Spending figures are released along with inflation figures, so today we got the December numbers for consumer expenditures. They were up 6.7% from November and 3.2% from a year ago. However, since I said this morning that I like quarterly figures these days, here's the quarterly growth rate: Very respectable. The holiday season was strong ...continue reading "Spending was up 2.8% in the final quarter of 2023"
St. Louis is one of a handful of new locations announced for Marriott International Inc.’s new Apartments by Marriott Bonvoy brand of apartment-like hotel rooms.
On a recent episode of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr., Sammy Hagar learned that DNA testing proved his biological last name was actually Belcher and not Hagar, and he wants his fans to…
Both the headline and core PCE inflation rates remained subdued in December: On a conventional year-over-year basis, headline PCE inflation came in at 2.6% and core inflation was 2.9%. I've lately become attracted to quarterly rates for everything: it's a good compromise between the volatility of monthly figures and the staleness of year-over-year figures. The ...continue reading "PCE inflation stays cool at 2.0%"
Keon M. Cannady is facing charges of first-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon and to counts of armed criminal action in the shooting death of 20-year-old Shawn Kennedy, of Ferguson.
There’s not much that’s more inadvertently hilarious than the efforts of law enforcement officials to convince the general public that simply being in the immediate area of fentanyl could result in instant death. That’s not how drugs work. Drugs need to be ingested. While some drugs can obviously be absorbed through the skin, it takes […]
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What do bagpipes and poetry have to do with organ meats from sheep? Burns Night is the answer, celebrating the "National Poet of Scotland" and Scottish culture with the sense of humor that pervades a pub.
Walter L. McKinney Jr. picked cotton during the summers from ages 5 to 13, served 20 years in the Marines Corps reaching the rank of master sergeant, and today is the owner and founder of McKinney Group Wealth Management in Bridgeton, Missouri, with assets approaching $30 million and more than 220 clients.
Walter L. McKinney Jr., 65, combined the value of hard work he learned at a young age and the Marine Corps values of integrity, discipline and service to create the mission of the firm.
In 2010,…
Bruce Springsteen is set to celebrate fellow New Jersey rocker Jon Bon Jovi, who'll be honored as the Recording Academy's 2024 MusiCares Person of the Year. The Boss, who was the 2013 MusiCares…
The Downtown West neighborhood has seen a lot of momentum following the inaugural St. Louis City SC soccer season. Several businesses and more apartments have opened in the area.
Saint Louis Zoo is having a festival called the “Animals Aglow” lantern Festival. This is a first for the Saint Louis Zoo and will feature 60 Chinese lanterns and interactive light displays in the shape of animals and plants that will illuminate the Zoo during this night event.
Visit The Galleries at Heartland Art Club for our newest Group of 8 Show. New artworks from Jo Jasper Dean, Mary Drastal, Julie Wiegand, Tim Breaux, Connie Schmidt, Margaret Murphy […]
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