<![CDATA[The Current - Business RSS]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.com/se/the-current-business-rss-1.2045085 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 21:04:00 -0400 en <![CDATA[Captains of Industry: ]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.com/se/the-current/features/business/captains-of-industry-1.2107186 Talking economy and investment blues with Alan Skrainka

UM-St. Louis alumnus Alan Skrainka has been a chief market strategist at investing advisory company Edward Jones since 1996...

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Business <![CDATA[Life loss VS. Profit loss]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.com/se/the-current/features/business/life-loss-vs-profit-loss-1.2107176 The ethics of health and cigarettes in public

The smoking ban in St. Louis could have some local proprietors, patrons and legislators at odds, in some cases either shaking in their boots or breaking ground for expansion....

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By: patrick canoy

The impact of Black Friday on the economy

The most dangerous day of the year for Americans has just passed once again: Black Friday. and nbsp;...

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By: ANDY PHIPPS


Almost every version of the Windows operating system Microsoft has ever released has had its issues out of the box, always to the bane of its users. For instance, early versions of windows actually wouldn't let you keep more than one program window open a...

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By: AARON HOLDMEYER

Research seminar discusses fast food’s effects on women’s labor

What do female labor-force participation have to do with fast food? On Friday, Ariel Belasen, assistant professor of Economics and Finance at SIU-Edwardsville, presented a paper he is currently working on titled 'McFreedom: How Women Can Have it Their Way...

]]> Mon, 9 Nov 2009 13:16:16 -0500 1.2058292 AARON HOLDMEYER Business <![CDATA[The fight for North St. Louis]]> http://www.thecurrentonline.com/se/the-current/features/business/the-fight-for-north-st-louis-1.2058286

By: BRIDGET RYDER

Developer Paul McKee’s vision for redeveloping at odds with residents

North St. Louis evokes a variety of images, from the malts and shakes of the ever-popular Crown Candy to the terror of abandoned buildings and gangs roaming the streets....

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