March 21, 2022

The SEC wants companies to disclose how climate change is affecting them

Vice President Harris looks at a hyperwall during a climate change discussion at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., on Nov. 5 , […]
March 20, 2022

The U.S. may force companies to disclose climate risks, marking a historic change

Waves lap ashore near condo buildings in Sunny Isles, Fl., on Aug. 9, 2021. Rising sea levels are seen as one of the potential consequences […]
March 18, 2022

More Minnesotans are getting back into the workforce. But the state’s labor force participation rate may never be what it once was.

This month’s jobs report for Minnesota brought some good news: the state’s labor force participation rate was up, to 67.6 percent in January, according to […]
March 18, 2022

Gas prices are near record highs. A fuel tax holiday could give consumers some relief

Gas prices have been increasing since the start of the war in Ukraine. David Schaper/NPR Since the start of the war in Ukraine, gasoline prices […]
March 18, 2022

Creative older workers shine on stage, in offices and on the radio

After decades of focusing on their retirement, Baby Boomers and aging Gen Xers are reconsidering a life of leisure and choosing instead to continue working. […]
March 17, 2022

The House approves a bill to suspend trade relations with Russia and Belarus

Farmers use combines to harvest a wheat field in July 2021 near the village Tbilisskaya, Russia. Russia accounts for 30 percent of global wheat exports. […]
March 16, 2022

Here Are the Twin Cities’ 2022 James Beard Awards Restaurant and Chef Finalists

Photo by Victor Spinelli/WireImage via Getty Images The foundation named Owamni a nominee for best new restaurant, and Sean Sherman, Jorge Guzmán, and Yia Vang […]
March 16, 2022

New Zealand will open its borders to some tourists much earlier than expected

Passengers arrive at Auckland's International Airport, in Auckland, New Zealand, on Wednesday. Michael Craig/AP New Zealand will let some international tourists enter earlier than previously […]
March 16, 2022

Fears are growing that Russia will default on its debt. Here's what you need to know

A woman walks past a display showing currency exchange rates of the U.S. dollar and the euro against the Russian ruble in Moscow on Feb. […]
March 16, 2022

The Federal Reserve is about to raise interest rates as inflation continues to surge

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell collects his notebooks as he testifies before the Senate Banking Committee in Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., on March 3, 2022 […]