Business and Economic News

Women's national hockey team to sit out world championships
Citing a need for "significant progress" on issues of pay and equitable treatment, the U.S. women's team said Wednesday it will not play in the upcoming International Ice Hockey Federation Women's World Championship.
Writer says NCAA is a cartel making billions
On the eve of the NCAA basketball tournament, Joe Nocera concludes that the NCAA is nothing more than a cartel whose rules are fundamentally designed to ensure that the players have no money, no rights and no power.
How government policy disfavors the young
Economist Diana Furchtgott-Roth says millennials will have a more difficult time achieving success than young people had in the past because government policies benefit older people and leave the young with few choices and a mountain of debt.
Minneapolis whacks Surdyk's for flouting Sunday liquor law
Minneapolis on Monday slapped longtime liquor store owner Jim Surdyk with a fine and targeted license suspension for opening on Sunday to get a jump on the new state law that allows Sunday sales.
Teaching artificial intelligence to behave is challenging, but crucial
Entrepreneur and Stanford researcher Jerry Kaplan says machines are already doing what used to require human attention or intervention, but we need to figure out a way to make these machines - or robots - act in a socially appropriate way when they're around humans.
Conversations on the Creative Economy: Duluth Craft District
On April 20th, MPR will host a Conversation on the Creative Economy with three innovative craft companies making a name for themselves.
D.C. restaurant sues Trump, claiming 'unfair' competition
The owners of a Washington wine bar say President Trump is unfairly harming local restaurants by promoting his own nearby place: the Trump International Hotel. They want Trump to divest or close it.