March 4, 2021

Blue Cross of Minnesota lawsuit takes aim at 'Pharma Bro'

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota has filed a class-action lawsuit alleging anti-competitive practices that let a drug company impose a huge price hike […]
March 4, 2021

As soybean prices and demand soars, Cargill expands soy processing sites

Cargill Inc. said it will spend $475 million to expand and update soybean processing plants in seven states, raising capacity at a moment when demand […]
March 4, 2021

US jobless claims tick up to 745,000 as layoffs remain high

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits edged higher last week to 745,000, a sign that many employers continue to cut jobs […]
March 4, 2021

The Latest: WH: Listen to health experts on masks, virus

WASHINGTON — The White House says President Joe Biden was expressing his “frustration and exasperation” when he said Republican governors lifting mask mandates and other […]
March 4, 2021

Stocks turn lower as bond yields continue their upward march

Stocks turned lower on Wall Street Thursday as bond yields made another upward spike, renewing pressure on high-flying technology stocks. The S&P 500 was down […]
March 4, 2021

EU, Italy stop AstraZeneca vaccine exports to Australia

BRUSSELS — A shipment of over a quarter million AstraZeneca vaccines destined for Australia has been blocked from leaving the European Union, in the first […]
March 4, 2021

OPEC, Russia send oil price up with deal to contain output

FRANKFURT, Germany — Caution about the pandemic took the upper hand Thursday at a meeting of the OPEC oil cartel and allied countries, as they […]
March 4, 2021

New Mexico corrections officer sues over vaccination mandate

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A corrections officer is suing a New Mexico county over a requirement that first responders and other employees be vaccinated, setting up […]
March 4, 2021

The Future of Hummus Is Local, According to Two Minneapolis Brands

Baba’s and Phoenician Mediterranean Foods know the hummus struggle all too well. Being in a grocery store, inundated with brands and flavors as far as […]
March 4, 2021

30 years later, echoes of largest inland oil spill remain in Line 3 fight

GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. — Thirty years ago Wednesday, on March 3, 1991, the Line 3 oil pipeline ruptured in Grand Rapids, Minn., spilling 1.7 million […]