Business

This March 13, 2003 file photo shows an exterior view of the German media giant Bertelsmann in Guetersloh, Germany. German media giant Bertelsmann said Wednesday that it is buying publisher Simon & Schuster from ViacomCBS for $2.17 billion in cash.

Penguin to buy Simon & Schuster, create publishing giant

11/25/2020 09:04 PM

Penguin Random House, already the largest American publisher, will buy the New York-based Simon & Schuster, whose authors include Stephen King, Hillary Clinton and John Irving, from TV and film company ViacomCBS for $2.17 billion in cash ...

Unchanged from early estimate, US economy grew 33.1% in Q3

A passer-by walks past a store closing sign, right, in the window of a department store, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020, in Boston.

Stocks mostly fall, even as tech gains push Nasdaq to record

Buildings line Wall Street, Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, in New York.

US jobless claims up for 2nd straight week as virus worsens

A sign is seen outside of IDES (Illinois Department of Employment Security) WorkNet center in Arlington Heights, Ill., Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020. Illinois reports biggest spike in unemployment claims of all states.

International flyers may soon need to get virus vaccinations

In this July 6, 2020, file photo, a Qantas Airbus A380 arrives at Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, Calif.

Wisconsin movie theaters get help from state so that show can go on

In this Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020 file photo, manager Yllka Murati waits for a delivery driver to pick up takeout orders behind a partition displaying a sign to remind customers to wear a mask, at the Penrose Diner, in south Philadelphia.

Restaurants workers out of work again as virus surges anew

Waiters and bartenders are losing their jobs – again – as governors and local officials shut down indoor dining and drinking establishments to combat a nationwide surge in coronavirus infections that is overwhelming hospitals and dashing hopes for a quick economic recovery ...

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty in criminal case

Dow crests 30,000 points on vaccine hopes, Biden transition

Stone sculptures adorn the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in New York. Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street, Thursday, Nov. 19, as mounting coronavirus infections and evidence of the damage being cause to people's livelihoods rolls in.

Walz, House Republicans release separate economic relief plans to help small businesses, workers

Gov. Tim Walz addresses reporters on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020.

Best Buy reports 3Q results that exceed Wall Street views

In this Oct. 8, 2018, file photo, is the entrance to ABQ Studios in Albuquerque, N.M., where Netflix announced at the studio complex that it chose Albuquerque as a new production hub.

Netflix to expand production hub in New Mexico

Netflix plans to establish one of the largest production hubs in North America with an expansion of its existing studio complex in New Mexico and a commitment to an additional $1 billion in production spending, government and corporate leaders announced Monday...

With special session on horizon, Walz calls for bipartisan support on relief package amid COVID-19

Gyms make tough decisions with new COVID-19 restrictions in place

UPDATE: Minneapolis chef's stolen custom smoker found and returned

GM flips to California's side in pollution fight with Trump

In this July 16, 2019 file photo, General Motors Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra speaks during the opening of their contract talks with the United Auto Workers in Detroit.

Business

Hennepin County announces new round of funding to help businesses affected by recent restrictions

In this March 25, 2020, file photo, a worker weighs and sorts pollack at the Portland Fish Exchange in Portland, Maine. The coronavirus pandemic has hurt the U.S. seafood industry due to a precipitous fall in imports and exports and a drop in catch of some species.

Pandemic has taken a bite out of seafood trade, consumption

GM to recall 7M vehicles globally to replace Takata air bags

Stocks open higher on Wall Street on latest vaccine hopes

Stocks rose in early trading Monday after investors received several pieces of encouraging news on COVID-19 vaccines and treatments, tempering concerns over rising virus cases and business restrictions ...

In this Nov. 5, 2020 file photo, a sign for Wall Street is carved in the side of a building, in New York.

'It seems like we are pivoting on a daily basis': Wayzata restaurant copes with new dining restrictions

Before the Wednesday announcement, the restaurant had 150 Thanksgiving dinner reservations, which subsequently had to be canceled. So the restaurant is doing a culinary pivot: to-go and delivery dining ...

Booths sit empty Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020, inside 925 Restaurant in Wayzata.

Many Americans flying for holiday despite CDC pleas

Millions of Americans bought tickets to fly somewhere for Thanksgiving before the nation's top public health agency pleaded with them not to travel for the holiday ...

Entertainment

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to march on despite pandemic

Jawan M. Jackson recently got to do something he's been yearning to do for months — sing and dance again with his Broadway cast...

The Elf on the Shelf balloon floats in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York in New York on Nov. 22, 2012. The pandemic may have upended most traditions this holiday season but the annual New York City parade will still march on with balloons, dancers, floats, Broadway shows and Santa � albeit this time heavily tweaked for safety.

Medical

CDC estimates only 1/8th of infections caught

By the end of September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calculates that as many as 53 million Americans had been infected ...

FILE - In this April 2, 2020, file photo a nurse holds a vial and a swab at a drive-up coronavirus testing station at a hospital in Seattle.

Technology

Minnesota company using viral sign technology for early detection of COVID-19

A Minnesota company is using technology that claims to detect the presence of a virus even before the onset of fever. Taher Incorporated, a food manufacturer, is using the technology in its plants and says it's been a successful tool since the summer ...

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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to march on despite pandemic

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