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Dakota Access oil pipeline developer won't consider reroute
The head of the company building the Dakota Access oil pipeline said Friday that it won't be rerouted but that he'd like to meet with the head of an American Indian tribe to try to ease the tribe's concerns about the project.
Thanksgiving dinner is getting cheaper, as grocery prices fall again
The government's measure of consumer prices showed supermarket food prices dropped in October for the sixth straight month. The Farm Bureau's measure of Thanksgiving meal prices dropped, too.
Remember what it's about: Tips for celebrating the holidays without going broke
It's the season of giving, and for those who give too much, the season of debt. Financial expert Ruth Hayden shared her tips on how to have a happy holiday without draining your bank accounts.
Insurers selling individual and family health plans in Minnesota put up some red ink in financial filings.
Minneapolis Fed chief proposes pressuring big banks into breakups
Neel Kashkari, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, is proposing strict regulations designed to prevent another financial crisis by pressuring big banks to break themselves up into smaller entities.
With Trump win, gun sellers see win -- and loss
Donald Trump may be a champion of gun rights, but it turns out, the Obama years have been good for the U.S. gun industry. In Kansas, the prospect of a Clinton win sparked some to spend big on guns.
Target breezed past Wall Street expectations for the third quarter and with the crucial holiday season fast approaching, it upped its key sales outlook for the critical period as well.