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His St. Paul company makes speakers. Now he's speaking out, opposing tariffs

His St. Paul company makes speakers. Now he's speaking out, opposing tariffs

The trade war with China is weighing on America's manufacturers. "[The tariff burden] comes out of our bottom line," says Dan Digre, president of Misco, a speaker maker in Minnesota.
by Scott Horsley

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Wealthy donor promises college tuition to help spur growth in Kansas hometown

Wealthy donor promises college tuition to help spur growth in Kansas hometown

A retired businessman hoping to save his shrinking hometown launched a "Promise" program to pay college tuition for its students, but his plan might simply shift people around among dwindling towns.
by Celia Llopis-Jepsen

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Black Friday kicks off scramble in a shorter shopping season

Black Friday kicks off scramble in a shorter shopping season

This year’s holiday shopping season is the shortest since 2013, which means customers will have less time to shop and retailers will have less time to woo them.
by The Associated Press

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Doorbusters Busted: Shoppers Rethink Black Friday

Doorbusters Busted: Shoppers Rethink Black Friday

The day after Thanksgiving is still the busiest shopping day of the year. But, for many reasons, it is losing its status as the focal point of the holiday shopping season.
by Alina Selyukh

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737 Max scandal cuts Boeing's once rock-solid image

737 Max scandal cuts Boeing's once rock-solid image

Boeing is grappling with more than just fixing the technical problems with its 737 Max planes. Two crashes of the new plane have undermined trust in the aircraft manufacturer.
by David Schaper

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U.S. travelers brace for snowy Thanksgiving, ‘bomb cyclone’

U.S. travelers brace for snowy Thanksgiving, ‘bomb cyclone’

A storm packing heavy snow and high winds that wreaked havoc as it whipped through Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska marched into the upper Midwest on Wednesday as anxious Thanksgiving travelers buckled up and barreled headlong into a busy, if not perilous, holiday week.
by The Associated Press

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Wintry weather threatens to snarl U.S. holiday travel

Wintry weather threatens to snarl U.S. holiday travel

A strong storm expected to drop up to a foot of snow in parts of Colorado and Wyoming on Tuesday prompted airlines to issue travel alerts and the National Weather Service to issue blizzard and wintry weather warnings from the Rocky Mountains to the Great Lakes.
by The Associated Press

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