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 - Charter Communications reports 1st-quarter profit; subscribers up 3 percent
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 - Archer Daniels Midland Q3 profit soars as demand for grains and biofuels bounces back
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 - Archer Daniels Midland Q1 profit soars as demand for biofuels bounces back
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 - Ameren CEO Voss elected board chairman
 - Energizer Holdings fiscal 2nd-quarter profit rises, sales upon acquisitions, currency exchange
 - Rams select Heisman-winning quarterback Sam Bradford with No. 1 pick in NFL draft
 - Rams pick Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford with No. 1 pick in NFL draft
 - Peabody Energy’s 1Q profit falls, but expects improved sales later this year
 - Arch Coal posts 1Q loss on acquisition cost, weak demand for coal used to generate electricity
 - Missouri billionaire Stan Kroenke makes surprise bid to purchase 100 percent of Rams
 - Kroenke makes surprise bid to purchase 100 percent of Rams
 - The North Face settles lawsuit with The South Butt, Mo. teen’s company selling parody clothes
 - Monsanto reports 2nd-qtr profit down 19 pct, won’t likely meet goal of doubling profit by 2012
 - Peabody Energy $3 billion takeover bid for Australia’s Macarthur Coal rebuffed
 - K-V Pharmaceutical says it will not resume shipping products until at least the 4th quarter
 - Peabody Energy CEO receives pay package of $11.4 million in 2009, up 52 percent from 2008
 - NCAA executive backs Mo. bill offering tax breaks for sport events; senator says bill is dead
 - Mo. Transportation Department plans to save $200M over 5 years by reducing staff, spending
 - Pinnacle agrees to close the President Casino in St. Louis by July 1
 - Savvis names interim CEO James E. Ousley to permanent post
 - Federal regulators begin unprecedented set of hearings on competition in US agriculture system
 - Solutia lays out debt plans to pay for Etimex Solar acquisition; ratings agencies weigh in
 - Summary Box: Construction of new Mississippi River bridge at St. Louis to press on
 - Express Scripts 4th-quarter results, 2010 forecast top estimates; shares jump in late trading
 - Centene to acquire South Carolina Medicaid managed care provider Carolina Crescent
 - Former slaughterhouse vice president in Iowa loses appeal to be released on bail
 - Mo. House backs incentives for automakers, other manufacturers that improve existing factories
 - Reports: St. Louis Rams’ owners to sell team to Illinois businessman; NFL approval needed
 - Sigma-Aldrich says swine flu adjuvant sales boosted 4Q profit 10 percent, topping estimates
 - Missouri federal court jury: Bayer should pay $1.5M to rice farmers in Arkansas, Mississippi
 - Emerson Electric 1st-qtr profit falls, yet outlook appears brighter; shares jump
 - Ag products company ADM’s 2Q profit slips 2 percent as revenue falls due to lower prices
 - Casino owner Isle of Capri names Gregory Kozicz to board of directors
 - Arch Coal’s 4Q earnings skid, 2010 forecast disappoints, shares fall
 - Arch Coal’s 4Q earnings plunge on lower demand for electricity, steel
 - Missouri Gambling regulators vote to close President Casino in downtown St. Louis
 - Missouri Gaming Commission could move to close President Casino in St. Louis, SEC filing says
 - Not so corny: Users of wildly popular Facebook game tend virtual farms, learn about production
 - Justice Dept. files antitrust suit against Dean Foods over milk sales to schools, stores
 - Advocates, insurance companies are many dollars apart on Missouri autism insurance proposals
 - Justice Dept. steps up antitrust probe of Monsanto, demands documents on biotech seed business
 - Monsanto gets Justice Dept. request for more information on its soybean traits business
 - Stereotaxis gets FDA approval for catheter that uses magnetism to treat irregular heartbeat
 - KV and Hologic alter Gestiva terms, extending deal and adding up to $120M in payments
 - Centene 2010 profit and revenue forecasts come in slightly below analyst expectations
 - Matt Holliday and Cardinals finalize $120 million, 7-year contract
 - Key sales figure rises nearly 10 percent at Bakers Footwear in December
 - Seed maker Monsanto reports 1Q loss as herbicide sales sag, shares fall
 - Person familiar with negotiations: Holliday and Cardinals agree to $120 million, 7-year deal
 - Missouri highway commissioners award contract for new Mississippi River bridge at St. Louis
 - Stifel Nicolaus to accelerate buyback of auction-rate securities in settlement with states
 - St. Louis financial services firm Stifel Nicolaus to accelerate buyback of securities
 - Energizer says Micheletto resigns as director; board to decide whether to seek replacement
 - Texans-Rams game fails to sell out, will be blacked out in St. Louis
 - Pulaski Financial declares regular quarterly dividend of 9.5 cents, payable Jan. 15
 - Mo. levies no penalty on former Pinnacle CEO accused of threatening St. Louis-area official
 - Travelers and airports feel the pain as airlines cut flights and shuffle routes
 - Charter Communications board appoints new member; Committee assignments disclosed
 - Insituform to cut 35 jobs in reorganization of European operations, expects to save $3M a year
 - Joe Micheletto, Ralcorp vice-chairman of board to retire
 - St. Louis area’s 7th casino to open in March
 - Backers of Missouri’s eminent domain ballot measure tape opponent touting delay effort
 - The North Face files lawsuit, claims ‘The South Butt’ parody brand is trademark infringement
 - AP INVESTIGATION: Secret documents detail Monsanto’s seed biz domination amid antitrust fears
 - AP IMPACT: Secret documents detail Monsanto’s seed business domination amid antitrust fears
 - Web site created to oppose sale of Anheuser-Busch now points to congressional campaign
 - Ameren names Stephen Wilson, CEO of CF Industries, as a director
 - More than 10,000 in Mo. apply for free tech training vouchers offered in Microsoft partnership
 - Monsanto declares regular quarterly dividend of 26.5 cents, to be paid Jan. 29
 - Monsanto CEO gets 2009 compensation valued at $12.7 million, about 3.5 pct less than in 2008
 - Consumer group contends Zhu Zhu Pets have high levels of chemical; toymaker says product safe
 - Maker of robotic Zhu Zhu Pets hamsters defends popular toy as safe
 - KV Pharma says it is making David Van Vliet permanent CEO, with contract running through 2011
 - Charter Communications names Robert Cohn to board of directors after emerging from bankruptcy
 - Ameren announces solar energy demonstration initiatives for Missouri and Illinois
 - Medco and Coventry say they will research ways to reduce hospital trips for Medicare patients
 - Isle of Capri Casinos reports 2nd-quarter profit partly on lower operating expenses
 - Charter Communications emerges from bankruptcy, Paul Allen retains largest voting stake
 - Mo. woman accused of cheating farmers out of $27 million in grain proceeds pleads guilty
 - Brown Shoe posts 3Q profit, sales at Famous Footwear stores open more than 1 year rise
 - Gov. Nixon: Missouri will freeze public higher education tuition for second straight year