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November 4, 2016 11:13 AM

Target's top grocery exec out amid food section struggles

Target's top grocery executive is leaving the company months after the retail giant announced disappointing results that analysts blamed partly on its struggling food section.

by Associated Press

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November 4, 2016 8:04 AM

U.S. added 161,000 new jobs in October; wages rise by 10 cents

The unemployment rate was little changed, ticking back down to 4.9 percent. Hourly earnings rose 10 cents over last month -- in total, wages are up 2.8 percent year over year.

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November 4, 2016 12:00 AM

MN Supreme Court race: Candidate Q&As

Incumbent Justice Natalie Hudson and attorney Michelle MacDonald joined the program to talk about why they should be on the Minnesota Supreme Court.

by MPR News Staff

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November 4, 2016 12:00 AM

Wells Fargo employees face the wrath of the U5

Chris Arnold, NPR Planet Money correspondent, on his investigation into the situations of Wells Fargo employees

by MPR News Staff

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November 3, 2016 5:49 PM

As Trump's odds of victory rise, financial markets get nervous

Wall Street doesn't exactly love Hillary Clinton, but it knows what to expect from her. That's not true of Trump.

by Jim Zarroli

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November 3, 2016 1:13 PM

PolyMet files for permit to build northern Minn. copper mine

PolyMet's formal application for a permit to build a controversial copper-nickel mine is a key next step that triggers an extended review process of the company's finances and the mine's potential environmental impact.

by MPR News Staff

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November 3, 2016 12:29 PM

Paying your Metro Transit fare? There's an app for that

The Twin Cities transit agency Thursday rolled out smartphone applications hoping they'll catch on with customers who won't have to stop and buy rail tickets or scramble for change at the bus stop.

by Tim Nelson

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November 2, 2016 12:10 PM

HealthPartners takes stand on climate change, joins national council

HealthPartners is the first Minnesota-based health system to join the U.S. Health Care Climate Council.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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November 2, 2016 7:05 AM

Economists warn: Trump 'promotes magical thinking and conspiracy theories'

A letter from 370 economists, including eight Nobel Prize winners, says the Republican presidential candidate has misled the country about trade, jobs and growth.

by Jim Zarroli