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 […]
October 22, 2020

Analysis: Racial inequity in who takes career, tech courses

Alphina Kamara wonders what might have happened if she’d been introduced to science and engineering careers at her high school in Wilmington, Delaware. Kamara, who […]