Business and Economic News

Dems ask for info on Trump-related spending by federal government
The new effort is one of many to understand how much money the Trump-led government is spending on businesses that he still owns. The Government Accountability Office is undertaking the most comprehensive study.
Google reportedly fires employee who slammed diversity efforts
In a 3,300-word document that has been shared across Google's internal networks, an engineer at the company said "biological causes" are part of the reason women aren't represented equally. Bloomberg and Reuters report the engineer has been fired for "perpetuating gender stereotypes."
Albert Lea smarting over Mayo shrinking hospital services
Mayo Clinic is stirring up controversy in Albert Lea by cutting back hospital services in the southern Minnesota city.
Grocery stores draw millennials with in-store restaurants
While grocery stores had been losing customers to smaller markets and online shopping, "groceraunts" -- with seasonal menus and alcohol -- are luring back foot traffic to the old-school grocers.
The bankrupt Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis says the latest reorganization plan proposed for the church by creditors would strip it of all assets required to pursue the church's mission.
Boeing Dreamliner crew draws enormous outline of their plane in the sky
A team test flying a Boeing 787-800 over North America decided to have some fun with their flight path. So over an 18-hour period, they drew an outline of the plane over 22 U.S. states.
U.S. employers added 209,000 jobs in July, a second straight month of robust gains that underscore the economy's vitality as it enters a ninth year of expansion.
Fact check: Have immigrants lowered wages for blue-collar American workers?
White House policy adviser Stephen Miller said the "numbers of low-skilled [immigrant] workers in particular is a major detriment to U.S. workers."
After health care collapse, GOP seeks redemption with tax cuts
Congressional Republicans are shifting their focus to legislation to overhaul the federal tax code. They want to send a bill to President Trump by Thanksgiving.