September 19, 2020

Market review: Beyond Meat is downgraded as competitior grabs market share

Downgrade Beyond Meat shares fell 5.2% to $149.04 Friday after JPMorgan downgraded the stock from neutral to underweight with analysts citing that the company lost […]
September 19, 2020

Reaction to the death of Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg

Reaction to the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday at her home in Washington at the age of 87. __ […]
September 19, 2020

University of Minnesota leads project to boost yield, uses of crop that could cut water pollution

Minnesota farms may soon have a solution to the increasing pollution problem from row crops that’s been threatening the drinking supply of towns throughout the […]
September 18, 2020

3M mired in one of largest mass torts ever over military earplugs

When 3M bought Aearo Technologies in 2008 it became a giant in the military earplug market. Aearo’s Combat Arms earplug was standard issue for U.S. […]
September 18, 2020

Hawaii court hears case on legality of foreign fishing labor

HONOLULU — The Hawaii Supreme Court heard arguments Friday on the legality of issuing licenses to foreign workers in Hawaii’s longline commercial fishing fleet, which […]
September 18, 2020

Ethanol waivers become central issue in presidential battle for Minnesota farm votes

Ethanol waivers are becoming a central issue in the battle for the farm vote — and the issue heated up this week with three straight […]
September 18, 2020

Low mortgage rates continue to fuel hot Twin Cities housing market

August was a blockbuster month for home sellers across the 16-county metro, despite the global pandemic and a coming presidential election, which typically puts buyers […]
September 18, 2020

California jobless rate falls with help of temporary jobs

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A raft of temporary government jobs for the U.S. Census boosted California’s economy in August as the state added 101,900 jobs as […]
September 18, 2020

US Steel, Aptiv rise; NatWest Group, Roku fall

NEW YORK — Stocks that moved heavily or traded substantially Friday: United States Steel Corp., up 41 cents to $8.82. The steel company gave investors […]
September 18, 2020

NYC tries $50 fines to get scofflaws to don masks on subway

NEW YORK — The young man slouched against the inside of the subway doors as the No. 3 train headed south along Broadway. Across the […]