June 18, 2021

Slim pickings, high prices for central Minnesota home buyers

ST. CLOUD – Prospective buyers looking to get a new house in May — historically one of the busier months for home sales — only […]
June 18, 2021

Delta shareholders voted to require airline to disclose climate lobbying efforts

Delta Air Lines shareholders voted Thursday in favor of a measure to require the company to report its climate lobbying activities, a move the company’s […]
June 18, 2021

Minnesota CDFIs get $38 million in federal pandemic relief funding

The federal government distributed $38 million to 27 Minnesota community development financial institutions this week, part of $1.25 billion in pandemic relief funds sent nationally […]
June 18, 2021

UK retail sales dip as lockdown easing allows socializing

LONDON — Retail sales in Britain slipped back in May as people ventured out to spend money at restaurants and pubs following the easing of […]
June 18, 2021

How the post-COVID luxury spending boom is reshaping the economy

Travel agent Dottie Williford’s phone won’t stop buzzing: Her high-end clients in Raleigh, N.C., are eager to explore the world again. She stayed up until […]
June 18, 2021

Rapper IDK to launch music business program at Harvard

NEW YORK — Rapper IDK is launching a music business program at Harvard University for students of color. IDK’s No Label Academy, a 10-day program, […]
June 18, 2021

AstraZeneca, EU both claim a win in vaccine delivery tussle

BRUSSELS — A Belgian court ruled Friday that coronavirus vaccine-maker AstraZeneca had committed a “serious breach” of its contract with the European Union amid a […]
June 18, 2021

US stocks lower after Fed official sees rate hikes in 2022

Stocks were broadly lower Friday after a Federal Reserve official said that the nation’s central bank might need to raise interest rates as early as […]
June 18, 2021

Stocks open lower, pushing the S&P 500 toward a weekly loss

Stocks are opening broadly lower on Wall Street, putting the S&P 500 index on track for its first losing week in the last four. The […]
June 18, 2021

Tottenham repays COVID loan, frees up funds for signings

LONDON — Tottenham announced Friday it had paid back the 175 million pounds ($243 million) it borrowed from the Bank of England as part of […]