Raising Cane’s founder buys Mega Millions tickets for all employees

“If we win, we win together,” a spokesperson said in a YouTube video. “Whatever we win, we share it with every, single person.”

How would Minnesota fare if the country goes into a recession?

Fears are growing that a recession is coming, so FOX 9 wanted to find out the chances of that happening and how Minnesotans’ wallets would fare if it does.

Mega Millions: Is $810 million worth a $2 ticket? It depends

Is $810 million worth $2? That’s a good question, given it costs $2 to buy a Mega Millions lottery ticket that could pay off with an estimated $810 million prize, the nation’s fourth-largest jackpot.

Minnesota's 1.8% unemployment rate could be lowest in the country

"This is an economy that is really a worker-friendly economy in terms of opportunity… Boy is it a good time to be a job-seeker right now," said DEED commissioner Steve Grove

Woman wins lottery, buys gift cards for strangers

“I got an expected gift and I believe in paying it forward and I wanted to pass it along,” Crystal Dunn said.

Friends of 35 years keep promise, split $361,527 lottery prize

Scott Edwards made a pact with his friend Perry Charles that they would split any big lottery wins with each other

Mega Millions jackpot soars to $530M for Tuesday’s drawing

According to the lottery’s website, July has been considered a “hot” month with two of the largest jackpots in the lottery’s 20-year history being won in that month.

USPS hosting hiring event amid worker shortage

Amid a national and local shortage of employees, the United States Postal Service (USPS) will hold a hiring event in St. Paul - looking for carriers and handlers of all kinds.

US inflation reached 9.1% in June, a new 40-year high

U.S. consumer prices soared 9.1% compared with a year earlier, the government said Wednesday, the biggest 12-month increase since 1981.

State Fair vendors face unique challenges of finding employees

In a tight job market, can State Fair vendors find enough workers to serve up all the food on a stick that fair goers have come to love?

Why the crypto plunge is a cautionary tale for public pension funds

The plunge in prices for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in recent weeks provides a cautionary tale for the handful of public pension funds that have dipped their toes in the crypto pool over the past few years.

Inflation, expenses rise sharply as priorities for most Americans, poll finds

Most Americans expressed little confidence in Republicans and Democrats to focus on issues important to them or an ability to work together and get things done.

US employers add a solid 372,000 jobs in sign of resilience

America’s employers shrugged off high inflation and weakening growth to add 372,000 jobs in June, a surprisingly strong gain that will likely spur the Federal Reserve to keep sharply raising interest rates.