economics

Here is an update on cookout prices for Fourth of July weekend.

Employment updates for the state of Missouri.

Congressional Republicans are looking to cut at least $880 billion from a pool of federal funding that includes Medicaid — and the program is likely to take a major hit. A previous budget crunch in Missouri offers a window into how cuts ripple through people's lives.

Missouri lawmakers are engaged in a high-stakes tax debate, with Republicans proposing income tax cuts reminiscent of Kansas’ failed experiment.

Federal Labor union members protest against DOGE job terminations.

While unemployment is at a near historic low, many businesses are still struggling to find workers – as many otherwise eligible workers in Missouri are out with short or long-term complications of long COVID.

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It's been more than four decades since Burton Malkiel published A Random Walk Down Wall Street. Eleven editions later, Malkiel hasn't wavered in his mantra of patience and broad investing.