January 21, 2021

Minnesota lost nearly 50,000 jobs in December with pandemic rules in place

Minnesota lost nearly 50,000 jobs in December as a spike in coronavirus cases prompted the state to place restrictions on bars, restaurants, gyms and some […]
January 21, 2021

Asian shares rise on optimism for more stimulus from Biden

TOKYO — Asian shares rose Thursday on optimism over the new U.S. administration that earlier set off a rally on Wall Street. Hopes are high […]
January 21, 2021

Stocks close on record highs after Biden inauguration

Stocks hit record highs on Wednesday after President Joe Biden’s inauguration. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images The Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq all […]
January 21, 2021

How Kinetic, a new networking site from Minnesota, aims to stand out

The social media site LinkedIn stopped being useful the day I logged on to find someone I knew who could introduce me to a consultant […]
January 20, 2021

United Airlines posts $1.9 billion loss in pandemic-laden 4Q

United Airlines said Wednesday that it finished one of the worst years in its history by losing $1.9 billion in the last three months of […]
January 20, 2021

Trump's pardon largesse a boon for well-connected fraudsters

WASHINGTON — A former congressman who pocketed millions of dollars in bribes from defense contractors. A Republican fundraiser who was paid handsome sums to illicitly […]
January 20, 2021

Winona-based Fastenal continues to benefit from increased sales of safety products

Sales trends for Fastenal, which supplies factories across the nation, show that the economy has continued to slowly improve from downturns caused by the coronavirus […]
January 20, 2021

U.S. Bancorp waits to free up reserves amid continued uncertainty

Amid a brightening outlook for the economy, many of the nation’s largest banks have begun releasing some of the large reserves they built to cover […]
January 20, 2021

Wall Street hits records as hopes build for more stimulus

Stocks rallied to record highs on Wall Street as traders hoped that new leadership in Washington will mean more support for the economy, which is […]
January 20, 2021

Biden to review Trump's changes to national monuments

SALT LAKE CITY — President Joe Biden said Wednesday he plans to review the Trump administration’s downsizing of two sprawling national monuments in the American […]