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Business & Economy

Minneapolis Fed boss wants more action on jobs

The head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis says the Fed is "undershooting" and "underperforming" on its goals of promoting price stability and maximum employment.
by Annie Baxter

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Circuit Cents: Who beats the average?

Wall Street firms like to say they can perform better than the market. They can't all be right.

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Veteran journalist jabs at income gap

Veteran journalist jabs at income gap

Hedrick Smith notes a corporate distaste for sharing the wealth.

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Eric Schmidt, Jared Cohen and Sheryl Sandberg on the digital revolution

Eric Schmidt, Jared Cohen and Sheryl Sandberg on the digital revolution

Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen of Google are interviewed at the Computer History Museum by Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook about Schmidt and Cohen's book, "The New Digital Age." They spoke as part of the Revolutionaries series at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California.

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Hospitality industry leader lays out objections to minimum wage deal

DFL leaders at the state legislature expect to pass a new minimum wage law later this week, after months of negotiations between the House and Senate over how high that wage should be and whether it should keep growing automatically. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Dan McElroy, who's President of Hospitality Minnesota, which is opposed to the measure.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Railroads lay out safety campaign after deaths rise in 2013

Railroads lay out safety campaign after deaths rise in 2013

At this time last year, the railroads were proudly calling 2012 their safest year ever as derailments and crossing accidents kept declining. But last year, the number of trespassing deaths rose by 47, or 11 percent, to 476, and the number of deaths in accidents increased nearly 8 percent to 250.
by The Associated Press

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New airline survey gives Virgin America top rating

New airline survey gives Virgin America top rating

U.S. airlines got their highest ratings in more than 20 years in 2013, according to an annual survey, but customers were still not satisfied with the frequency of flight delays and lost or damaged bags.

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Unchecked irrigation threatens to sap Minnesota groundwater

Unchecked irrigation threatens to sap Minnesota groundwater

An MPR News investigation shows that several hundred Minnesota farmers are probably pumping groundwater to irrigate their crops without required permits, making it harder for the state to understand and regulate what's happening to a water resource increasingly seen as vulnerable.
by Mark Steil

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