August 8, 2020

Twin Cities developers push back on mandated storefronts in apartment buidings

Curt Gunsbury wants to replace a vacant parking lot and auto repair shop in northeast Minneapolis with a seven-story apartment building. City zoning rules say […]
August 8, 2020

The latest earnings season in the U.S. is the weirdest in living memory

Bob Chapek, Disney’s boss, sounded a cheerful note as he announced the entertainment giant’s quarterly results last week. Its newish streaming service, Disney+, has acquired […]
August 8, 2020

Letting your husband take lead on finances? Here's why you shouldn't

A recent UBS Global Wealth Management survey starts out encouragingly enough: Nearly eight in 10 millennial women say they will share responsibility for household finances […]
August 8, 2020

In uncertain times, diversification can be an investor's best friend

How worried should investors be about the prospect of higher inflation rates, despite currently subdued price pressures? Financiers in the inflation-is-coming camp aren’t concerned about […]
August 8, 2020

Who owns your data? Surveillance capitalism has made your behavior a coveted product

The past 30 years have seen waves of information technology revolution. Web browsers, texting, smartphones and, most importantly, social media. Having digital connectivity to everyone […]
August 8, 2020

Shared-office industry adapts to COVID-19 changes

Like the rest of the commercial property markets, the shared-office business has been significantly affected by the pandemic. Some of the country’s biggest commercial real […]
August 8, 2020

How Thrivent is gently raising its distinctive profile in a moment of change

The financial services company Thrivent has handed out about 7 million T-shirts in the past five years that say “Live Generously” on the front, usually […]
August 8, 2020

Booming 'Zoom towns' should ease city housing costs

The U.S. now is several months into the housing market recovery and we have early data about where the hot spots are. It’s hardly a […]
August 8, 2020

AP FACT CHECK: Trump misleads on mail ballots, virus vaccine

WASHINGTON — It was a week of relentless attacks by President Donald Trump and his allies on mail-in voting for the November election, and truth […]
August 8, 2020

Virus aid talks collapse; no help expected for jobless now

WASHINGTON — A last-ditch effort by Democrats to revive Capitol Hill talks on vital COVID-19 rescue money collapsed in disappointment at week’s end, making it […]