The publisher of the Daily Herald filed notice with the state earlier this month that it is considering a sale of the northwest suburban newspaper.

In a Jan. 6 letter to the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Paddock Publications said it was notifying the state and its employees 120 days before the potential sale, a requirement of...Read more

Meta is laying off 331 workers in the Puget Sound region as part of broader cuts to its virtual reality division.

The Facebook parent company last week said that it was cutting about 10% of its 15,000-employee Reality Labs division as it shifts resources away from what it called the metaverse to wearables like smart glasses.

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As tech companies spend billions on artificial intelligence data centers and computer chips, fears of an AI bubble held privately by Wall Street traders and some Big Tech titans are beginning to pop into public view.

Speaking to the world’s economic elite Tuesday in Davos, Switzerland, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella tossed out his 2 cents.

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China has purchased roughly 12 million tons of U.S. soybeans in the last three months, clearing a closely watched trade hurdle and meeting a key pledge outlined by the Trump administration in November.

The world’s top consumer had been hovering close to the target for days and has now booked enough cargoes to meet it, according to traders ...Read more

Thousands of union members, religious faithful and ordinary citizens are expected to participate in a massive statewide economic strike on Friday that organizers are hoping will bring an end to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Minnesota.

The event, called “A Day of Truth and Freedom,” is being organized by union ...Read more

Stocks, bonds and the dollar fell after President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on various European countries before high-level meetings in Davos amid a growing standoff over his ambitions to take over Greenland. Bitcoin plunged. Gold hit all-time highs.

The renewed tensions drove the S&P 500 down 2%, erasing its 2026 gain. A gauge of equity ...Read more

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said it will appeal a federal judge’s decision that Meta Platforms Inc. doesn’t have a monopoly in social networking.

Judge James Boasberg ruled in November that Meta’s acquisitions of photo-sharing app Instagram and messaging service WhatsApp didn’t violate antitrust laws. His decision found the social...Read more

More than 25,000 workers have already applied for Minnesota’s new paid leave program, sending businesses scrambling to cover their work and creating an unexpected windfall for temp agencies.

True Talent temporary staffing agency and many of its competitors have been fielding an influx in requests for help since Minnesota’s paid medical and ...Read more

The Walt Disney Co. can ill afford another succession implosion.

The last time Chief Executive Bob Iger handed over the reins, the plan backfired, executives revolted, his replacement got bounced and Iger returned to lead the storied entertainment giant for another four years.

Iger will close out his two-decade tenure at Disney at the end of ...Read more

An estimated 100,000 rideshare drivers in Illinois could win the right to join a union under new legislation expected to be filed in Springfield this month, an effort that comes on the heels of similar campaigns in Massachusetts and California.

Because they are classified as independent contractors and not employees of companies like Uber and ...Read more

In 2012, when there were about 30,000 electric vehicles on the road statewide in California, Tesla was a small new company that mostly appealed to hobbyists, and the Toyota Prius was still a rarely seen novelty in many areas, former Gov. Jerry Brown signed an executive order setting an audacious goal: 1.5 million EVs sold statewide by 2025.

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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest consumer price report last week, providing a closer look at how energy costs, grocery prices and other everyday expenses have shifted in the nearly 12 months since President Donald Trump assumed office.

Across the board, inflation accelerated last month, with prices rising 0.3% from ...Read more

As Xi Jinping battles unprecedented deflation and shrinking investment, he’s betting that China can sell more and more goods to the world to drive growth. To that end, Donald Trump’s threats against key U.S. allies are coming at a good time.

China’s world-beating export juggernaut played a key role in helping Xi hit his 5% growth target ...Read more

The bar stools were filled at Marna’s Eatery and Lounge in Robbinsdale on a recent weekday evening as owner Rolando Diaz poured a creamy cocktail from a shaker. Neighbors trickled in, and Diaz moved from bar to dining room to kitchen, packing takeout boxes, sorting silverware and greeting guests in a space designed to feel like a tropical ...Read more

DETROIT — The CEO of the auto industry's largest lobbying group said President Donald Trump's remark last week that the trade deal he previously negotiated with Mexico and Canada was "irrelevant" is an unsurprising negotiating tactic in the early stages of trade deal renegotiation talks.

"We're in the early stage of this process," John ...Read more

Germany’s €3 billion ($3.5 billion) subsidy program for electric vehicles will be open to all manufacturers, including Chinese brands, as the government seeks to revive sales in Europe’s largest car market.

The incentive, unveiled Monday, is part of a renewed push to boost electric-car adoption and support the struggling auto industry ...Read more

What’s the most important commodity for modern civilization? There’s a good argument that it’s not the ones we think about — oil, gas, copper, iron ore, gold — but something that’s ubiquitous and rarely grabs the attention of financial markets: concrete.

After water, it’s the substance we use most abundantly, with somewhere ...Read more

As Europe considers how best to respond to U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest threats over Greenland’s sovereignty, there’s one extreme potential counter measure that’s fueling debate among investors.

European countries hold trillions of dollars of U.S. bonds and stocks, some of which sit with public sector funds. That’s spurring ...Read more

The battle over a new tax on California's billionaires is set to heat up in the coming months as citizens spar over whether the state should squeeze its ultra-rich to better serve its ordinary residents.

The proposed billionaire tax that triggered the tempest is still far from being approved by voters or even making the ballot, but the idea has...Read more

In his final State of the State speech earlier this month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom took aim at a group that some say contribute to California's housing affordability crisis: corporate landlords.

Newsom vowed to take a tougher stance toward institutional investors, such as hedge funds and private equity groups, that buy up hundreds or ...Read more