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Ameriprise: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. (AMP) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $1.07 billion. On a per-share basis, the Minneapolis-based company said it had profit of $10.58. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $9.36...
Target's DEI rollback raises questions about the retail giant's philanthropic commitments
NEW YORK (AP) — Target's rollback on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is raising questions about the retail giant's philanthropic commitment to fighting racial disparities and promoting progressive values in liberal Minneapolis, where it is based, and beyond. Target and...
Egg prices are soaring. Don't expect that to change anytime soon
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of 2023. And it appears there may be no relief in sight, given the surge in demand as Easter approaches. The average price...
Target is ending its diversity goals as a strong DEI opponent occupies the White House
NEW YORK (AP) — Discount store chain Target said Friday that it would join rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that have come under attack from conservative activists and, as of this week, the White House. ...
Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?
A number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed following the protests that accompanied the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in 2020. Emboldened by a U.S....
Trump's new Justice Department leadership orders a freeze on civil rights cases
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's new Justice Department leadership has put a freeze on civil rights litigation and suggested it may reconsider police reform agreements negotiated by the Biden administration, according to two memos obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press. ...
A lawsuit alleging excessive force against 2020 protesters in Oregon has been settled, ACLU says
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A lawsuit alleging that law enforcement agents sent by President Donald Trump to protect a federal courthouse in 2020 used excessive force against racial justice protesters has been settled, the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon said Tuesday. The...
Thousands enjoy art on a frozen Minneapolis lake despite bone-chilling temperatures
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Saturday was cold even for Minneapolis, but that didn't stop thousands of people from tromping out onto a frozen lake to immerse themselves in art, make new friends — and try their best to stay warm. The annual Art Shanty Projects drew crowds onto Lake Harriet...
Scarves over headscarves, Muslim women’s outdoors group tackles snow tubing in Minnesota
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. (AP) — Ice crystals clung to the eyelashes, parka hood, beanie hat and headscarf of Ruqayah Nasser as she took a break after her first-ever snow tubing runs in a Minnesota park on a subzero (-18 Celsius) January morning. She had joined two dozen other members of...
Apogee Enterprises: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Apogee Enterprises Inc. (APOG) on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter profit of $21 million. On a per-share basis, the Minneapolis-based company said it had net income of 96 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to...
