Business and Economic News

October 16, 2014 11:58 AM

As oil prices fall, who wins and who loses?

With the prices down around 25 percent since hitting $112 a barrel in June, here's a roundup of the impact it's having worldwide.

by Greg Myre

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October 16, 2014 10:47 AM

Minnesota jobless rate dips to 4.1 percent, lowest in eight years

Professional and business services led all sectors in September job growth, state officials said.

by Annie Baxter and Bill Catlin

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October 16, 2014 8:51 AM

Turmoil continues in financial markets as Dow plunges

Investors are worried about a global economic slowdown, the Federal Reserve's next move and even the Ebola virus.

by Jim Zarroli

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October 16, 2014 8:13 AM

US pottery company keeps popular Fiesta line thriving

While most of America's china factories have closed, Homer Laughlin, which set up shop on the banks of the Ohio River in 1873, is still going strong.

by Linda Wertheimer

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October 16, 2014 5:05 AM

Amazon to hire 80,000 holiday workers

Amazon is hoping to avoid problems that occurred last holiday season when shippers such as UPS were caught off guard by spiking online orders, particularly from Amazon.

by Doreen McCallister

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October 15, 2014 1:24 PM

Stocks plunge, extending losses; Bond prices soar

The decline came as investor fears of a global economic slowdown intensified after several weeks of turbulent market action.

by The Associated Press

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October 15, 2014 7:54 AM

How Ebola fears are affecting the price of chocolate bars

The virus contributed to one spike in prices already this year, and could do so again.

by Gregory Warner

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October 15, 2014 12:00 AM

Entrepreneur Steve Case says great ideas not limited to Silicon Valley

AOL founder Steve Case takes his "Rise of the Rest" tour through middle America and says great ideas are not limited to Silicon Valley. He was interviewed by John Hollar at a Computer History Museum event in Washington, DC in October as part of the Museum's "Revolutionaries" series sponsored by Intel Corporation.

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October 14, 2014 6:36 PM

Community Action of Minneapolis suspends CEO

The troubled nonprofit social service organization that is the subject of a state investigation has suspended CEO Bill Davis without pay.

by Matt Sepic

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October 14, 2014 3:40 PM

Move to close Irish tax loophole won't stop Medtronic-Covidien deal

The tax break facing extinction is known as the double-Irish loophole, but an analyst says Medtronic's purchase of Covidien isn't based on that accounting.

by Martin Moylan

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