L.P., with total committed capital of $75 million from private investors. RiverVest's fi.. Read More

ECONOMY Wed Jan 23, 2008 @ 3:01pm neoform

biz.yahoo.com -- ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Familiar faces are missing at Betty Hamilton's bar in Columbia. The Tiger Club clientele is largely blue-collar workers middle-aged and older. Until January 2007, many of them smoked. But in the year since the mid-Missouri town banned s.. Read More

MEDIA Tue Dec 11, 2007 @ 12:00pm neoform

www.mediaweek.com -- AT&T announced Monday it had launched its U-verse TV service in the St. Louis area. The Internet Protocol-based TV service is available in parts of the City of St. Louis and several other surrounding communities. The service, which competes with Charter.. Read More

WORLD Tue Nov 20, 2007 @ 9:01am neoform

money.cnn.com -- VideoMore video Chrysallis CEO Melisse Shaban talks about the future of the luxury product industry. Play video PARIS (AP) -- Luxury goods maker Louis Vuitton has won a lawsuit that alleged a Britney Spears music video violated counterfeiting laws by sh.. Read More

GENERAL Fri Oct 19, 2007 @ 6:01pm neoform

news.yahoo.com -- By Alister Bull Fri Oct 19, 2:56 PM ET ST LOUIS (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Friday that being predictable was the cornerstone of running a successful central bank policy. "Predictability is critical in building credibility.. Read More