Business and Economic News

Warren Buffett responds to Donald Trump's tax comments
Investor Warren Buffett says he's never used the kind of tax deduction that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump did, and Buffett says he's paid taxes every year for 72 years.
Striking nurses, Allina meet for talks with Dayton
Gov. Mark Dayton summoned negotiators for Allina Health and its striking nurses union to the governor's residence today to resume mediated talks.
Minn. companies that took climate change pledge give to deniers
Target, Best Buy, General Mills and Cargill signed on to the Obama Administration's American Business Act on Climate Pledge last year, but still gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to climate change deniers in Congress.
U.S. reports 156K new jobs created in September, lower than predicted
The unemployment rate ticked up slightly, from 4.9 to 5 percent, and the number of unemployed people was reported at 7.9 million, also reflecting little change.
From mining to biking: How Minnesota's Cuyuna Range became an off-road cycling destination
On Saturday, 500 mountain bikers are expected to roll into the tiny northern Minnesota towns of Crosby and Ironton. The race is the biggest event of the year for the region, once known as the Cuyuna Iron Range.
Photos: Crews reach major milestone on bridge connecting Minnesota, Wisconsin
Crews working on the St. Croix Crossing connecting Minnesota and Wisconsin have reached a milestone in construction; but project director Michael Beer says there's still more work to be done.