April 1, 2021

Company at heart of J&J vaccine woes has series of citations

The company at the center of quality problems that led Johnson & Johnson to discard an unknown amount of its coronavirus vaccine has a string […]
April 1, 2021

Why does Discord not use ads? And why is Microsoft interested? We asked Discord's CEO

Discord chief executive Jason Citron talked to NPR about his chat app and his plans. Discord’s active monthly users have doubled in the pandemic and […]
April 1, 2021

Racism and the economy: Focus on housing

“Racism and the Economy: Focus on Housing,” a virtual event hosted by all 12 district banks of the Federal Reserve System. The fourth installment of […]
April 1, 2021

Asian stocks follow Wall St. up on strong Japan, Korea data

BEIJING — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Thursday after Japan and South Korea reported unexpectedly strong economic data and President Joe Biden announced […]
March 31, 2021

Delta to sell middle seats in May, but says 'normal' is still a ways off in air travel

Delta Air Lines is unblocking its middle seats in May, marking the end of social distancing on all U.S. carriers and signaling a turning point […]
March 31, 2021

Caribou Coffee coming to Superior

A drive-thru Caribou Coffee is coming soon to U.S. Highway 53 in Superior. Construction is underway at the corner of East Second Street and 22nd […]
March 31, 2021

S&P 500 climbs, closing out its 4th straight quarterly gain

Stocks closed mostly higher on Wall Street, clinching the 4th straight quarterly gain for the S&P 500. The benchmark index rose 0.4% Wednesday, bringing its […]
March 31, 2021

Blue Cross of Minnesota's CEO announces retirement

Dr. Craig Samitt , who has been CEO of Eagan-based Blue Cross and Blue Shied of Minnesota for almost three years, is retiring, the company […]
March 31, 2021

Report: Pandemic dealing setbacks to gender parity in jobs

GENEVA — The think tank behind the annual gathering of world leaders in Davos, Switzerland, says the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting gender parity in the […]
March 31, 2021

Nestle closes sale of bottled water brands in North America

NEW YORK — Global food giant Nestle said Wednesday that it has completed the $4.3 billion sale of its bottled-water brands in North America to […]