March 25, 2021

Recharged: Energy seen as big winner after disastrous 2020

Energy companies spent the first quarter of 2021 recharging from a draining year. Wall Street expects that growth to continue as energy companies and many […]
March 25, 2021

Government revises 4th quarter GDP up slightly to 4.3%

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 4.3% in the final three months of 2020, slightly faster than previously estimated, as […]
March 25, 2021

Powell likens emergency Covid efforts to efforts at Dunkirk

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell compared the actions taken by the central bank early in the pandemic as the economy barreled toward a […]
March 25, 2021

AstraZeneca confirms strong vaccine protection after US rift

AstraZeneca insists that its COVID-19 vaccine is strongly effective even after counting additional illnesses in its U.S. study, the latest in an extraordinary public dispute […]
March 25, 2021

WWII codebreaker Alan Turing honored on new UK bank note

LONDON — The rainbow flag is flying proudly Thursday above the Bank of England in the heart of London’s financial district to commemorate World War […]
March 25, 2021

Stuck ship in Egypt's Suez Canal imperils shipping worldwide

A skyscraper-sized cargo ship wedged across Egypt’s Suez Canal further imperiled global shipping Thursday as at least 150 other vessels needing to pass through the […]
March 25, 2021

Minnesota home insurance premiums tripled as extreme weather increased

Since 2000, Minnesota has experienced 23 extreme weather events that caused a billion dollars or more in damage. And those billions are costing cities and […]
March 25, 2021

Minneapolis dive bar Liquor Lyle’s is for sale

It’s not news anymore that the past year has been challenging for restaurants, bars and other businesses around the state. Many community institutions have closed […]
March 25, 2021

Asian markets push higher despite tech sell-off on Wall St

BANGKOK — Shares advanced in Asia on Thursday after a broad decline on Wall Street led by selling of tech heavyweights like Facebook and Apple. […]
March 25, 2021

Jerome Powell: Economy is better thanks to 'Dunkirk'-like rescue by Fed, Congress

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Dec. 2, 2020. In an interview with NPR on Thursday, Powell […]