Business and Economic News

The Duluth Seaway Port Authority says the Edwin H. Gott left the Twin Ports early Tuesday and is en route to Two Harbors for a load of iron ore.
Feds' financial safety net may not catch some Minnesota farmers
If corn prices stay as low as estimates suggest this season, some Minnesota corn farmers may find they signed up for the wrong federal farm subsidy program. That may cost them dearly.
Anthem sues Express Scripts for a bigger slice of drug savings
The giant health insurer says Express Scripts, a manager of drug benefits, should be passing along more of the savings it negotiates with drug makers.
In Florida, strawberry fields are not forever
March is a pivotal time in the world of strawberries. Production shifts westward, to California. In Florida, thousands of men and women who pick strawberries are moving on to other work.
Supreme Court to hear Samsung's appeal in patent dispute with Apple
Samsung says it paid too much in damages after Apple accused it of copying aspects of the iPhone's design, arguing, "The law of the smartphone cannot follow reflexively from the law of the spoon."
Metropolitan Airports Commission names new CEO
Brian Ryks, 52, a Lakeville native, has managed airports in St. Cloud and Duluth. He most recently ran the airport in Grand Rapids, Mich.
In Minneapolis, bellying up for ... tap water
The concept, developed by two Minnesota artists, started as pop-ups across the country, ranging from an event at a North Carolina artists' space to a waterfront fundraiser in Chicago.
Louis Johnston on 'Presidential Campaign Economics: Rhetoric vs. Reality'
What does Donald Trump's trade rhetoric really mean? What about Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton on the rigged economy? The tax proposals from Ted Cruz and John Kasich? Louis Johnston explains the economics behind the campaign rhetoric.