September 19, 2020

Car loan binge is a bad sign for most consumers

The average new-car loan in the second quarter of this year was $36,072, according to Experian Automotive, nearly $4,000 more than the typical loan a […]
September 19, 2020

How older workers can prepare for job loss

For many experienced workers with retirement savings and a home to call their own, the biggest financial risk they face currently is losing their jobs. […]
September 19, 2020

Trump shifts on Puerto Rico, releases aid as election nears

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced the release Friday of $13 billion in assistance to repair years-old hurricane damage in Puerto Rico and pledged to […]
September 19, 2020

Stopgap bill to prevent shutdown held up over farm funding

WASHINGTON — Efforts to fashion a temporary spending bill needed to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month ran aground Friday amid […]
September 19, 2020

Biden would push for less US reliance on nukes for defense

WASHINGTON — Democrat Joe Biden leaves little doubt that if elected he would try to scale back President Donald Trump’s buildup in nuclear weapons spending. […]
September 19, 2020

EkoMarkt under construction in Baxter

× Zach Stangl with Anderson Brothers Construction cleans forms that are being used for curbs at the new EkoMarkt Friday, Sept. 18, in Baxter. The […]
September 19, 2020

The Latest: India maintains surge, adds 93,300 new cases

NEW DELHI —India has maintained its surge in coronavirus cases, adding 93,337 new confirmed infections in the past 24 hours. The Health Ministry on Saturday […]
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 […]