February 5, 2021

Stocks rise on Wall Street, despite dismal jobs report

Stocks were moving higher in afternoon trading on Friday, despite the fact that Wall Street got a dismal jobs report for January that showed the […]
February 5, 2021

Biden seeks to go big, fast and alone on COVID relief

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden laid out the case Friday for moving fast and without Republicans, if necessary, to pass $1.9 trillion in coronavirus relief, […]
February 5, 2021

A sexy Alexa, Dan Levy's M&M habit: Super Bowl ads to watch

It might not have seemed likely early in the pandemic, but the 55th Super Bowl Sunday is upon us yet again. Each year advertisers pull […]
February 5, 2021

CEO Pay Watch: Toro's Olson made $3.5M, down because of pandemic effects

Richard Olson The Toro Co. Chairman, president, CEO Total compensation: $3,544,459 for the year ended Oct. 31, 2020 Salary: $871,250 Non-equity incentive pay: $307,094 Other […]
February 5, 2021

Tax forms help reveal extent of unemployment fraud in US

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Unemployment agencies across the country became lucrative targets for criminals when they were bombarded with claims last year as millions lost jobs […]
February 5, 2021

Ads with Minnesota ties will make Super Bowl appearance

The Super Bowl is back and so is the trash-talking, retired Viking defensive tackle John Randle with his latest commercial about how a good rest […]
February 5, 2021

Trudeau tries to reassure Canadians vaccines are coming

TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried Friday to reassure Canadians his plan to vaccinate them is working despite mounting criticism his government is not […]
February 5, 2021

Senate approves budget bill as Harris casts tie-breaker vote

The Senate early Friday approved a budget resolution that’s a key step toward fast-track passage of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan without […]
February 5, 2021

While other industries flounder, real estate takes off during pandemic

Something strange is happening in the Minnesota housing market, and, not surprisingly, the pandemic is the reason. More people in the Twin Cities metro area […]
February 5, 2021

Pandemic reaffirms value of ag organizations

Do you miss attending meetings or actively participating in membership organizations? I do. For 15 years, I’ve served on community boards and in membership organizations, […]