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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Asian Markets Mixed as Nvidia Lifts Tech Shares

ST. LOUIS, MO - August 27, 2026 (STL.News) Global Markets - Overseas markets delivered a mixed performance overnight…

Sweetie Cup Thai Cafe Rating Climbs to 4.87

VALLEY PARK, MO - August 27, 2026 (STL.News) Sweetie Cup Thai Cafe has reached another milestone in its…

HDFC Bank Faces Securities Fraud Class Action

NEW YORK - August 27, 2026 (STL.News) HDFC Bank Limited (NYSE: HDB), one of India’s largest private-sector banks,…

Police Recover Stolen Property in South St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, MO - August 27, 2026 (STL.News) St. Louis police are attempting to reunite residents with stolen…

St. Louis Reentry Debate Returns 150 Years Later

ST. LOUIS, MO - August 27, 2026 (STL.News) One hundred and fifty years after St. Louis City separated…

New Becky Thatcher Riverboat Arrives in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, MO - August 26, 2026 (STL.News) A familiar name has returned to the Mississippi River as…

Questions Resurface Over 1920 Elsa Lemp Death

ST. LOUIS, MO - October 4, 2026 (STL.News) More than a century after Elsa Lemp Wright died from…

Chicago Restaurant Review Adds First Customer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chicago Restaurant Review welcomes Kings on Canal in Lemont, Illinois, as its first restaurant customer,…

SLPS Proposes Closing and Repurposing 12 Schools

ST. LOUIS, MO - August 26, 2026 (STL.News) - St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Myra M. Berry…

St. Louis Cooling Station Closure Raises Concerns

ST. LOUIS, MO - August 26, 2026 (STL.News) A cooling station in St. Louis that provided people experiencing…

Overseas Markets Rise as Oil Retreats Ahead of Nvidia

ST. LOUIS, MO - August 26, 2026 (STL.News) Overseas Markets — Global equity markets moved mostly higher overnight…

Fire Closes Stan’s Bar in South St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, MO - August 26, 2026 (STL.News) — A fire has temporarily closed Stan’s Bar, a longtime…

Trump Administration Moves to Revoke Visitor Visas

WASHINGTON, DC - August 26, 2026 (STL.News) The Trump administration is preparing a sweeping mass visa revocation targeting…

Cold Chain Management: The Invisible System Protecting Every Dose

August 25, 2026 (STL.News) Every temperature-sensitive therapy has a narrow safety window before it ever reaches a patient.…

Digital Roll Calls: Improving Accountability During Evacuations

August 25, 2026 (STL.News) Evacuations test planning in minutes, sometimes seconds. Accountability depends on accurate records, trained staff,…