What are the forces moving the Minnesota economy? Adam Belz tries to identify the trends and show the connections between Minnesota and the larger U.S. and global economies. You can connect with him on Twitter: @adambelz
Guess what they do a lot of at Berkshire Hathaway? They read – Omaha World-Herald
Average cropland price tops $11,500 per acre in Iowa – Des Moines Register
Best Buy sells its stake in Europe – StarTribune
Marquette marketing prof taught some big-time CEOs – Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
College kids who want a well-paying job should major in engineering – WSJ
Japanese household spending surged in March – Reuters
Southern California’s current immigration wave is wealthy Asians – NYT
Facebook is losing users in Europe – Guardian
Blogger argues there is no high-tech skills shortage – Atlantic
Twin Cities housing construction up 111%, driven by apartments – StarTribune
EU and USA need trans-Atlantic trade pact and it’s within reach – Economist
Wall Street set for higher open on Italy, economic data hopes – Reuters
Mid-level health care jobs are getting squeezed – WSJ
Jeremy Grantham says natural gas prices are going to rise – Seeking Alpha
Tesla Model S outsells Volt and Leaf, Musk has other concerns – LA Times
Last week’s GDP figures show the economy is stuck in mediocrity– Washington Post
Ethiopian Airlines first to restart Dreamliner flights – AFP
Wisconsin Caterpillar workers to vote on contract that freezes wages – Chicago Tribune
Investor from Singapore talks about sinking cash into ND oil patch – Fargo Forum
Yeah, NFL players earn a lot of money, but the average career is only 3 ½ years – GQ
The underground economy is recovering quite nicely – New Yorker
More than half of Cincinnati’s jobs are in its suburbs – Cincinnati Enquirer
Opening Belz, April 25
Posted by: Adam Belz under Business trends Updated: April 25, 2013 - 10:25 AMWhat if we never run out of fossil fuels? Some think we won’t – Atlantic
Rwanda issues $400m in 10-year bonds today, 7 percent yield – WSJ
David Stockman lights up a White Bear chamber luncheon – Pioneer Press
How to finance a global city, a problem that’s only now getting attention – Dick Longworth
3M posts flat first quarter earnings, lowers full-year forecast – StarTribune
India tries to establish biometric database of its 1.3 billion citizens – Washington Post
Wells Fargo building $100m expansion in West Des Moines – Des Moines Register
Greece wants Germany to pay war reparations (yeah, WWII) –WSJ
U.S. gov’t investment in electric cars is not going well – NYT
The Future: Cars will be clean, safe, and drive themselves – Economist
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