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Posted inBusiness, Maine, Nation / World
Takeaways from Fed Chair Powell’s speech on interest rate cuts
Investors now expect the Fed to start cutting rates at its next meeting in September.
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Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Central Maine Medical Center nurse receives international award for patient care
Brad Chicoine, a registered nurse in CMMC’s Intensive Care Unit, was nominated by fellow team member Jessica Dagneau, system director of care management at Central Maine Healthcare, for his care for an end-of-life patient.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Government announces more COVID-19 tests can be ordered through mail for no cost
The announcement also comes as the government is once again urging people to get an updated COVID-19 booster, ahead of the fall and winter respiratory virus season.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
‘Taking on a new life’: Day care to open at former China Dine-ah
The barroom that once housed live music and late-night parties has swapped barstools for playpens as a former staple of central Maine’s food scene finds new life.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Justice Dept. files suit accusing RealPage of enabling landlords to collude to raise rents
Attorneys general in several states have separately sued RealPage alleging an illegal price-fixing scheme over its algorithmic pricing software.
Posted inBusiness
Canadian union issues 72-hour strike warning to freight railroad hours after it resumes service
The Canadian government forced the country’s two major railroads into arbitration with their labor union late Thursday afternoon.
Posted inBusiness
‘Time has come’ for Fed to soon begin reducing interest rates, Powell says
The Fed is widely expected to announce a modest quarter-point cut in its benchmark rate when it meets in mid-September.
Posted inBusiness, News
Mainers could pay $32 million for grid upgrade in New Hampshire
Eversource Energy says replacing hundreds of power line poles and structures would make the 49-mile line more resilient to storms, but ratepayer advocates across New England say it’s excessive and too costly.
Posted inBusiness, Election 2024, Nation / World, News
Postal Service considers rural mail slowdown after election
The changes would give customers within 50 miles of the Postal Service’s largest processing facilities faster delivery service, which accounts for the vast majority of mail and packages, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said.