January 19, 2021

Crow Wing County approves more COVID-19 relief grants for businesses

The Crow Wing County Board Tuesday, Jan. 19, unanimously approved distributing funds set aside by the Minnesota Legislature into the community, prioritizing businesses not ordered […]
January 19, 2021

Netflix's big 4Q lifts video service above 200M subscribers

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Netflix’s video streaming service has surpassed 200 million subscribers for the first time as its expanding line-up of TV series and […]
January 19, 2021

Natural gas terminal plans in Oregon hit snag over permit

PORTLAND, Ore. — Plans for a major West Coast liquified natural gas pipeline and export terminal hit a snag Tuesday with federal regulators after a […]
January 19, 2021

US rejects Ford, Mazda requests to avoid Takata recalls

DETROIT — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency has rejected a request from Ford and Mazda to avoid recalling about 3 million vehicles with potentially […]
January 19, 2021

'Pharma Bro' Shkreli loses 2nd bid for early prison release

NEW YORK — That’s another no for the “Pharma Bro.” A federal judge has rejected convicted pharmaceutical executive’s Martin Shkreli’s second request to be let […]
January 19, 2021

Twin Cities office vacancies rise to 19.9% in fourth quarter

COVID-19 and the economic downturn continued to throttle Minnesota and the U.S. office market during the fourth quarter as vacancies and sublease offerings soared. U.S. […]
January 19, 2021

Wall Street's momentum swings back as stocks, yields tick up

Stocks are ticking higher on Wall Street Tuesday, recovering some of last week’s losses to pull closer to their record highs. The S&P 500 was […]
January 19, 2021

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell shrugs off distancing by retailers, presses election fraud case

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, responding to major retailers pulling his products in an effort to distance themselves from his claims about voting fraud, said Tuesday […]
January 19, 2021

GM teams up with Microsoft on driverless cars

SILVER SPRING, Md. — General Motors is teaming up with Microsoft to accelerate its rollout of electric, self-driving cars. In the partnership announced Tuesday, the […]
January 19, 2021

Yellen pushes GOP senators on $1.9 trillion relief package

WASHINGTON — Janet Yellen, President-elect Joe Biden’s choice as Treasury secretary, said Tuesday that the incoming administration would focus on winning quick passage of its […]