January 2, 2021

Fund for St. Paul businesses hurt by unrest holding $800,000

St. Paul, Minn. — A fund to help St. Paul businesses affected by vandalism after the death of George Floyd has not yet distributed 75% […]
January 2, 2021

IRS says Prince's estate undervalued by 50%, triggering another dispute in settlement

The Internal Revenue Service claims the executors of Prince’s estate have lowballed its value by 50%, or about $80 million, triggering a dispute that could […]
January 2, 2021

Iraq says it has dismantled mine on tanker in Persian Gulf

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s military on Saturday said explosives experts with its naval forces successfully dismantled a mine that was discovered stuck to an oil tanker […]
January 2, 2021

New governor sworn in as a wary Puerto Rico demands changes

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Pedro Pierluisi vowed to achieve statehood for Puerto Rico and fight against poverty, corruption and COVID-19 after he was sworn […]
January 2, 2021

Minnesota GOP lawmakers sue to undo state employee pay raise

MINNEAPOLIS — A pair of Minnesota Republican lawmakers is suing the state’s budget agency in an attempt to halt pay raises for state employees. The […]
January 2, 2021

VIRUS TODAY: Few Native Americans sign up for virus trials

Here’s what’s happening Saturday with the pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY: — Few Native American tribes have signed up to take […]
January 2, 2021

UK hits daily virus record, is urged to keep schools closed

LONDON — With daily coronavirus infections surging as a result of a new virus variant, the British government faced mounting pressure Saturday from teachers’ unions […]
January 2, 2021

Tax break available for beginning farmers in Minnesota

St. Paul – The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s (MDA) Rural Finance Authority is now accepting applications for a tax credit for the sale or lease […]
January 2, 2021

Parsing those 2021 financial market forecasts

Big, sweeping stock market forecasts are the ones that draw the headlines, but the ones to pay attention to are those that only look one […]
January 2, 2021

Take stock on lessons learned about money in 2020

The start of a new year is always an opportune time to take stock of household finances, but the exercise seems especially important this time […]