MinnPost - Business Archives

October 2008
- Monday, October 13, 2008
  - Hopping on Vikings bandwagon can help drive economy, profs say — that is, if they win | Jay Weiner
  - Feds approve Wells Fargo merger; also: Travelers sees losses from storms and securities, and 3M acquires license plate manufacturer | Dan Haugen
  - Minnesota loggers: hunkered down, struggling to hang on | Catherine Conlan
  - What financial crisis? Pirates, the Iraqi Stock Exchange and cocaine smugglers are thriving | Jeff Severns Guntzel
  - Prescriptions for relieving that tension-causing information overload | John Reinan
  - Blaming sprawl for part of the economic crisis | Steve Berg
  - Volunteer drivers miss bailout bonus, and other tidbits | Scott Russell
- Friday, October 10, 2008
  - Wells Fargo wins fight for Wachovia; also: Target.com sees fewer clicks, and Imation hurt by IT spending cuts | Dan Haugen
- Thursday, October 9, 2008
- Wednesday, October 8, 2008
  - Markets, presidential candidates welcome central banks' interest rate cut | Susan Albright
  - Medtronic accused of not paying all taxes; also: Caribou Coffee losing its buzz?, Target sales miss bull's-eye again, and elite airline bookings at risk | Dan Haugen
  - Friends don't let libraries go broke | Amy Goetzman
- Tuesday, October 7, 2008
  - Europeans scramble, alone and together, to stem spreading crisis | Susan Albright
  - Economy trims Regis profits; also: Sun Country continuing regular schedule, G&K downsizes, and Holiday Stations going around collecting bottles and cans | Dan Haugen
  - Financial meltdown: Psychology of the crisis and what we should do | Doug Stone
  - Real estate pro warns nonprofits: Beware Trojan House | Scott Russell
  - Marketing summit packs the Depot | Minnov8
- Monday, October 6, 2008
- Friday, October 3, 2008
  - Six days: behind the scenes in the Wells Fargo-Wachovia deal | Dan Haugen
  - Wells Fargo buying Wachovia after all; also: Downloads threaten Best Buy video game sales, and researcher says Cheerios might calm portfolio | Dan Haugen
- Thursday, October 2, 2008
  - Did Buffett block Wells Fargo deal?; also: Target adds designer labels and dispatches toy-price spies, and Southwest landing at MSP | Dan Haugen
  - As Minnesota's demographics change, Twins reach out to minority markets | Jay Weiner
- Wednesday, October 1, 2008
  - So how much is the Strib worth anyway? | David Brauer
  - Bank donating foreclosed house to neighborhood nonprofits | Joe Kimball
  - Minnesota's senators plan to vote for rescue plan | Doug Stone
  - Small businesses: A tale of three area lenders | Casey Selix
  - Senate to the rescue: Lawmakers try to save bailout plan tonight | Doug Stone
  - Judge tells Boston Scientific to pay up $703M; also: Xcel Energy plans Midwest's largest biomass plant, and Northwest says it can profit at $100 oil | Dan Haugen
  - For a struggling Main Street, Wall Street seems a long ways away | Dan Haugen