Soriano bats third in Cubs’ retooled lineup against Cincinnati

ST. LOUIS — The Chicago Cubs had Alfonso Soriano hitting third for the first time in his two seasons with the team Friday night against St. Louis.

Arch Coal’s 1Q profits slump; issues guidance well below street consensus

ST. LOUIS — Arch Coal profits fell more than 60 percent in the first quarter with power demand from steelmakers and other manufacturers evaporating. The company warned Friday of a potentially “ugly, ugly year” and released guidance well below Wall Street expectations.

Arch Coal’s 1Q profits slump; issues guidance well below street consensus

ST. LOUIS — Arch Coal profits fell more than 60 percent in the first quarter with power demand from steelmakers and other manufacturers evaporating. The company warned Friday of a potentially “ugly, ugly year” and released guidance well below Wall Street expectations.

Arch Coal’s 1Q earnings, sales drop with recession cutting into power usage

ST. LOUIS — Arch Coal Inc., one of the biggest U.S. coal producers, said Friday its first-quarter earnings fell more than 60 percent largely because of production cuts, which the company plans to broaden this year. The results fell 3 cents shy of Wall Street’s expectations.

Arch Coal’s 1Q earnings, sales drop

ST. LOUIS — Arch Coal Inc., one of the world’s biggest coal producers, says first-quarter earnings slid on weaker sales reflecting production pullbacks that the company now expects to widen. The results fell 3 cents shy of Wall Street’s expectations.

Pujols homers twice, Cardinals beat Mets 12-8 to complete 3-game sweep

ST. LOUIS — Albert Pujols homered twice and Kyle Lohse hung on for another win as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the New York Mets 12-8 Thursday to complete a three-game sweep.

Higher traffic, first-time home buyers ease slide of home sales, prices in Midwest

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Home sales in the Midwest declined again in March as lingering economic uncertainty kept early spring home shoppers from becoming buyers, but the region still fared better than the rest of the country, according to two reports released Thursday.

AmerenUE suspends plans for 2nd nuclear reactor in Callaway County

ST. LOUIS — The power company AmerenUE has suspended plans to build a second nuclear reactor at its central Missouri plant.

Arch Coal set to report 1Q earnings, days after Peabody missed expectations

ST. LOUIS — Arch Coal Inc., one of the world’s biggest coal producers, reports earnings for the first quarter before the market opens Friday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

Joel Pineiro earns 3rd win, Albert Pujols drives in 2 to help Cardinals beat Mets 5-2

ST. LOUIS — Joel Pineiro’s strikeout count is way down. His victory count is way up.

MLB announces plans for All-Star festivities, events in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS — Moving from a major market to a smaller one and from an economic boom to a bust, tickets for baseball’s All-Star game will be cheaper this year.

Canucks sweep Blues in first round behind Luongo, Burrows OT goal

ST. LOUIS — Alex Burrows scored his second goal of the game with 18.9 seconds to go in overtime and Roberto Luongo made 47 saves to help the Vancouver Canucks complete a first-round sweep of St. Louis with a 3-2 victory over the Blues Tuesday night.

Cardinals’ Ankiel hits go-ahead double one batter after Mets LF Daniel Murphy misplays fly

ST. LOUIS — Rick Ankiel hit a go-ahead RBI double after Daniel Murphy misplayed Brendan Ryan’s liner to left field for a triple, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied from four runs down to beat the New York Mets 6-4 Tuesday night.