Amazon announced plans to invest $4 billion to expand delivery in rural areas nationwide. The company intends to triple the size of its rural delivery network by the end of 2026. "Once this expansion ...

Jefferson City-based Hawthorn Bancshares Inc. (Nasdaq: HWBK) reported a 20.8% increase in first-quarter profits. The company, which operates its sole Hawthorn Bank branch in Springfield at 321 W.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected pope on Thursday. Prevost, 69, is taking the name Pope Leo XIV. The first American ever elected pope, Prevost was born in Chicago. Read more from The Daily ...

President Donald Trump has announced a trade deal with the United Kingdom. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that while the deal would maintain the universal 10% tariff, it would open the U.K.

Fox Corp. announced plans for a new streaming service. Called Fox One, the standalone subscription service would include Fox News, Fox Business, Fox Weather, Fox Sports and local Fox stations. "We ...

The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged at a meeting on Wednesday. The rate was maintained at 4.3% for the third straight meeting. "If the large increases in tariffs that have been ...