Business and Economic News

Concerns linger over Lake Superior's historic herring fishery
Biologists worry not enough young herring are surviving to sustain the fishery, while at the same time demand for the fish has spiked.
At year's end, patients surge into hospitals and clinics for free care
High-deductible health plans have many Americans scrambling for medical appointments of all kinds during the end of the year. That's because if they've satisfied their out-of-pocket maximum, the care is free.
Lowry Grove mobile home park gets 3-month extension
The company that plans to redevelop the 15-acre mobile home park said Thursday it would move the closure from March until to June to allow children to finish out the school year in the St. Anthony-New Brighton district.
Trump's businesses could be tripped up by 2012 insider trading law
The STOCK Act bars presidents and members of Congress from trading securities based on the kind of insider information they routinely have access to.
Why did Andrew Carnegie give it all away?
A biographer of the industrialist disputes the idea that he wanted to atone for poor working conditions in the steel industry.
Peter Navarro, a professor who advised Trump during the campaign, has sharply criticized China's economic and military policies in books and videos.
A Minneapolis digital marketing and analytics firm is planning a multi-million dollar expansion that could create an estimated 100 new jobs within the next few years.