April 22, 2021

Chicago seeks developer to open city's first casino by 2025

CHICAGO — Chicago is laying its cards on the table and officially seeking bids to build the first casino in the nation’s third-largest city. City […]
April 22, 2021

ECB head: Europe “on crutches,” still needs robust stimulus

FRANKFURT, Germany — European Central Bank head Christine Lagarde said the economy is still “on crutches” and in need of support from both the central […]
April 22, 2021

China, Russia join US vowing emission cuts at climate summit

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden convened leaders of the world’s most powerful countries on Thursday to try to spur global efforts against climate change, drawing […]
April 22, 2021

Shoreview's Deluxe buying Texas-based payment processing company for $960M

Deluxe will spend $960 million to purchase Texas-based First American Payment System, allowing the Shoreview company to expand further into merchant services. Deluxe is in […]
April 22, 2021

At 'moment of peril,' Biden opens global summit on climate

WASHINGTON — Declaring that the United States and other big economies must “get this done,” President Joe Biden opened a global climate summit Thursday aimed […]
April 22, 2021

Lab director blames hospital for fertility clinic failure

Three years after a malfunctioning storage tank destroyed thousands of frozen eggs and embryos at an Ohio fertility clinic, its former lab director is blaming […]
April 22, 2021

Union Pacific profit down 9% but economy will grow in 2021

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific’s first-quarter profit declined 9% as the railroad delivered less freight and its revenue fell, but it said the economy is […]
April 22, 2021

ECB leaves interest rates, pandemic stimulus unchanged

FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank left its key stimulus programs unchanged with almost 900 billion euros of support still in the pipeline as […]
April 22, 2021

Learning about renewable energy: New curriculum brings solar to the classroom

The Rural Renewable Energy Alliance, along with other community partners, recently developed a kindergarten through eighth grade curriculum aimed at teaching students about solar energy […]
April 22, 2021

Asian shares rebound after advance on Wall Street

BANGKOK — Asian shares were higher on Thursday after a broad advance on Wall Street led by technology companies and banks. Shares rose in Tokyo, […]