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Business and Economic News

In Minneapolis, a call for Somali entrepreneurs, and 'sharks'

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.
by Laura Yuen

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Trump tax tour heads to friendly turf in North Dakota

Trump tax tour heads to friendly turf in North Dakota

Even Trump backers in North Dakota want to see more detail about what he's got planned when it comes to taxes beyond the limited aims sketched out so far.
by Associated Press

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Labor movement faces challenges amid growing public support for unions

Labor movement faces challenges amid growing public support for unions

In upcoming elections, the labor movement has among its challenges reaching every union member in a personal way about what's at stake and what the facts are, the head of the AFL-CIO told NPR.
by Don Gonyea

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Labor Day special: The Working Tapes of Studs Terkel

Labor Day special: The Working Tapes of Studs Terkel

Studs Terkel interviewed working people about their jobs and their lives, which became the best-selling book "Working."
by MPR News Staff

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Minneapolis bar closes after owner donates to ex-Klan leader

A popular Minneapolis nightclub has closed after much of its staff quit amid an uproar over the owner's donation of $500 to former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke's 2016 U.S. Senate campaign.
by Associated Press

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Blame Harvey for rising gas prices in Minnesota

Blame Harvey for rising gas prices in Minnesota

Because of damage in southeast Texas from Harvey, gas prices went up a dime recently and will likely continue elevating for a while.
by Martin Moylan

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Fact check: Trump says jobs can close racial divides

Fact check: Trump says jobs can close racial divides

The unemployment rate for black Americans has been roughly double the unemployment rate for white Americans for a very long time.
by Danielle Kurtzleben

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U.S. job growth slows to 156K; unemployment up to 4.4 percent

U.S. job growth slowed in August as employers added 156,000 jobs, still enough to suggest that most businesses remain confident in an economy now in its ninth year of recovery from the Great Recession.
by The Associated Press

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