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President Trump has ordered a fresh review of a major steel industry acquisition that was previously blocked, potentially changing the landscape of American manufacturing.

Financial markets swung wildly Monday as investors continued to grapple with President Donald Trump's large tariffs unveiled last week.

A new lawsuit says that grants given under a St. Louis program seeking to boost North City were "entirely unjustified," as it seeks an order preventing more disbursements.

United States Cellular Corp. said it's cutting some 4,100 positions, including some in Missouri and Illinois, as part of its plan to sell its wireless operations to T-Mobile US Inc.

Shocks from President Trump's aggressive tariff announcements could lead to "recessionary conditions," according to a note released Monday by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

St. Louis County lawmakers are accusing County Executive Sam Page of improperly using tax money for campaign mailers against a controversial ballot initiative, being voted on Tuesday.

The price tag for a tax cut poised for passage in the Missouri General Assembly is likely many times bigger than estimated, and lawmakers should learn more before voting, the research director of the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy said last week. On Monday afternoon, the state Senate Fiscal Review Committee will hold a hearing on a bill to exempt income from long-term capital gains from the state income tax. The bill would create the deduction immediately for individuals…

The deadline to submit your nomination for the 2025 Business of Pride program has been extended to Sunday, April 13. The St. Louis Business Journal is again seeking nominations for its Business of Pride program, which recognizes and celebrates outstanding LGBTQIA+ business leaders and companies that are advocating for inclusion and equality in the St. Louis region. Click here to submit your nomination now. Individuals and companies will be recognized in the June 20 issue of the Business Journal.…

At First Bank, we envision a future where our time, attention and charitable funding collectively help shape a more positive future for generations to come. First Bank Chairman Michael Dierberg and CEO Mikel Williamson are passionate about supporting educational options for all young people, but especially those from historically disadvantaged communities. Although our banking products and services are modern and sophisticated, we are at our core a community bank. As a key component of our foundation,…

A plan to redevelop a former movie theater site has been changed.

Schlafly has handed over operation of one of its brewpubs.

State Rep. Scott Cupps strolled into a Missouri Capitol hearing room wearing a sport coat made of old quilts and toting a hand-cranked Bingo ball spinner. The jacket was a gift from friends back in his Shell Knob district, commissioned by his grandmother’s old quilt club. The Bingo spinner, procured from “the nuns at St. Mary’s Hospital” in Jefferson City, was how Cupps planned to decide which bills would take another step toward becoming law — and which would continue to languish. Cupps…

Bayer AG filed a petition Friday with the U.S. Supreme Court in a bid to “largely curtail” litigation over its Roundup weedkiller.

Find out which St. Louis-area companies are growing the fastest in Inc.'s annual regional rankings for the Midwest.

Members of radio station KDHX are maneuvering in bankruptcy court, seeking eventually to block a sale of the troubled nonprofit's FCC license and broadcast tower.

4M Building Solutions, a growing St. Louis-based commercial cleaning and janitorial services company, is expanding its footprint in Missouri with a new acquisition.

President Donald Trump’s tariff increases will be significantly larger than expected, likely increasing the risk of higher inflation and slower economic growth, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Friday.

Hoffmann Family of Cos. has agreed to acquire N.G. Heimos Greenhouses, a Sunset Hills-based, family-owned business that's one of the nation's largest poinsettia growers.

A $44 million senior living facility and mixed-use development is the largest new development to open in East St. Louis since the Casino Queen decades ago.

R.P. Lumber Co. Inc., one of the St. Louis region's largest privately held businesses, is expanding in Wyoming with its latest acquisition.