Jim Drew

@stlbizjdrew

Money and workforce reporter for the St. Louis Business Journal (@stlouisbiz).

St. Louis, MO

Joined January 2011

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Jim Drew@stlbizjdrew · Jul 10

$6B St. Louis merger collapses as SPAC terminates agreement - St. Louis Business Journal bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2… via @stlouisbiz

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Jim Drew@stlbizjdrew · 23 h

Intel detailed dramatic steps to revive its sagging fortunes, outlining layoffs of 15% of its workforce and scrapping plans to spend tens of billions of dollars on new chip facilities in Europe wsj.com/business/earni… via @WSJ

stlbizjdrew's tweet card. The American chip-making giant is facing a strategic crossroads as it chases rivals like Nvidia and TSMC in the global silicon boom.

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Jim Drew@stlbizjdrew · Jul 23

Equities are richly priced. And the pockets of frenzied risk-taking popping up suggest the stock market is narrowly focus on a Goldilocks outcome. bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

stlbizjdrew's tweet card. With about one week left to negotiate, by my count the Trump administration has struck four trade agreements in its push to reset the trade relationship of the US with the rest of the world.Reports...

Jim Drew@stlbizjdrew · 8 m

Stock Market Today: S&P 500 on Pace for Fifth Straight Record Close wsj.com/livecoverage/s… via @wsj

stlbizjdrew's tweet card. Trump’s tariffs and recent trade deals continue to affect global markets. Follow along for live updates on the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.

Jim Drew@stlbizjdrew · 21 h

Live Updates: Powell Fact-Checks Trump on Cost of Fed Renovations nytimes.com/live/2025/07/2…

stlbizjdrew's tweet card. The president toured the Federal Reserve’s headquarters with its chair, as the administration intensifies its campaign against his handling of the economy and the multibillion-dollar project.

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Interesting things@awkwardgoogle · Jul 23

Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train on a xylophone is proof why every school needs a fully funded music program

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Jim Drew@stlbizjdrew · 23 h

Donald Trump suggested that he would not go below 15% as he sets so-called "reciprocal" tariff rates ahead of an Aug. 1 deadline, an indication that the floor for the increased levies was rising bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

stlbizjdrew's tweet card. US President Donald Trump suggested that he would not go below 15% as he sets so-called reciprocal tariff rates ahead of an Aug. 1 deadline, an indication that the floor for the increased levies was...

Jim Drew@stlbizjdrew · 23 h

The new leader of the FAA said the deadly crash of an Air India Boeing 787 jet was unlikely to have been caused by a mechanical issue with the plane or inadvertent movement of the aircraft’s fuel control switches bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

stlbizjdrew's tweet card. The new leader of the US Federal Aviation Administration said the deadly crash of an Air India Boeing Co. 787 jet last month was unlikely to have been caused by a mechanical issue with the plane or...

Jim Drew@stlbizjdrew · Jul 24

Trump’s Golden Dome project is fueling a surge in US military space spending, outpacing global rivals bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

stlbizjdrew's tweet card. Trump’s missile shield plan fuels surge in Pentagon’s space spending, report shows.

Jim Drew@stlbizjdrew · Jul 24

Union Pacific said it is in advanced discussions with Norfolk Southern about a potential combination of the two rail giants bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

stlbizjdrew's tweet card. Union Pacific Corp. said it is in advanced discussions with Norfolk Southern Corp. about a potential combination of the two rail giants.

Jim Drew@stlbizjdrew · Jul 24

Micro-retirement is the latest Gen-Z buzzword. Are sabbaticals the answer? - The Business Journals bizjournals.com/bizjournals/ne… via @bizjournals

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Just Another Year Chicago: Cubs@JAYChi_Cubs · Jul 22

Rest in peace to Ozzy Osbourne Your 7th inning stretch at Wrigley will never be forgotten

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Jim Drew@stlbizjdrew · Jul 23

Bank of America announced a new $40 billion stock-buyback program, sending shares up bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

stlbizjdrew's tweet card. Bank of America Corp. announced a new $40 billion stock-buyback program, sending shares up.

Jim Drew@stlbizjdrew · Jul 23

Legislators Embrace Technology Recycling to Compete With China wsj.com/articles/legis… via @WSJ

stlbizjdrew's tweet card. Politicians from across the aisle want to boost efforts to salvage electronic waste in a bid to reuse critical minerals.

Jim Drew@stlbizjdrew · Jul 23

The Many Political Interpretations of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy nytimes.com/2025/07/23/us/…

stlbizjdrew's tweet card. The release of National Archives documents is the latest attempt to define what the Civil Rights icon believed, and what that means now for the country.

Jim Drew@stlbizjdrew · Jul 23

House Speaker Mike Johnson said he is “disenchanted” with Jerome Powell, as President Donald Trump attacks the Federal Reserve chairman over frustrations with high interest rates bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

stlbizjdrew's tweet card. House Speaker Mike Johnson said he is “disenchanted” with Jerome Powell, as President Donald Trump attacks the Federal Reserve chairman over frustrations with high interest rates.

Jim Drew@stlbizjdrew · Jul 23

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has sealed a deal to bring another company to his Chicago quantum computing campus bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

stlbizjdrew's tweet card. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has sealed a deal to bring another company to his Chicago quantum computing campus after investments from PsiQuantum Corp. and International Business Machines Corp.

Jim Drew@stlbizjdrew · Jul 23

Mississippi County, Ark., is home to a steel boom and a significant challenge: getting those steelworkers to move to its rural towns wsj.com/us-news/arkans… via @WSJ

stlbizjdrew's tweet card. Mississippi County, Ark., brought in thousands of workers—and it needs them to put down roots.

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Bears on CHSN@CHSN_Bears · Jul 22

Bears fans vacationing in Rome gifted Pope Leo XIV a shirt that says "Da Pope" (🎥: Ann Bannapradist Munoz/FB)

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Jim Drew@stlbizjdrew · Jul 23

Justice Department told Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files. wsj.com/politics/justi… via @WSJ

stlbizjdrew's tweet card. Attorney General Pam Bondi told the president that the department also decided to not release more Jeffrey Epstein documents because of the presence of child pornography and the need to protect...

Jim Drew@stlbizjdrew · Jul 23

Gaza facing man-made 'mass starvation', says WHO's Tedros reuters.com/business/healt…

stlbizjdrew's tweet card. World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus spoke following an appeal by more than 100 aid agencies warning of hunger in Gaza while tons of food, clean water and medical supplies sit...