McBride Plans 394-Home Development in Sullivan

SULLIVAN, MO – September 21, 2026 (STL.News) McBride Homes is moving forward with a major residential development in Sullivan, Missouri, where the Chesterfield-based homebuilder plans a new community containing 394 homesites on a project site covering approximately 92.7 acres. The... Read more

Crown Medical, Owners Settle Medicare Claims for $825K

WASHINGTON, DC – September 21, 2026 (STL.News) Crown Medical Solutions LLC and its two owners have agreed to pay the federal government $825,000 to resolve allegations that the California medical equipment supplier submitted false Medicare claims for braces and other... Read more

Coffeestamp Expands With Downtown St. Louis Cafe

ST. LOUIS, MO – September 21, 2026 (StLouisRestaurantReview) Coffeestamp, the locally owned specialty coffee company founded by brothers Patrick and Spencer Clapp, is expanding its St. Louis footprint with a third café on Washington Avenue, bringing a business that began... Read more

Thompson Street Expands With Braille Works Deal

ST. LOUIS, MO – September 21, 2026 (STL.News) St. Louis-based private equity firm Thompson Street Capital Partners is expanding its investment in the accessibility-services industry by acquiring Braille Works, a Florida company that has spent more than three decades producing... Read more

Reports of U.S. Ground War in Iran Need Caution

WASHINGTON, DC – September 21, 2026 (STL.News) Reports and increasingly dramatic online headlines suggesting that thousands of American soldiers are being moved into Iran for an imminent ground war require an important distinction: the United States has deployed substantial ground-capable... Read more

Fed Rate Hike Ripples Through U.S. Markets

WASHINGTON, DC – September 21, 2026 (STL.News) The Federal Reserve‘s first interest-rate increase in more than three years is rippling through U.S. financial markets, affecting Treasury bonds, mortgage rates, stocks and borrowing costs as policymakers confront inflation that remains above... Read more

Current State of the U.S. Stock Market – Sept. 21

NEW YORK – September 21, 2026 (STL.News) U.S. Stock Market – U.S. stocks enter the new week with the major indexes still relatively close to record territory, but the market beneath those headline numbers is considerably less settled. Wall Street... Read more

Why Oil Markets May Be Overpricing Iran Risk

ST. LOUIS, MO – September 21, 2026 (STL.News) Oil above $100 a barrel is painful. Higher gasoline and diesel prices affect household budgets, transportation, manufacturing, agriculture and virtually every business that moves goods from one place to another. But investors... Read more

Overseas Markets Rise as Oil Prices Retreat

ST. LOUIS, MO – September 21, 2026 (STL.News) Overseas Markets – Overseas stock markets moved broadly higher Monday as semiconductor shares rallied across Asia and crude oil prices retreated from last week’s elevated levels, providing some relief to investors concerned... Read more

Iran Warns of New U.S. Attack as Tensions Rise

WASHINGTON, DC – September 21, 2026 (STL.News) Tensions between the United States and Iran are rising again as Tehran warns that it has information suggesting Washington and its allies could be preparing another major military attack, while U.S. officials have... Read more