2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (210+ words) (KNSI) " Minnesota's unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percentage point to 4. 5% in February, according to new data from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development. The national unemployment rate also rose one-tenth of a point, to 4. 4%. The state lost…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1042+ words) Retail and e-commerce are entering a fragile phase as they head into peak planning. Consumer sentiment is falling again, but the implications for the industry are more complex than a single headline suggests. Beneath the surface, spending remains unevenly resilient,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (776+ words) The S&P 500 fell 1. 3%, coming off its'worst week since October. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 721 points, or 1. 5%, as of 9: 35 a. m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 1. 2% lower. That followed even worse losses in European and Asian stock markets....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (916+ words) If there's one issue that every single American is dealing with these days, it's that costs are going up. Food, shelter, energy " the bills just keep getting bigger, and the affordability of daily life is being strained. But here's some…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (325+ words) (KNSI) " If the St. Cloud economy were a car dashboard, the "check engine" light has just turned on. At Thursday's Quarterly Business Report presentation, St. Cloud State University Economist King Banaian downgraded the economy to a yellow light from green....

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (350+ words) (KNSI) - The U. S. Department of Labor announced that it will conduct a targeted review of Minnesota's Unemployment Insurance (UI) Program following recent findings of significant fraud in several of. .. U. S. Department of Labor to Investigate Minnesota's Unemployment Insurance Program Following Fraud Allegations…...