January 21, 2021

Stocks drift around records in mixed trading on Wall Street

NEW YORK — Stocks are drifting around their record highs on Wall Street Thursday, as earnings season ramps into higher gear. The S&P 500 was […]
January 21, 2021

Farmers reject Indian government's offer to suspend new laws

NEW DELHI — Farmer leaders on Thursday rejected an offer from the Indian government to suspend contentious agricultural reform laws for 18 months and set […]
January 21, 2021

World leaders laud US return to climate fight under Biden

BERLIN — World leaders breathed an audible sigh of relief that the United States under President Joe Biden is rejoining the global effort to curb […]
January 21, 2021

Lilly: Drug can prevent COVID-19 illness in nursing homes

INDIANAPOLIS — Drugmaker Eli Lilly said Thursday its antibody drug can prevent COVID-19 illness in residents and staff of nursing homes and other long-term care […]
January 21, 2021

US jobless claims decline to a still-high 900,000

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to 900,000, still a historically high level that points to ongoing job […]
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

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 […]