April 1, 2021

St. Cloud area sees 'jaw-droppingly large' decline in labor force during pandemic

ST. CLOUD — The St. Cloud area saw a slight uptick in jobs last month but experts warn the region has a long way to […]
April 1, 2021

Asian stocks follow Wall St. up on strong Japan, Korea data

BEIJING — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Thursday after Japan and South Korea reported unexpectedly strong economic data and President Joe Biden announced […]
March 31, 2021

Delta to sell middle seats in May, but says 'normal' is still a ways off in air travel

Delta Air Lines is unblocking its middle seats in May, marking the end of social distancing on all U.S. carriers and signaling a turning point […]
March 31, 2021

S&P 500 climbs, closing out its 4th straight quarterly gain

Stocks closed mostly higher on Wall Street, clinching the 4th straight quarterly gain for the S&P 500. The benchmark index rose 0.4% Wednesday, bringing its […]
March 31, 2021

Blue Cross of Minnesota's CEO announces retirement

Dr. Craig Samitt , who has been CEO of Eagan-based Blue Cross and Blue Shied of Minnesota for almost three years, is retiring, the company […]
March 31, 2021

Report: Pandemic dealing setbacks to gender parity in jobs

GENEVA — The think tank behind the annual gathering of world leaders in Davos, Switzerland, says the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting gender parity in the […]
March 31, 2021

Nestle closes sale of bottled water brands in North America

NEW YORK — Global food giant Nestle said Wednesday that it has completed the $4.3 billion sale of its bottled-water brands in North America to […]
March 31, 2021

Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down governor's mask mandate

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ statewide mask mandate on Wednesday, stripping the governor of one of his […]
March 31, 2021

Automakers BMW, Volvo back moratorium on deep seabed mining

BERLIN — Automakers BMW and Volvo announced Wednesday that they support a moratorium on deep seabed mining for minerals used in electric vehicle batteries and […]
March 31, 2021

GM recalling 10,000 Chevy and GMC vans due to fire risk

WASHINGTON — General Motors is recalling more than 10,000 vans due to a fire risk and recommending that owners park them outdoors away from buildings […]