January 15, 2021

Prosecutors drop securities case against former VW CEO

FRANKFURT, Germany — German prosecutors have set aside a securities-law case against the former CEO of Volkswagen because he could face heavier penalties in a […]
January 15, 2021

US industrial production jumps 1.6% in December

SILVER SPRING, Md. — U.S. industrial production rose 1.6% in December, a third straight monthly gain, but remains below its pre-pandemic level. The December gain […]
January 15, 2021

How Sun Country, other airlines, will handle the new negative-COVID rule on international flights

Minnesotans planning to take their winter getaway in Mexico or other warm-weather countries this year will soon need a negative COVID-19 test result before being […]
January 15, 2021

Stocks fall as economy's pain deepens, head for weekly loss

NEW YORK — Stocks are falling Friday after reports showed the pandemic is deepening the hole for the economy, as Washington prepares to throw it […]
January 15, 2021

Minnesota's solar trade tested, but not bowed, by 2020

Michael Allen, co-founder of All Energy Solar of St. Paul, is grateful for a partly sunny 2020. “All in all, it was a good year, […]
January 15, 2021

Cargill in talks to exit sugar trading business

Cargill is in talks to exit its global sugar trading business as the top agricultural commodities firm seeks to focus on food processing and meat. […]
January 15, 2021

Put to bed: Winter layup brings 4 ships to port of Duluth-Superior

During winter layup, the Soo Locks are repaired and maintained. Lake freighters go into the shop, too, sometimes requiring significant work. Hulls banged up by […]
January 15, 2021

Asian shares mixed following Biden speech, Wall St retreat

Asian shares were mixed on Friday after a late slide in several Big Tech stocks left major indexes lower on Wall Street. U.S. futures were […]
January 15, 2021

The Latest: China says COVID-19 hospitalizations above 1,000

BEIJING — China says it is now treating more than 1,000 people for COVID-19 as numbers of cases continue to surge in the country’s north. […]
January 15, 2021

$1,400 checks and help for the jobless: What's in Biden's plan to rescue the economy

Then presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks at a “Build Back Better” Clean Energy event on July 14, 2020. On Thursday, Biden unveiled an ambitious economic […]