February 2, 2021

How poverty makes workers less productive

Editor’s note: This is an excerpt of Planet Money’s newsletter. You can sign up here. Empty wallet Pixabay As Washington debates sending checks to Americans […]
February 2, 2021

Minneapolis Fed chief: Vaccinations key to economic recovery

The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis said Tuesday that getting Minnesotans vaccinated against the coronavirus will be key to reviving the state’s […]
February 2, 2021

Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder, will step down as CEO

Amazon said Tuesday that Jeff Bezos is stepping down as CEO later this year, a role he’s had since he founded the company nearly 30 […]
February 2, 2021

AP PHOTOS: Virus uncertainty for China's Year of Ox vendors

WUHAN, China — Vibrant red lanterns line an alley in Wuhan, China, but customers only trickle in. Around the corner, Gong Linhua recalled earlier years […]
February 2, 2021

Gov: Fraudster raised money pitching Giuliani as firm's face

NEW YORK — A fraudster facing sentencing next week lured one investor by bragging that Rudy Giuliani had agreed to be the face of a […]
February 2, 2021

LuLaRoe to pay $4.75M to settle pyramid scheme lawsuit

SEATTLE — The California-based multi-level marketing business LuLaRoe is paying $4.75 million to settle allegations from the Washington state Attorney General’s Office that it operated […]
February 2, 2021

Google antes up $2.6M to settle pay, job discrimination case

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Google will pay $2.6 million to more than 5,500 employees and past job applicants to resolve allegations that the internet giant […]
February 2, 2021

Walz to iron mining companies: Work together to expand, keep mines open

DULUTH – With uncertainty hanging over the long-term future of the two largest Iron Range taconite operations, Gov. Tim Walz is urging the companies that […]
February 2, 2021

Biden meets Republicans on virus aid, but no quick deal

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden met for two hours late Monday with a group of Republican senators who have proposed a slimmed down $618 billion […]
February 2, 2021

Wall Street's GameStop bug may have mutated; silver surges

NEW YORK — The erratic trading in shares of underdog companies like GameStop that turned markets combustible last week appears to have migrated to commodities, […]