July 11, 2020

China's stock market is popular again, and investors wonder how long this bull will run

In Chinese stock market mythology, the rarest of beasts is the slow bull. The past couple of decades have brought two fast bulls: vertiginous surges […]
July 11, 2020

Cruise CEOs insist ships are safe, prepare new health protocols

Two of the world’s largest cruise operators insist their ships are no more vulnerable to the spread of the new coronavirus than other public places. […]
July 11, 2020

Biden forges brand of liberal populism to use against Trump

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden stood in a Pennsylvania metal works shop, just miles from his boyhood home, and pledged to define his presidency by a […]
July 11, 2020

Stock market rising on the indispensable companies

The boomers and Xers remember when Microsoft was so dominant that a federal judge ordered it broken up. That year of peak Microsoft was 2000, […]
July 11, 2020

From salons to dance studios, Minnesota businesses are making customers sign waivers

As businesses reopen amid a slew of safety and cleaning requirements, many are asking something new of their customers and employees: a promise not to […]
July 11, 2020

How Bremer Bank churned out $1.5 billion in PPP loans

Jeanne Crain saw the tsunami coming. Like other bankers, the president and CEO of St. Paul-based Bremer Bank could have turned to technology to handle […]
July 11, 2020

Regional theaters grapple with changed Hollywood landscape

Hollywood studios have either put production of their new films on hiatus or pushed back their release dates of completed films because of the coronavirus […]
July 10, 2020

In heated political moment, Goya latest company to get stung

SILVER SPRING, MD. – The supercharged U.S. political landscape has grown potentially more perilous for companies before the 2020 presidential election as Goya, a food […]
July 10, 2020

Hudson Hospital opens new emergency center, treats first patients

After eight months of construction, Hudson Hospital & Clinic’s new emergency center is open and treating patients, company officials said this week. The $5 million […]
July 10, 2020

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they […]