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    BUSINESS

    New unemployment numbers are out, but they can be misleading

    By Sharon Schmickle | Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

    New figures released today show Minnesota's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged slightly higher in October, but economists say this indicator doesn't give us the full jobs picture.

    What's up (or down) with the markets? Often, runaway emotions that drive investor behavior



    By Dave Beal | Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009

    Lowry Hill money manager Carol Clark, a confirmed "market behavioralist," has seen firsthand how psychological factors often count for more than rational thought in influencing economic behavior.

    As interim solution, stadium commission offering new deal to keep Vikings in Dome

    By Jay Weiner | Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009

    In exchange for a lease extension, the commission is offering some new cash, some longstanding cash — but with new strings attached — and some new-stadium planning assistance.

    All aboard! Northstar glides into the sunrise



    By Steve Berg | Monday, Nov. 16, 2009

    Drafting on the Hiawatha light rail line's success, Northstar trains begin shuttling passengers between the far northwest suburbs and downtown Minneapolis.

    Best hopes, worst fears for health-care reform

    Community-clinics leader would like to see more incentives for patients to improve their health

    By Casey Selix | Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

    Steve Knutson, executive director of the Fremont Community Clinics system, says, "We can have providers do wonderful things and intervene early, but if we don't have a willing patient on the other side of the table we're not going to get to an endpoint."

    FACES OF THE ECONOMY

    Behind the numbers: Minnesotans finding ways to cope with tough times



    Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

    For many months, retail reports, financial statistics and monthly jobless updates have relentlessly driven home to all of us the bleak state of the national and regional economy. In an effort to personalize some of those numbers, we asked MinnPost interns Wilt Hodges, Emily Ness and Joey Peters to profile how several Minnesotans are coping with tough times.

    · Weddings still need planners, but couples' budgets have tightened
    · In tough times, one-man construction shop find ways to survive
    · Marinas are always on Minnesota resort-goers' priority list
    · Many new lawyers are finding job search a real trial

    FACES OF THE ECONOMY

    Weddings still need planners, but couples' budgets have tightened

    By Emily Ness | Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

    Couples are trying to save money these days, but they're still hiring wedding planners to organize their budgets and help them find the most efficient ways to pay for the big day.

    FACES OF THE ECONOMY

    In tough times, one-man construction shop find ways to survive

    By Wilt Hodges | Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

    After nearly 30 years in the business, Robert Sutherland considers himself a survivor who has seen firsthand how quickly economic conditions and health issues can change daily life. Tammy. In recent months, finally, he has seen his construction work rebound.

    FACES OF THE ECONOMY

    Marinas are always on Minnesota resort-goers' priority list

    By Emily Ness | Monday, Nov. 3, 2009

    Numbers go up and down, and weather always affects business, but boating and fishing lure vacationers even in a recession.

    FACES OF THE ECONOMY

    Many new lawyers are finding job search a real trial

    By Joey Peters | Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009

    Finding work right out of law school can be a challenge even in good economic times. But in a time of retrenchment, recent law school grads also are facing a double-whammy from other employers who fear they're overqualified for non-lawyer jobs.

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