Business and Economic News

FAA gives Boeing OK to resume 737 Max passenger service
After 20 months on the tarmac that followed two fatal crashes, Boeing's troubled airliner has been given the green light by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Target gains steam heading into crucial holiday season
The Minneapolis company reported Wednesday that its online sales surged 155 percent in the three months that ended Oct. 31. Sales at its stores opened for a least a year rose 10 percent. Customer traffic rose 4.5 percent and average dollars spent rose nearly 16 percent.
MPR Journalist Series: Angela Davis interviews 1A's Jenn White
Jenn White became the new host of 1A this summer, and what a summer — and fall — it’s been. White spoke with MPR News host Angela Davis as part of the MPR Journalist Series.
Majority of MPCA advisory group resigns in protest of agency’s Line 3 decision
Twelve out of 17 members of an environmental justice group that advises the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency have resigned in protest of the agency’s decision last week to grant a key water quality permit to the controversial Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project. 
Intelligence Squared debate: Is it time to redistribute wealth?
As nations around the world face a reckoning on racial and social justice and work to combat the economic impacts of the pandemic, we ask: Is it time to redistribute the wealth?
States plead for more federal help as virus outbreak worsens
Between now and June 2022, state and local governments could be facing a shortfall or $400 billion or more by some estimates. But help is not expected anytime soon from a divided and lame-duck Congress.
Amazon opens online pharmacy, shaking up another industry
Now sold on Amazon: insulin and inhalers. The company said Tuesday that it has opened an online pharmacy, giving shoppers the chance to buy their medication on their phones and computers.
What are the challenges of rebuilding Lake Street?
More than half of the Lake Street businesses that were damaged during May’s civil unrest have been reopened, but a lot of work remains. What are the challenges confronted by business owners trying to rebuild? Host Angela Davis hears stories of both rebuilding success and frustrating roadblocks.
Michigan halts in-person classes, indoor dining as coronavirus surges
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration on Sunday ordered high schools and colleges to stop in-person classes, closed restaurants to indoor dining and suspended organized sports in a bid to curb the state's spiking coronavirus cases.