Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, have been heralded as an investor-friendly innovation that provides diversification at low cost. Recently, though, regulators have been critical of a risky variety known as leveraged ETFs. Now, according to a Dow Jones report, brokerage firm Edward…

If you work in the information technology field, the St. Louis area has five of the 100 best employers, according to ComputerWorld. Here’s the list, along with some of the things the magazine likes about each company:

• 5. Monsanto, praised for its…

Edward Jones has moved up to second place on Fortune’s annual list of the best places to work. Only technology firm NetApp is more worker-friendly, the magazine asserts, and even giants like Google and Cisco Systems take a back seat to…

Some winners of the RCGA’s Right Arm of St. Louis award use their acceptance speeches to propose bold new initiatives. John Bachmann, who accepted the award Thursday night, presented a wish list of ongoing projects that he wants to see…

Strong, growing private companies are an important part of the St. Louis economy. To get an idea how important they are, take a look at Forbes’ new list of America’s top private companies. It contains nine St. Louis names, one fewer than…

For some reason, CNBC has developed a healthy curiosity about the St. Louis economy and has asked a certain Post-Dispatch columnist/blogger to appear on its “Power Lunch” program tomorrow (Friday). I’ll be on shortly after 11 a.m. (central time)  along with…

Forbes magazine’s new list of the biggest private companies contains 10 St. Louis firms, which is two more  entries than  the  area has on the Fortune 500 list of large public companies.

Forbes notes that this year’s list was swollen by transactions that put…