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Business and Economic News

No, you're not imagining it — package sizes are shrinking

No, you're not imagining it — package sizes are shrinking

It’s the inflation you’re not supposed to see. From toilet paper to yogurt to corn chips, manufacturers are quietly shrinking package sizes without lowering prices. It’s dubbed “shrinkflation,” and it’s accelerating worldwide.
by The Associated Press

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Fast food's future? Taco Bell tries high-tech drive-thru in Brooklyn Park

Fast food's future? Taco Bell tries high-tech drive-thru in Brooklyn Park

The new two-story, four-lane drive-thru Taco Bell Defy restaurant doesn't have a traditional dining room. Instead, it has a second-floor kitchen and a vertical lift system that will lower orders directly to drivers waiting below.
by Tim Nelson

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Facing huge inventory, Target cuts vendor orders, prices

Facing huge inventory, Target cuts vendor orders, prices

Target is canceling orders from its suppliers, particularly in home and clothing, while slashing prices of goods in a bold move to clear out mounds of unwanted inventory ahead of the critical fall and holiday shopping seasons. 
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Solar power is on a roll in Minnesota

Solar power is on a roll in Minnesota

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two solar developers about how solar energy is growing in Minnesota and challenges facing the industry.
by Angela Davis and Maja Beckstrom

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Can the SEC stand up to the richest man on the planet?

Can the SEC stand up to the richest man on the planet?

The world's richest man, who has run afoul of regulators before, is in their sights again as he tries to buy Twitter. It's raising questions about the SEC's ability to police the rich and powerful.
by David Gura

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Canceled flights, lighter schedules caused by takeoff in demand to travel

Canceled flights, lighter schedules caused by takeoff in demand to travel

If you decided to fly someplace for the Memorial Day holiday, it probably was not fun. Six-thousand global flights were canceled starting Friday with hundreds more flights delayed. Delta Airlines with the Twin Cities hub canceled more than 500 domestic and international flights.
by Cathy Wurzer

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