May 24, 2021

Judge digs into Apple app store policies as Epic trial ends

SAN RAMON, Calif. — The judge who will decide a case challenging Apple’s stranglehold on its iPhone app store indicated on Monday she would like […]
May 24, 2021

Twin Cities office vacancies spike in Q1, report finds

The Minneapolis-St Paul office market suffered a “significant” pandemic-related contraction during the first quarter, losing nearly 1 million square feet of tenancy across the market, […]
May 24, 2021

Stocks climb on Wall Street as appetite for risk returns

Stocks closed broadly higher on Wall Street as investors regained an appetite for risk following two straight weeks of losses. The S&P 500 rose 1% […]
May 24, 2021

Stocks rise after two weeks of losses; Bitcoin up 16%

Technology companies are leading a broad rally on Wall Street in afternoon trading Monday as investors regain an appetite for risk after the market notched […]
May 24, 2021

For Native nonprofit off Lake Street, the heartbreak of destruction came after a triumph

Kelly Drummer watched her organization’s building go up in flames on the third night of unrest along Lake Street in Minneapolis. The executive director of […]
May 24, 2021

When it comes to business, it is OK to have a little fun

Novelist Kurt Vonnegut Jr. learned a valuable lesson at age 15 that shaped his life and may shape yours. According to a story in Bits […]
May 24, 2021

Stocks rise after two weeks of losses; Bitcoin up 13%

Stocks were moderately higher in early trading Monday, starting the market on a positive note after posting two straight weeks of losses. Markets continue to […]
May 24, 2021

Review: For such a small place, Iceland has a big influence

“How Iceland Changed the World: The Big History of a Small Island,” by Egill Bjarnason (Penguin) How has small Iceland been able to play such […]
May 24, 2021

Liz Weston: How to be a better long-distance caregiver

Long pandemic lockdowns forced many older adults to become comfortable with video calls to stay connected with family. That in turn means that long-distance caregivers […]
May 24, 2021

Buckwheat, mustard crops get crop insurance, equipment lifts

Jeremy Peterson, 42, is vice president of Minn-Dak Growers Ltd., at Grand Forks, N.D., and farms in Minnesota near Drayton, N.D. He is the third […]