Business and Economic News

Opioid crisis looms over job market, worrying employers and economists
Companies across the U.S. say it's getting harder to find applicants and keep workers once they've been hired. Economists from the Federal Reserve to Wall Street say opioid addiction may be a factor.
Trump overrules GOP with deal on spending, Harvey aid
The deal promises to speed a $7.9 billion Harvey aid bill, which passed the House Wednesday, to Trump's desk before disaster accounts run out later this week.
Grocery prices have been falling. Did you notice?
For 19 months in a row, food prices in America's supermarkets fell compared to a year earlier. This is good news for shoppers but has weighed on the grocery industry and the people who grow our food.
Trump to push Democrats on tax overhaul in North Dakota
The president and congressional Republicans say they want to simplify the tax code, lowering the rate for corporations from the current 15-35 percent range, and bringing relief for the middle class.
Grocery prices have been falling. Did you notice?
For 19 months in a row, food prices in America's supermarkets fell compared to a year earlier. This is good news for shoppers but has weighed on the grocery industry and the people who grow our food.
The city's Mayo Civic Center commission got a look Tuesday at the economics of a proposed $58 million sports arena.
Paying your hotel bill an 'emolument'? Maybe at Trump D.C.
The word -- at the heart of a suit about the Trump D.C. hotel -- now seems obscure and technical. It was more common, and had a more general meaning, when the Constitution was drafted, a scholar said.
In Minneapolis, a call for Somali entrepreneurs, and 'sharks'
Somali-American entrepreneurs are getting a chance to pitch their business ventures to investors and a chance at $25,000. It's like the TV show "Shark Tank," except the mission is to do good.