April 29, 2021

Climate change risks mounting for businesses

From litigation to financial and material loss due to extreme weather, the corporate world is managing mounting risks due to climate change. And the Biden […]
April 29, 2021

State utility regulators dismiss calls for Line 3 investigation

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has unanimously rejected a complaint and request for an investigation from an environmental group that argued Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 […]
April 29, 2021

White farmers sue seeking government loan forgiveness

A group of Midwestern farmers sued the federal government Thursday alleging they can’t participate in a COVID-19 loan forgiveness program because they’re white. The group […]
April 29, 2021

Get ready for a shortage of iPads and MacBooks

The new iMac computers are unveiled on April 20 via this illustration at a virtual event in La Habra, Calif. Apple said it could suffer […]
April 29, 2021

Democratic state lawmakers push for small business aid

Nearly a year after unrest that followed the death of George Floyd, businesses damaged in the violence are watching for signs of help from lawmakers […]
April 28, 2021

The Greener Good: Chris Farrell and his guests explore climate change and the economy

Climate change presents risk and opportunity to large and small companies — to remain competitive, how must businesses recalibrate current thinking into strategies that propel […]
April 27, 2021

There is growing segregation in millennial wealth

Editor’s note: This is an excerpt of Planet Money’s newsletter. You can sign up here. New research shows shockingly different trends in the fortunes of […]
April 27, 2021

Biden to establish $15-an-hour minimum wage for federal contractors

President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order on Tuesday that will kick off the rulemaking process for a higher minimum wage for employees […]
April 27, 2021

Labor-backed report finds lax safety at St. Paul Park refinery

Inadequate training and a lax safety culture make the Marathon Petroleum St. Paul Park refinery a danger to its workers — and potentially to the […]
April 27, 2021

Oil spill reported off China coast after tanker, bulk carrier collide

Tankers unload imported crude oil at the Qingdao crude oil terminal in east China’s Shandong Province in February. A tanker anchored off the port was […]