November 6, 2020

Improving economy over the summer gave Deluxe better-than-expected results

Deluxe saw a steady increase in business over the summer months, allowing it to report better-than-expected quarterly results, officials said. The Shoreview-based company also made […]
November 6, 2020

Electronic Arts, Global Blood fall; Roku, T-Mobile rise

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Friday: T-Mobile US Inc., up $6.30 to $123.56. The wireless carrier handily beat Wall Street’s […]
November 6, 2020

Demolition starts on big ship stranded 14 months off Georgia

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Using a heavy anchor chain like a saw, a towering crane Friday began cutting apart a cargo ship that’s been stranded on […]
November 6, 2020

Another Duluth B&B is up for grabs: The Firelight Inn listed at $949K

There, Joy and Jim Fischer sat in front of a cove fireplace. After 23 years, the innkeepers are ready to embark on “the last unwritten […]
November 6, 2020

Hershey's Halloween sales up despite fewer trick-or-treaters

Hershey says its Halloween candy sales were up slightly this year despite a lower turnout of trick-or-treaters amid the pandemic. Michele Buck — chairman, president […]
November 6, 2020

US consumer borrowing up $16.2 billion in September

WASHINGTON — U.S. consumers increased their borrowing in September, helped by the first gain in the category that covers credit cards in seven months. The […]
November 6, 2020

AP Explains: 5 key takeaways from the October jobs report

WASHINGTON — The American job market is clawing its way back — steadily if slowly — from the devastation inflicted by the coronavirus-caused recession. What […]
November 6, 2020

Pressure mounts, rifts emerge at Fox News over election

NEW YORK — The steady counting of votes that has moved Democrat Joe Biden closer to the presidency is exposing rifts at Fox News Channel, […]
November 6, 2020

Walz names Robert Doty as Minnesota's chief tax collector

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Tim Walz has promoted Robert Doty to be the next commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Revenue, the governor’s office […]
November 6, 2020

Duluth's Eat Downtown promotion shifts to gift cards

Duluth’s twice-yearly restaurant week has pivoted from prix fixe menus to a push to sell gift cards, according to a news release from the Greater […]