Business and Economic News

Dog attacks on mail carriers hit 6,755 as online sales boom
A longtime cliche of movies, dog biting of mail carriers - or at least dog chasing - is no laughing matter for the post office. Medical expenses and workers' compensation cost the Postal Service millions of dollars each year.
Pepsi says it's pulling widely mocked ad
Pepsi is pulling an ad that has been widely criticized for appearing to trivialize protests for social justice causes. It said it was "removing the content and halting any further rollout."
Home buyers find their dream homes, but come up against multiple offers, over asking price and against other buyers who are willing to forego home inspections. MPR News host Kerri Miller takes the pulse of the housing market.
Wells Fargo will fight OSHA order to pay whistleblower $5.4 million and rehire him
A former Wells Fargo manager who was fired after reporting suspicions of fraudulent behavior must be paid some $5.4 million and rehired into a similar position, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration says, announcing its largest-ever individual whistleblower award.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Seattle's first-in-the-nation law allowing drivers of ride-hailing companies to unionize over pay and working conditions.
4 things to know about Equal Pay Day
Equal Pay Day is being held Tuesday to highlight wage discrimination against women. Activists are holding rallies around the country. Here's what you need to know.
Change to President Trump's trust lets him tap business profits
Trump's lawyer said the trust isolates him from his business interests. A document from the trust says he can take out money whenever he wants.
AFL-CIO president talks best ways to create jobs
AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka answers questions at the National Press Club about the best ways to create jobs, reduce income inequality and improve the economy and the lives of the working people of America.
The Montana Senate has approved a measure that would bar internet service providers from being awarded state contracts if they collect data from their customers without consent. Minnesota's state Senate passed a similar broadband privacy measure last week.
Health insurers say they lost nearly $700 million in 2016, much of it on publicly subsidized programs. State lawmakers have been working on plans to try to stabilize the volatile individual market.