Monthly Archives: August 2020

Last on COVID-19 in MN: 17 more dead; 567 new cases

Updated at 11:35 p.m. The Minnesota COVID-19 toll took an unexpected upward swing Wednesday as the Department of Health reported 17 additional deaths, the highest daily count in two months. There was no immediate explanation for the increase. Daily deaths have been in single digits since late June. The number …

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Oil prices plummeted back on EIA inventory report

A $ 1.6 million barrel crude oil inventory sent oil prices higher today, with the Energy Information Administration also reporting a drop in gasoline inventories and a modest build in distillate fuel inventories. This compares with a draw of 4.5 million tonnes for the previous week, the third weekly haul …

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