Business and Economic News

Feeling burned out? Here’s how a Minnesota doctor sang about it
What do you do when work starts to feel like a grind? One Twin Cities doctor wrote a musical about it. MPR News guest host Chris Farrell talks about finding meaning at work and ways to handle burnout. 
Kia and Hyundai agree to $200M settlement over car thefts
The settlement covers some 9 million owners of Hyundai or Kia vehicles. Affected models have been the target of thieves, fueled by a deadly trend that spread on social media.
Disney cancels plans for $1 billion Florida campus
Disney says it's not moving ahead with a planned office park in Orlando because of "new leadership and changing business conditions." Its dispute with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is one of the factors.
Minnesota is getting $60.5 million in e-cigarette settlement
Minnesota is getting $60.5 million in its e-cigarette settlement from Juul and Altria. Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison unveiled details of the settlement Wednesday.
Love taxidermy, odd art and mad clowns? Check out this circus-like expo
The Oddities & Curiosities Expo is bringing about 150 vendors selling gothic and dark-fantasy items, a “mad clown” museum, sideshow acts and a taxidermy class to Minneapolis on Saturday, May 20.
Strip club to neighborhood grocery store: Karen and Nepali Foods opens in St. Paul
A small business owner and his partners have turned a former St. Paul strip club into a neighborhood grocery store. For years, the Lamplighter Lounge was the subject of many police calls for violent shootings — a couple of them fatal.
Capitol roundup: Paid family leave advances, tax deal struck
The Legislature churned toward its adjournment deadline by putting a paid family and medical leave plan within reach of reality while grasping for a deal to pay for transportation.