Overseas Markets Rise as Bonds, Oil Drive Trading

ST. LOUIS, MO – September 30, 2026 (STL.News) Overseas markets were mostly higher Wednesday as a powerful rebound in Japanese technology shares lifted Asian equities, while investors continued to confront some of the highest government bond yields in decades, elevated oil prices, and uncertainty over inflation and interest rates. Japan was the standout performer, with the Nikkei 225 surging nearly 2%. Hong Kong, mainland China, Taiwan and Australia also advanced, although gains outside Japan were generally more restrained. South Korea moved in the opposite direction, falling for a third consecutive session as high U.S. Treasury yields weighed on investor

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Why More Tables Are Set For One

ST. LOUIS, MO – September 30, 2026 (StLouisRestaurantReview) Walk into a St. Louis restaurant on a weeknight, and you will likely spot a table set for one, phone propped against the water glass. Sometimes the screen shows a game highlight. Sometimes it is a video call with a parent back home or a friend three states away, both of them eating dinner together without sharing a zip code. That habit did not start with a marketing campaign. It grew out of two years when a video call was often the only way to share a meal with anyone outside

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Trump Unveils AI-Powered America.gov Portal

WASHINGTON, DC – September 29, 2026 (STL.News) President Donald Trump on Tuesday unveiled a redesigned, artificial intelligence-powered America.gov, launching a new federal portal intended to make it easier for Americans to find government information and, eventually, complete common government services from a single online destination. Trump announced the initiative during an event at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, where administration officials presented America.gov as a new digital “front door” to the federal government. The website is already live and gives users an AI-powered conversational interface for searching government information rather than requiring them to determine which

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Investigations That Defined a Career

ST. LOUIS, MO – September 29, 2026 (STL.News) For more than four decades, Elliott Davis built a television career around a question that became one of the most recognizable phrases in St. Louis journalism: Who paid for it? Usually, the answer was taxpayers. Davis retired from KTVI FOX 2 in August 2024 after approximately 45 years at the station, ending a television career defined by his long-running “You Paid For It” investigations into government spending, public officials, struggling municipalities and people who believed government had failed them. But retirement from television did not mean retirement from reporting. Davis

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Coastal Financial Faces Growing Investor Scrutiny

EVERETT, WA – September 29, 2026 (STL.News) Costal Financial – Coastal Financial Corporation faces a growing number of securities-law investigations after a $68.8 million credit expense tied to one banking-as-a-service partner helped drive a $42.1 million quarterly loss and a 43.5% one-day collapse in the company’s stock. Shares of Coastal Financial (NASDAQ: CCB) have remained under pressure since that July disclosure. The stock closed Monday, Sept. 28, at $37.55, down 16.22% for the session and below the $39.91 closing price reached immediately after the July earnings-driven plunge. Monday also brought a separate development involving Bluevine, a longtime financial-technology partner

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St. Louis Recycling Change Creates New Business

ST. LOUIS, MO – September 28, 2026 (STL.News) A major change to St. Louis’ recycling program has created an unexpected opportunity for a locally owned small business that is selling something the city no longer provides to many residents: convenient recycling pickup. Recycle With Me, founded by St. Louis entrepreneur Erik Kozlowski, provides residential recycling pickup for customers who don’t want to haul their recyclables to one of the city’s drop-off locations. The business emerged after St. Louis decided to discontinue recycling collection from blue alley dumpsters in August 2025. While city officials say that decision has substantially

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Viking Therapeutics Draws Investor Investigations

SAN DIEGO, CA – September 28, 2026 (STL.News) Viking Therapeutics Inc. is facing renewed scrutiny from shareholder attorneys as the biotechnology company advances its closely watched obesity drug candidate, raises hundreds of millions of dollars in new capital, and battles a separate licensing lawsuit involving other drugs in its development pipeline. Kuehn Law PLLC said Monday, Sept. 28, that it is investigating whether certain Viking Therapeutics officers and directors breached their fiduciary duties to shareholders. The shareholder litigation firm said its investigation concerns potential self-dealing and is seeking contact with long-term shareholders of Viking Therapeutics, which trades on Nasdaq

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Man Charged in South St. Louis Knife Attack

ST. LOUIS, MO – September 28, 2026 (STL.News) A 27-year-old St. Louis man faces two felony charges after prosecutors allege he approached a woman in South St. Louis, pulled a knife, and attempted to strike her before pushing her to the ground and punching her during a confrontation captured on surveillance video. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office charged Jordon Swope, 27, of St. Louis, with one count of first-degree assault and one count of armed criminal action in connection with the Friday, Sept. 25 incident. The alleged attack occurred in the 3900 block of Hampton Avenue, according to

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Train Horns Return as St. Louis Fixes 18-Year Lapse

ST. LOUIS, MO – September 28, 2026 (STL.News) For nearly two decades, many St. Louis residents living near railroad tracks could sleep through the night without routinely hearing locomotive horns at nearby crossings. That changed abruptly this month. Train horns are once again sounding across parts of St. Louis after the Federal Railroad Administration suspended the city’s railroad quiet zones on Sept. 10, forcing railroads to resume routine horn use at affected public crossings. The sudden return of the horns has prompted complaints from residents, particularly in neighborhoods where freight trains operate overnight and in the early morning.

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Overseas Markets Slide as Oil and Yields Rise

Overseas markets opened the new week under renewed pressure Monday, Sept. 28, as rising crude oil prices, elevated U.S. Treasury yields and continuing uncertainty surrounding the U.S.-Iran conflict weighed on investor sentiment across much of Asia. September 28, 2026 (STL.News) Overseas Markets – The trading session, which began Sunday evening for U.S. investors, produced significant losses in South Korea and mainland China, while Japanese stocks also retreated. Hong Kong and Australia posted modest gains, reflecting an uneven response to the latest mix of geopolitical and interest-rate risks. Oil was once again at the center of the global market story.

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