November 9, 2020

GM recalls 217K vehicles to fix leak that can stop travel

DETROIT — General Motors is recalling more than 217,000 cars and SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because transmission oil can leak, causing them to […]
November 9, 2020

Pfizer says early data signals COVID-19 vaccine is effective

Pfizer says an early peek at its vaccine data suggests the shots may be 90% effective at preventing COVID-19, indicating the company is on track […]
November 9, 2020

Updated menu, celeb collaborations, pump McDonald's sales

McDonald’s U.S. sales roared back in the third quarter on new menu items and attention-grabbing celebrity collaborations. With new choices like spicy chicken nuggets and […]
November 9, 2020

Liz Weston: When life blows up your well-laid plans

Job loss, business failure, involuntary retirement, divorce, disability or the death of a breadwinner — these are just some of the ways our finances can […]
November 9, 2020

Puzzle business goes 'bonkers' as people seek pastimes

Flat-mates work on a puzzle in their living room in Dortmund, Germany, on March 27, 2020. Ina Fassbender | AFP via Getty Images Jigsaw puzzles […]
November 9, 2020

This Week: McDonald's earns, job openings, Disney earns

A look at some of the key business events and economic indicators upcoming this week: NOT SO APPETIZING Wall Street anticipates another downbeat quarterly report […]
November 9, 2020

How are new restaurants opening up amid the pandemic? 

Dozens of Twin Cities restaurants are bucking the trend of pandemic-related closures and have opened. Sharyn Jackson, the Star Tribune’s food and drink reporter, joined […]
November 9, 2020

2020 has been transformational year for Iron Range mining

VIRGINIA, Minn. — When Lourenco Goncalves took the helm as CEO of Cliffs Natural Resources in 2014, he inherited a ore boat’s load of a […]
November 9, 2020

For Biden, how to help mangled economy is next obstacle

BALTIMORE — Joe Biden will inherit a mangled U.S. economy — one that never fully healed from the coronavirus and could suffer again as new […]
November 9, 2020

The Latest: New Delhi's new virus cases hit record high

NEW DELHI — India has reported 45,903 new coronavirus cases, with its capital recording the highest single-day rise in infections since the pandemic began. The […]