Business & Economy

President Donald Trump is going ahead with plans to announce new tariffs on about $200 billion of Chinese imports, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.

Keg and Case Market opened to the public Friday on the grounds of the former Schmidt Brewery on West Seventh Street in St. Paul. The market features a variety of retail, dining and drinking establishments.

Cargill is paying $1.5 million to settle claims of religious discrimination by Muslim workers in Colorado.

Soybeans are Minnesota's top agricultural export commodity, making up 30 percent of all agricultural exports.

Target plans to hire more than 120,000 people for the busy holiday shopping season, a 20 percent increase from last year.

The City Council is on track to pass a minimum wage ordinance by the end of the year. Among key details that still need to be worked out -- whether there should be a lower minimum for workers who earn tips.

According to U.S. Census figures, the overall median household income of the state rose to $68,400. Black households experienced a bump in income for the third year in a row to $38,100. Black and Latino households each gained about $4,000 in 2017.

Members of the Minnesota Farm Bureau and Minnesota Farmers Union are in Washington, D.C., this week to meet with elected officials and members of the Trump administration about issues ranging from trade to environmental regulations.

U.S. Bank launched a short-term loan program to help clients in need of emergency cash. Is it a good option for consumers in dire need of cash flow?

President Trump and former President Obama both claim credit for the good economy. Democrats argue that Trump inherited an economy that was already strong while Republicans insist he turned it around.

It's the first time the Irish airline will serve Minnesota. Officials say research by business and airline groups found significant demand for business travel between the Twin Cities and Ireland.

UCare said it will begin offering its 30,000 non-group health plan members hundreds of dollars in healthy food discounts this month.

Low unemployment in Minnesota is translating into a shortage of school bus drivers, forcing fill-ins, workarounds and late arrivals.

President Trump pitched a wildly off-base claim about economic growth Monday as the White House used selective statistics to build a case that the economy is doing much better than when Barack Obama was in office.

The state's SELF loan program may have some small changes coming that could, in the future, limit who is eligible for these students loans.

U.S. Bank is launching a new short-term loan product with double-digit annual percentage rates, saying a large portion of Americans need short-term cash options.

The most powerful wind turbines ever seen in the state could soon be built in southwest Minnesota. The industry is ramping up turbine size in the name of efficiency, but the skyscraper-sized machines are also attracting more public opposition.

In Minneapolis, the head of the U.N.'s World Food Programme said feeding the hungry is crucial to fighting terrorism and preventing war, and urged food companies to be more productive.

Hiring picked up in August as U.S. employers added a strong 201,000 jobs, a sign of confidence that consumers and businesses will keep spending despite the Trump administration's conflicts with U.S. trading partners.

The Trump administration has canceled a study of a proposed 20-year mining ban within the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, clearing the way for renewed mineral leasing.