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Business and Economic News

Minnesota wants in on Amazon HQ sweepstakes

Minnesota wants in on Amazon HQ sweepstakes

Gov. Mark Dayton is shopping for Amazon. He's directing his economic development team to work on a plan to land the company's second headquarters amid the promise of 50,000 jobs. Competition among states will be fierce.
by Brian Bakst

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Opioid crisis looms over job market, worrying employers and economists

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.
by Yuki Noguchi

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Trump overrules GOP with deal on spending, Harvey aid

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.
by The Associated Press

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Grocery prices have been falling. Did you notice?

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.
by Alina Selyukh

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Trump to push Democrats on tax overhaul in North Dakota

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.
by The Associated Press

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Grocery prices have been falling. Did you notice?

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.
by Alina Selyukh

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Rochester leaders see plan for new $58M sports arena

The city's Mayo Civic Center commission got a look Tuesday at the economics of a proposed $58 million sports arena.
by Catharine Richert

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Paying your hotel bill an 'emolument'? Maybe at Trump D.C.

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.
by Peter Overby

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