Business and Economic News

It's getting hard to miss campaign ads in Minnesota
Millions of dollars in political ads are finding their way onto Minnesota TV stations, and the surge is only building.
La Raza Radio, displaced after Lake Street unrest, celebrates new home
Wednesday, La Raza Radio will christen its brand-new studios in Richfield, Minn. One of the buildings that went up in flames on the central business corridor on Lake Street after the killing of George Floyd housed the studios of La Raza Radio. Cathy Wurzer spoke with Maya Santamaria, CEO of the company that owns La Raza Radio, Santamaria Broadcasting.
Latinos report financial strain as pandemic erodes income and savings
An NPR poll finds 72 percent of Latino households in the United States are facing serious financial problems — double the share of whites who report this. Major health problems are mounting, too.
Jobs in the pandemic: More are freelance and may stay that way forever
Before the coronavirus hit, many workers chose freelance or contract jobs because they preferred the flexibility and variety it offered. But now millions are turning to freelancing out of necessity.
In 2020, wedding vendors say 'I do' to uncertainty
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two local wedding industry insiders on what it’s been like to navigate the pandemic.
In his new book “No Rules Rules,” Reed Hastings argues that in order for a creative workplace to succeed, it needs as few policies and rules as possible. Others say the culture is demoralizing.
U.S. tariffs on China are illegal, says world trade body
The decision marks the first time the World Trade Organization has ruled against a series of tariffs that President Donald Trump’s administration has imposed on a number of countries, allies and rivals alike. The ruling could allow China to impose retaliatory tariffs.
Oracle and TikTok struck a deal. What it is, none will say
The short-video app TikTok has chosen Oracle as its corporate savior to avoid a U.S. ban ordered by President Donald Trump. The U.S. government will review the prospective deal. That much is known. Everything else is confusion, at least to outsiders.
MPR says DJ Eric Malmberg fired from The Current
“MPR has made the decision that the audience of The Current is best served by a programmatic change,” according to a statement on MPR.org. “Our hosts have to be able to attract an audience that wants to listen to them and trusts them and over the last 36 hours those conditions have changed for Malmberg.”
How are Minn.'s minority-owned businesses navigating pandemic, economic crisis?
Only 12 percent of minority-owned businesses in the U.S. have received coronavirus relief loans. How are Minnesota’s minority business owners navigating the lending space?