The new Lumiere Place casino complex downtown posted a small loss in its first full quarter of operation, owner Pinnacle Entertainment reported this morning.

Thanks largely to marketing and staffing expenses associated with its opening, the property lost $760,000, on…

LaBarge Inc. issued preliminary third quarter earnings Thursday that exceed its prior financial guidance, which it raised in mid-March.

For the three months ending March 31, the Clayton-based electronics manufacturer expects to report net sales of $75.4 million, up 27…

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Monsanto Co. (NYSE: MON) this morning raised its 2008 earnings per share guidance and predicted its second-quarter profit will rise above Wall Street analysts.

The Creve Coeur-based company said it now expects second-quarter earnings per share of $1.98,…

LaBarge shares soared 24 percent Wednesday on news that the company raised earnings guidance for its third quarter.

The Clayton-based electronics manufacturer said it expects $70 million to $72 million in net sales for the quarter, up from $59.6 million…

Shares of Centene Corp. (NYSE: CNC) were trading down as much as 20 percent on the New York Stock Exchange after the Clayton-based provider of managed care said it may not meet its earnings forecast for the quarter.

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Thermadyne Holdings Corp. on Wednesday reported a 13.5 percent increase in fourth-quarter sales, helping the company swing to a profit for the quarter.

The Chesterfield-based maker of metal cutting and welding products reported a profit of $4.6 million, or 34…

Spartech Corp. said this morning its $3.5 million first quarter loss is driving the company to restructure is pricing practices in order to turn around its performance.

The Clayton-based plastics maker was also hurt by a $2 million loss during the…

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LMI Aerospace Inc. said this morning that its fourth-quarter profit soared 43 percent, boosted by a recent acquisition and surging sales of airplane parts.

The company earned $3.8 million, or 34 cents per share, compared with…

A weak U.S. sewer rehabilitation market contributed to the slip in Insituform Technologies Inc.’s revenues for the fourth-quarter and 2007 overall, the company said.

Chesterfield-based Insituform, which repairs sewer and other underground piping systems without ground disruption, reported late Tuesday…

Gaming industry veteran Jim Perry will take over as chief executive of Isle of Capri Casinos, the company said this morning.

A 30-year industry veteran, Perry has served as chief executive and as a board member at Trump Entertainment Resorts…