Business and Economic News

Apple rolls out major new privacy protections for iPhones and iPads
Users will now encounter pop-ups asking whether they want to allow their data to be shared with third parties. That little question could have a big impact on advertising companies like Facebook.
Cheap, legal and everywhere: How food companies get us 'hooked' on junk
Reporter Michael Moss says processed foods can be as alluring in some ways as cocaine or cigarettes. His new book explains how companies keep us snacking by appealing to nostalgia and brain chemistry.
After verdict, small businesses eager to welcome customers and rebuild
Host Angela Davis talked with nonprofit leaders and small business owners about recovery on Lake Street and in other districts hit by COVID-19 and last summer’s unrest following George Floyd’s murder. Plus, MPR News senior economics contributor Chris Farrell stopped by to discuss a potential economic rebound in the U.S.
4 weeks left and $1 billion to bridge for Minn. lawmakers
A new phase has arrived in the Minnesota budget debate as the final budget bills should pass off the Senate and House floors this week. That touches off negotiations between chamber leaders on how to bridge their big divide.
'Full of hatred and fear': Disinformation on YouTube divides a dad and daughter
Renee Ekwoge says false and misleading videos on YouTube have changed her dad. What was once a strong, loving relationship has been corrupted, she says, by conspiratorial YouTube videos.
Foxconn, Wisconsin reach new deal on scaled back facility
Foxconn Technology Group, the world's largest electronics maker, has reached a new deal with reduced tax breaks for its scaled back manufacturing facility in southeast Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers and the the company announced on Monday.