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Business and Economic News

Change to President Trump's trust lets him tap business profits

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.
by Peter Overby

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AFL-CIO president talks best ways to create jobs

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.
by MPR News Staff

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Montana Senate passes broadband internet privacy measure

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.
by Associated Press

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Minnesota health plans claim massive 2016 losses

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.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Self-driving cars raise questions about who carries insurance

Self-driving cars raise questions about who carries insurance

Currently, insurance rates are calculated based on drivers' claims histories and driving records. Driverless cars are expected to shift the liability toward carmakers. But it won't happen all at once.
by Yuki Noguchi

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Environmental lawsuits pile up as PolyMet mine crawls forward

Environmental lawsuits pile up as PolyMet mine crawls forward

Three lawsuits have been filed in the past week alone, challenging recent federal decisions advancing what would be the state's first ever copper-nickel mine.
by Dan Kraker

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Despite historic gaffe, the Oscars are keeping PwC as accounting firm

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says there'll be a few new safeguards following the Best Picture flub, including not allowing electronic devices backstage.

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The real history of America's 'working class'

The real history of America's 'working class'

Historian William Jones explores how the American workforce has been transformed over the past hundred years, and what "the working class" really is.
by MPR News Staff

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