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Business and Economic News

Unemployment rate falls, labor market tightens

Unemployment rate falls, labor market tightens

Wages are climbing as unemployment drops and labor force participation rises. But inflation persists and employers are competing for increasingly hard to find workers.
by Brian Bakst

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A conversation with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz

A conversation with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz

Politics editor Mike Mulcahy talked with Gov. Tim Walz about the budget surplus, replenishing the unemployment fund and why he thinks one-time checks to Minnesotans are a better bet than tax cuts. Plus, a primer on inflation from a Minnesota economist.
by Mike Mulcahy and Maja Beckstrom

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Walz, lawmakers debate extent of paid leave benefit

Walz, lawmakers debate extent of paid leave benefit

Sensing an opening, Gov. Tim Walz revs up his push for paid family and medical leave. But getting to a deal could still prove challenging.
by Brian Bakst

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Canadian Pacific to resume operations after work stoppage

Canadian Pacific to resume operations after work stoppage

Approximately 3,000 Canadian Pacific Railway conductors, engineers, train and yard workers represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference will be returning to work after an agreement was reached between the railroad operator and union.
by The Associated Press

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The SEC wants companies to disclose how climate change is affecting them

The SEC wants companies to disclose how climate change is affecting them

Under the rule proposals, companies would be required to share information about their greenhouse gas emissions as well as climate-related risks faced by their businesses.
by David Gura

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Names on a list: Fleeing Mariupol, one checkpoint at a time

Names on a list: Fleeing Mariupol, one checkpoint at a time

A team of Associated Press journalists documented the agony of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol from inside the city center when they learned their names were on a Russian list. One of them tells his story of their rescue by Ukrainian soldiers as the Russian forces closed in on a hospital treating the wounded. 
by The Associated Press

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