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Wednesday, May 01, 2013  The Missouri Senate has again passed legislation curbing tax breaks for developers while creating new incentives for exporters and high-tech industries.

Friday, December 21, 2012  A bank says that most investors in a failed central Missouri factory project will soon begin receiving small payments.

Friday, August 24, 2012  A former central Missouri man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for a pair of cattle fraud schemes that cost investors nearly $8 million.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012  The Missouri secretary of state's office is warning investors to be alert to several common scams and threats to their money.

Monday, June 04, 2012  Indictment alleges investors lost millions of dollars

Monday, August 08, 2011  US stock futures tumble following global rout in stocks after S&P downgrades US credit rating

Friday, August 05, 2011  Market panic spreads across globe as investors fear double-dip recession

Saturday, December 11, 2010  The official says Mark Madoff was found hanged in his Manhattan apartment.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010 

Monday, April 12, 2010  The Dow Jones industrial average has closed above 11,000 for the first time in a year and a half on investors' rising hopes about the economy.

Tuesday, March 30, 2010  Stocks advance in early dealings as investors grow more confident about recovery

Monday, October 19, 2009  US stocks open higher as earnings come in, investors seek recovery clues

Tuesday, October 13, 2009  Oil up to near $74 in afternoon European trade as investors look to crude as inflation hedge

Friday, August 14, 2009  Stocks retreat after 2 days of gains as investors worry consumers will hurt economy's recovery

Monday, April 20, 2009  Dow plunges about 290 as investors worry about trouble on bank balance sheets