Martin Smith

Martin Smith is the founder and Editor in Chief of STL.News, an independent digital news publication owned and operated by St. Louis Media, LLC. He founded STL.News in 2016 and oversees its editorial direction and digital publishing operations. His coverage includes business, financial markets, securities litigation, government and regulatory developments, legal news, and St. Louis-area businesses and economic activity.
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BellRing Faces Investor Investigations and Lawsuit

NEW YORK, NY - September 5, 2026 (STL.News) BellRing Brands Inc. (NYSE: BRBR) is facing renewed scrutiny from…

LAPD Street Takeover Crackdown Detains Hundreds

LOS ANGELES, CA - September 5, 2026 (STL.News) A massive law enforcement operation targeting an illegal street takeover…

Build-A-Bear Faces Investor Investigation

ST. LOUIS, MO - September 5, 2026 (STL.News) Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (NYSE: BBW), the St. Louis-based specialty retailer…

Trump Arms Saudi Arabia as Iran-Houthi Threat Grows

WASHINGTON, DC - September 5, 2026 (STL.News) The Trump administration has approved a major new package of potential…

State of St. Louis September 5, 2026

ST. LOUIS, MO - September 5, 2026 (STL.News) St. Louis enters the final months of 2026 at an…

State of the World September 5, 2026

ST. LOUIS, MO - September 5, 2026 (STL.News) State of the World - The world has entered September…

Iran’s Proxy Network Fractures as Tehran Loses Control

NEW DELHI - September 5, 2026 (STL.News) Iran’s decades-old strategy of projecting power across the Middle East through…

Brick & Bed STL Helps Revitalize Laclede’s Landing

ST. LOUIS, MO - September 5, 2026 (STL.News) Brick & Bed STL is bringing a different kind of…

US Strikes Three Iranian Oil Tankers

WASHINGTON, DC - September 5, 2026 (STL.News) U.S. military forces struck three Iranian crude oil tankers Saturday after…

Erekle Gugava Charged in $1.3B Health Care Fraud

WASHINGTON, DC - September 5, 2026 (STL.News) Erekle Gugava - A federal grand jury in Massachusetts has indicted…

PROCEPT BioRobotics Faces Investor Lawsuit

SAN JOSE, CA - September 5, 2026 (STL.News) Investors in PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation (NASDAQ: PRCT) are approaching a…

Trump Weighs Major Move Against Iran

WASHINGTON, DC - September 5, 2026 (STL.News) President Donald Trump is again raising the possibility of expanding U.S.…

Rodney Underwood Pleads Guilty in $7M Tax Fraud

DETROIT, MI - September 5, 2026 (STL.News) Rodney Underwood of Detroit has pleaded guilty to a federal charge…

Fed Ends Enforcement Actions Against Three Bank Firms

WASHINGTON, DC - September 5, 2026 (STL.News) The Federal Reserve Board has formally terminated enforcement actions involving United…

Ohio Company Pleads Guilty in Deadly Plant Explosion

COLUMBUS, OH - September 5, 2026 (STL.News) Ohio Company Yenkin Majestic Paint Corporation has pleaded guilty in federal…