March 5, 2021

Shares slip in Asia after bond yield spike hits Wall St

Asian shares slipped Friday after surging U.S. bond yields renewed pressure on high-flying technology companies. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index dropped as much as 2% and […]
March 5, 2021

Employers added 379,000 jobs last month as economy emerges from 'winter hibernation'

A man walks past a “Now Hiring” sign in front of a store on Dec. 1, 2020 in Arlington, Va. Despite recent jobs gains, millions […]
March 5, 2021

Senate nears relief bill votes after half-day GOP delay

The Senate steered on Friday toward a voting marathon on Democrats’ $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill after enduring an extraordinary half-day holdup forced by a […]
March 4, 2021

By slimmest of margins, Senate takes up $1.9T COVID relief bill

The Senate voted by the slimmest of margins Thursday to begin debating a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, after Democrats made eleventh-hour changes aimed at […]
March 4, 2021

The Latest: Maryland to distribute vaccines more equitably

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Gov. Larry Hogan released further plans Thursday to distribute COVID-19 vaccines more equitably to underserved parts of Maryland, after leaders of the […]
March 4, 2021

The Latest: Oklahoma jobless claims reach $4.4B in pandemic

OKLAHOMA CITY — Unemployment payments since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic a year ago in Oklahoma have surpassed the payments made during the past […]
March 4, 2021

The Latest: Alabama extends mask mandate, bucking GOP trend

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Breaking from other Southern GOP governors, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday extended her state’s mask order for another month. However, she […]
March 4, 2021

Tech pulls stocks lower as bond yields continue upward march

Stocks turned lower on Wall Street as bond yields made another upward spike, renewing pressure on high-flying technology companies. The S&P 500 fell 1.3% Thursday, […]
March 4, 2021

Duluth's 'offshore to the North Shore' tech firm acquired by Wayzata firm

DULUTH – Saturn Systems, the Duluth-based software development firm with the catchy “offshore to the North Shore” slogan, was acquired this week by Wayzata-based tech […]
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 […]