Business and Economic News

U.S. economy returned to growth last quarter, expanding 2.6 percent
The U.S. economy grew at a 2.6 percent annual rate from July through September, snapping two straight quarters of economic contraction and overcoming punishingly high inflation and interest rates.
USDA announces $759M for high-speed internet in rural areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is announcing $759 million in grants and loans to enable rural communities to access high-speed internet. It's part of the broader $65 billion push for high-speed connectivity from last year’s infrastructure law.
Landmark power plant in western Minnesota to be imploded
A long-shuttered power plant in western Minnesota will be imploded Thursday, ending nearly a century as a landmark in the region.
A century, a pandemic and 13 editions later, Betty Crocker is still your 'helper in the kitchen'
A new Betty Crocker Cookbook edition is out this week — despite the pandemic sending its recipe developers home and into bare supermarkets with the rest of us.