Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration showed the nation's demand for gasoline declined slightly last year. Earthlink Inc. Pulitzer Inc announced that is has sold its Internet access service in the St. Louis area to Earthlink Inc, the nation's second-largest Internet service provider. Marketplace location now beckons shoppers. Costco Wholesale Corp. is opening the first of four area stores today in the Midtown Marketplace. Home Depot is scheduled to open there in February.
Plans also call for other retail and office tenants.
Bankruptcy declaration bodes ill for those who own TWA stock. Trans World Airlines shareholders and unsecured creditors stand to be the biggest losers if the airline is acquired by American Airlines. Shareholders are last in line for distributions in bankruptcy court. Page C1 . Movie screens fade to black.