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Commodities, stocks crushed by higher rates Rising interest rates and fear of a recession knocked the legs out of most commodities, stocks and bonds futures contracts that came in waves of selling throughout the week. Early Tuesday, a shocking increase in core inflation—double what had been expected by analysts—was announced and it triggered the first huge sell-off in stock index futures. The Dow Jones futures contract was down 3,000 points on the week. As of noon Friday, gold was down $80 per ounce, while the U.S. dollar, which tends to move opposite everything else, was sharply ...

Eagle Award Program recipients announced

September recipients of the Minot Area Chamber EDC Eagle Award Program are: Judy Hoff, Pro Health Home Care; Nicole Faydo, First Western Bank & Trust; Lynnzi Gillmore, Fireside Bistro; Cammi Campbell, Minot Park District; Mark White, Minot Park District; Bailey Bosley, Gate City Bank; Kate Cowart, Gate City Bank; Jaime Schwede, North Star Community Credit Union.

Bottineau teenager buys combine

BOTTINEAU — Summer jobs are a time-honored tradition for high schoolers across the country. While his peers put in shifts at fast-food joints and brick-and-mortar retail stores, Cooper Pedie, 15, of Bottineau took a different path, buying a used combine and going into business as a custom ...

Credit union brews up partnership with coffee house

With Room Coffee, which recently celebrated its fourth anniversary in its downtown Minot location, found itself looking for a new home when its lease ended this summer. Aspire Credit Union thought, “How can we help?” As a local business interested in helping another local business, ...

ND UAS council officially launches

GRAND FORKS — The autonomous ecosystem in North Dakota announced the formation of the North Dakota Unmanned Autonomous Systems Council, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote and advocate for the UAS industry in North Dakota and provide ongoing opportunities for networking and community outreach. The impetus for the council’s formation came from meetings with legislators, who suggested a statewide council would be beneficial as an inclusive source of information, best practices and advocacy. The council will work closely with the North Dakota UAS Test Site in ...