Business and Economic News

News organizations rebuke Trump on election results claim
News organizations are strongly rebuking President Donald Trump for declaring on live television that it was a "major fraud" that he hadn't been declared the election's winner.
The American government once offered widely affordable child care - 77 years ago
Affordable, quality child care was hard to come by even before the pandemic and now even more so. It's not for a lack of ideas about how to fix it. Is this the moment those ideas are taken seriously?
In reversal, Walmart puts guns back on display
Walmart is returning guns and ammunition back to display shelves after earlier citing "isolated civil unrest" as the reason for temporarily taking them out of view as a safety precaution.
Amazon announces packing, shipping facility in Fargo
Online retailing and tech giant Amazon says  it will build a packing and shipping facility in Fargo, N.D. that will add more than 500 jobs in the city.
How will the election's outcome affect the economy?
MPR News senior economics contributor Chris Farrell joined host Angela Davis to talk about how the outcome of Tuesday’s election could affect the United States’ precarious economy.
7th District voters choosing between ag clout and President Trump
Political pundits on the national level say 7th District U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson is facing the toughest election challenge of his 30 years in Congress. His challenger, former state Sen. Michelle Fischbach, is touting her support from President Donald Trump as she tries to defeat Peterson in the increasingly red district.
Scaled-back Thanksgiving plans leave turkey farmers in limbo
Millions of Americans are expected to have scaled-down celebrations amid the pandemic, heeding official warnings against travel and large indoor gatherings. That leaves anxious turkey farmers and grocers scrambling to predict what people will want on their holiday tables.
Walmart yanks guns off shelves citing rising tensions
The retail giant removed firearms and ammunition from its shelves saying it's a precautionary step amid the recent outbreak of civil unrest. But the weapons are still available, if you ask for them.