Amid layoffs, Cargill’s owners given $2B in stock buybacks and special dividends
As roughly 8,000 employees lost their jobs last month in a cost-cutting reorganization, the Cargill-MacMillan family for the ...
UnitedHealth Group posts mixed results in first earnings report since CEO killing
Eden Prairie-based company saw $5.5B quarterly profit, but fourth quarter revenue fell short of analyst estimates ...
A new coffee shop with cat cuddles is open on Grand Avenue
Jna Shelomith, left, and Ethan Laubach of St. Paul interact with the cats at Catzen Coffee in St. Paul. (Leila Navidi/The ...
Yuen: What’s wrong with youth sports? Let’s start with overinvolved parents.
University of St. Thomas men’s basketball coach Johnny Tauer is also a social psychologist. He worries that adults are ...
in Santas shopped the sales at Target, resulting in a better than expected holiday bump
The retailer saw record sales on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. (Elizabeth Flores/The Minnesota Star Tribune) ...
Cedric Yarbrough’s theater work in Minneapolis prepared him for Clint Eastwood film
Clint Eastwood’s legal thriller “Juror #2,” now streaming on Max, has plenty of twists and turns. But the biggest surprise to ...
Driver rams into a crowd of anti-government protesters in Serbia, seriously injuring a young woman
A driver rammed his car into a crowd and seriously injured a young woman Thursday during daily student-led protests and traffic blockades that have been held throughout Serbia following the collapse ...
BP cutting 4,700 jobs worldwide as part of cost-saving drive
U.K.-based oil company BP is cutting 4,700 jobs worldwide and a further 3,000 contractor roles as part of a cost-saving drive.
More Americans file for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain historically low
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week, but layoffs remain historically low and the job market broadly healthy.
Student detained in Slovakia after 2 people fatally stabbed at high school
An 18-year-old student fatally stabbed two people at a high school in northern Slovakia on Thursday, authorities said.
Guinea's main opposition parties call for withdrawal from junta-led legislative body
The main opposition coalition in Guinea has called for its members to withdraw from the country's legislative body after the ruling junta missed a deadline for a return to democratic rule.
Taiwan takes a further step in production of AI chips with advanced new plant
Taiwan took another step in enhancing its key role in the production of advanced semiconductor chips used for artificial intelligence on Thursday with the inauguration of a new plant by Siliconware ...