October 22, 2020

Bank robber flees with loads of cash in ex-Soviet Georgia

TBILISI, Georgia — Police in the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia were looking Thursday for a bank robber who held over 40 people hostage for hours […]
October 22, 2020

Union Pacific 3Q profit drops 12% but volume surges

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific’s third-quarter profit declined 12%, but the volume of shipments it handled surged as the economy rebounded from the worst of […]
October 22, 2020

Coca-Cola recovery continues as it grows leaner in pandemic

Coca-Cola measured gradual improvement in the third quarter as it focused on emerging leaner from the global pandemic. Revenue fell 9% to $8.7 billion, edging […]
October 22, 2020

American, Southwest join rivals in reporting big 3Q losses

DALLAS — Airlines are continuing to pile up billions of dollars in losses as the pandemic causes a massive drop in air travel. American Airlines […]
October 22, 2020

Turkey central bank keeps rate on hold despite currency drop

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s Central Bank kept its key interest rate on hold at 10.25% on Thursday, despite market expectations for an increase that would help […]
October 22, 2020

No early morning hours for Target this Black Friday

Shoppers won’t have to jostle each other for early bird doorbusters at Target this holiday. The Minneapolis-based retailer has announced it will only be open […]
October 22, 2020

Walz signs $1.9 billion public works package at union center

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Tim Walz says the $1.9 billion public works bill he signed into law will improve Minnesota’s infrastructure and ensure that […]
October 22, 2020

Baxter City Council approves Brothers Motorsports request for business move

The longtime Baxter business was before the city council via Zoom Tuesday, Oct. 20, to request a conditional use permit and variances to move into […]
October 22, 2020

British Airways parent company slashes passenger forecast

LONDON — The parent company of British Airways has cut its fourth-quarter passenger forecast to just 30% of last year’s level as government restrictions imposed […]
October 22, 2020

Housing boom: Sales of million-dollar homes double

Sales of previously owned homes jumped more than 20 percent in September from a year earlier, but sales of homes costing more than $1 million […]