(ST. LOUIS, AP) — A St. Louis federal jury has awarded $491 million in damages in a 6-year-old lawsuit linked to the collapse years ago of a company that sold… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Eight online payday lenders operated by one man from a South Dakota reservation will repay Missouri consumers who were charged excess fees under the terms… Read more »

(AP) — The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions. The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group uses the… Read more »

(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — The state budget director says increases in Missouri’s revenues are holding steady at close to a 5 percent growth from last year. Budget Director Linda… Read more »

By MIKE SCHNEIDER (ORLANDO, Fla., AP) — As Florida’s housing market tanked seven years ago, construction worker David Rager saw jobs dry up. So he left construction, along with 2.3… Read more »

By MARK SHERMAN (MIAMI, AP) — The Justice Department’s decision to not prosecute a civilian neighborhood watch volunteer for a hate crime in the shooting death of an unarmed black… Read more »

By ERICA WERNER (WASHINGTON, AP) — Divided Republicans are searching for a way out of an impasse over immigration that is threatening to shut down the Homeland Security Department within… Read more »

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO (BENTONVILLE, Ark., AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is hoping its decision to boost workers’ paychecks will help it boost its bottom line. The nation’s largest private employer… Read more »

(COLUMBIA, Mo., AP) — The Columbia City Council has approved new regulations for ride-booking services such as Uber and Lyft. An Uber representative says the new rules show the city… Read more »