Business and Economic News

City of St. Paul condemns downtown parking ramp, closes skyway connections
The city of St. Paul has condemned a major downtown parking ramp, alleging the building owner has not been properly maintaining the facility. The ramp is owned by Madison Equities, which walked away from the nearby Alliance Bank Center last month.
U.S. stocks fall again, wiping out earlier gains as Trump tariff shock remains
After major slides in equity trading across the world, any slight uptick in stock prices will only repair part of the destruction of trillions of dollars in investor wealth over the past few days.
'Every day, every single customer': Tariffs hit close to home inside Asian grocers
Asian grocery stores are a lifeline to the communities they serve. But store owners say the prospect of sweeping tariffs are threatening their ability to stock up on goods and keep prices affordable.
How to manage your money in an uncertain and tumbling stock market
MPR News host Angela Davis talks about what to do with your money as President Donald Trump’s tariff policies send the global stock market into turmoil.
Alleged drunk driver charged in crash that killed Twin Cities restaurant founder
David Burley, co-owner of the Blue Plate restaurant group in the Twin Cities, was killed in a motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon in western Wisconsin. St. Croix County prosecutors on Monday charged Andre Lamont Mathews, 33, with homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle.
U.S. stocks are volatile as selloffs sweep through global markets
Shares nosedived around the world Monday as higher U.S. tariffs and a backlash from Beijing triggered massive sell-offs. Trump has defended the tariffs: “You have to take medicine to fix something.”