June 4, 2021

US businesses struggle to fill jobs even as hiring picks up

WASHINGTON — Hiring in the United States picked up in May yet was slowed again by the struggles of many companies to find enough workers […]
June 4, 2021

Glazer offers key shares in 1st meeting with Man United fans

MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United co-owner Joel Glazer offered Friday to make shares available to supporters with the same voting rights as shares held by […]
June 4, 2021

Facebook suspends Trump for 2 years, then will reassess

Facebook said it will suspend former President Donald Trump’s accounts for two years following its finding that he stoked violence ahead of the deadly Jan. […]
June 4, 2021

Denmark suspends Baltic gas pipeline, in setback for Poland

WARSAW, Poland — Denmark has withdrawn permission for a planned pipeline that was designed to bring Norwegian gas to Poland, citing the need to assess […]
June 4, 2021

Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein reach trade deal with UK

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Norway and two other non-EU European nations on Friday reached a trade deal with Britain following the country’s departure from the bloc […]
June 4, 2021

St. Anthony: Aeon, St. Olaf Catholic Church join on largest affordable-housing project in downtown Mpls.

Alan Arthur, chief executive of the nonprofit developer Aeon, is retiring after more than 30 years leading an outfit created to replace some of the […]
June 4, 2021

ASEAN representatives meet Myanmar junta leader

BANGKOK — Representatives of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met with Myanmar’s junta leader on Friday, six weeks after an emergency regional summit on […]
June 4, 2021

Universal Music attracts the attention of US billionaire

Universal Music Group is in talks to sell a 10% stake in a deal that would value the record label at about $40 billion. Confirmation […]
June 4, 2021

Stocks rise on Wall Street as jobs report calms Fed fears

Stocks are pushing higher on Wall Street Friday after a lukewarm report on the job market raised hopes the Federal Reserve will keep the accelerator […]
June 4, 2021

Tracking the Restaurant Closures of 2021, So Far

While there is optimism on the horizon, with many restaurants that have been dark for so long returning to bustling dining rooms, there are some […]