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Business and Economic News

How the pandemic is squeezing women out of their jobs — maybe for good

How the pandemic is squeezing women out of their jobs — maybe for good

In most recessions, it’s the men who lose the jobs. Not so with the COVID-19 pandemic. Unemployment is highest among women, and it could take decades for women to make up what was lost.
by Catharine Richert and Kelly Gordon

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The payroll tax delay is here, but so is confusion about it

The payroll tax delay is here, but so is confusion about it

Some employees will soon see a boost in take-home pay. The Trump administration has given employers the option to stop collecting payroll taxes. But workers may have to repay the money next year.
by Scott Horsley

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The pandemic emptied buildings, but for how long?

As commercial real estate continues to lie vacant around the U.S., it may contribute to a vicious economic cycle that reshapes New York and other cities.
by Ryan Kailath

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United, Delta, American dropping change fees for domestic flights

United, Delta, American dropping change fees for domestic flights

United's CEO says the change was a top request from customers. Delta and American followed suit after United's announcement. Airlines are trying to coax wary customers to return amid the pandemic.
by Merrit Kennedy

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Fertilizer rules to start this week, but will they curb Minn. groundwater’s nitrate problem?

Fertilizer rules to start this week, but will they curb Minn. groundwater’s nitrate problem?

Starting this week, farmers in parts of Minnesota will face new restrictions on how they apply nitrogen fertilizer. The regulations are aimed at reducing nitrate contamination in the state's groundwater. But whether they'll have a real impact on a growing health and environmental problem is still up for debate.
by Kirsti Marohn

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Minnesota looks for additional $300 in weekly jobless aid

Minnesota looks for additional $300 in weekly jobless aid

The money is available through a new federal program that replaced a larger assistance award, which expired in July.
by Brian Bakst

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More space, please: Home sales booming despite pandemic, recession

More space, please: Home sales booming despite pandemic, recession

Despite high unemployment, a severe recession and economic uncertainty, the housing market is on a tear. Sales are booming and prices hit a record high. Low rates and remote work are driving factors.
by Chris Arnold

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When a graphic video can quell unrest but still do harm

When a graphic video can quell unrest but still do harm

As tensions boiled over in Minneapolis, city leaders and journalists wrestled with whether to post graphic footage of a man killing himself. Newsrooms are trained to use extreme caution when reporting on suicide and to refrain from reporting on the details. But this case tested those principles.
by Riham Feshir

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Supporters worry mining company’s bankruptcy filing could leave fate of prairie undecided

Supporters worry mining company’s bankruptcy filing could leave fate of prairie undecided

When one of the country’s largest silica mining companies filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this summer, it left the future of a southern Minnesota prairie in limbo. Now, as the case winds its way through bankruptcy court, local environmental activists are worried about who will be responsible for the 240 acres of restored prairie land that the company had promised to maintain.
by Hannah Yang

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