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Trying to downsize your home? Good luck with that

Trying to downsize your home? Good luck with that

Some end up staying in place, unable to find alternative homes that meet their financial or lifestyle expectations. Others are simply paralyzed by indecision. This lack of turnover is prolonging a tight market for homebuyers.
by Martin Moylan

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UnitedHealth beats expectations all around, stock still lags

UnitedHealth beats expectations all around, stock still lags

UnitedHealth Group beat first-quarter expectations and hiked its 2019 forecast, but shares of the nation's largest health insurer continued their slump as investors worry about growing Congressional scrutiny of how the company and its competitors do business.
by Associated Press

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How well do workplace wellness programs work?

How well do workplace wellness programs work?

These job-based programs can motivate employees to make some changes in behavior, research finds, but don't seem to move the dial on workers' health status or employer spending on health care.
by Julie Appleby

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Amid Rochester's growth, an eye on sustainability

Amid Rochester's growth, an eye on sustainability

The U.S. Green Building Council recently recognized Rochester for efforts to reduce waste, cut energy use and improve air and water quality, making it the first Minnesota city to earn a LEED certification.
by Catharine Richert

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Pulitzer Prizes honor journalists under threat with new crop of winners

Pulitzer Prizes honor journalists under threat with new crop of winners

Prize Administrator Dana Canedy is stepping behind the lectern Monday to deliver good news to distinguished journalists, authors, musicians, scholars and others ranging across 21 categories.
by Colin Dwyer

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Cheated by student loans

Cheated by student loans

A divide is forming -- between those who have student debt and those who do not. What does it mean for the future?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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The Political Junkie: President Trump, Bernie Sanders and the rise of Mayor Pete

President Trump comes to Minnesota today for a roundtable discussion on tax cuts and the U.S. economy. MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with the Political Junkie about the tax cuts and why many Americans seem unhappy about them.
by Kerri Miller

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Best Buy's Hubert Joly stepping down; Corie Barry named next CEO

Best Buy's Hubert Joly stepping down; Corie Barry named next CEO

Joly will leave his position in June and transition to a newly created role of executive chair of the board. Barry, the current chief financial officer, will become the company's first woman CEO.
by Tim Nelson

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In Minnesota, Trump talks up tax law, strong economy

In Minnesota, Trump talks up tax law, strong economy

President Trump was at a Burnsville business Monday promoting the Republican tax law that took effect last year and taking credit for the strong economy.
by Mark Zdechlik and Associated Press

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