Business and Economic News

Farm incomes continued to weaken during the second quarter
Upper Midwest farm incomes decreased in the second quarter of the year according to a survey of ag lenders from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. 
Mayo Clinic researchers discover the human immune system’s ‘fountain of youth’
Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered a “fountain of youth” in some older people’s immune systems; essentially the immune system of a teenager living in the body of a 75-year-old. The discovery could eventually help people stave off disease and have a better quality of life as they age.
U.S. stocks fall as Wall Street questions whether the U.S. job market has slowed by enough or too much
U.S. stocks are falling as Wall Street questions whether the U.S. job market has slowed by just enough to convince the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates soon to help the economy, or by so much that a recession may be on the way.
PBS cuts 15% of jobs in wake of federal funding cut
After Congress clawed back public media funding, PBS says it's cutting 15 percent of its staff, or more than 100 jobs.
Fox bosses privately called U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro ‘reckless maniac’ and more
Her colleagues made those remarks after the 2020 presidential election, when Pirro used her platform to amplify baseless claims of election fraud. She is now the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C.
Metronet buys Minnetonka-based U.S. Internet
U.S. Internet residential customers will become T-Mobile Fiber customers, while USI’s commercial customers will become Metronet commercial customers.