A federal court jury decided that Google’s payments system was anticompetitive and damaged smartphone consumers and software developers.
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How rising prices for restaurants, car repair and other services kept inflation up in November
Sinking gas prices pushed back, but could only manage a .1 percentage point drop in the inflation from October’s 3.2%.
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Portland residents ask jetport to increase parking without paving over woodland
Portland International Jetport officials presented the surface parking proposal as it enters the public review process.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Standoff over future of fossil fuels pushes climate summit into overtime
Another compromise version of the cornerstone document, called the global stocktake, was being prepped Tuesday evening.
Posted inBusiness, Livermore Falls Advertiser
The state of broadband uncertain in Wilton
With several companies vying for majority control of the town, consumers are left uncertain who their provider is and where their broadband is coming from.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Auburn business leads food drive for Hope Haven Gospel Mission
Eleven businesses team up to collect food and cash to help soup kitchen and food pantry at Lewiston shelter.
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Boba restaurant closing downtown Lewiston location
Owners cite increasing costs and difficult downtown economic environment for decision to close.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine officials accuse IRS of reversing pledge by taxing $450 state energy payments
The state says the IRS backed out of federal tax exemption for payments intended to help 880,000 Mainers cope with high energy costs last winter.
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U.S. consumer inflation eased slightly as gas prices fell, though some costs kept surging
Compared with a year earlier, prices were up 3.1% in November, down from a 3.2% year-over-year rise in October.
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Pharmacies share medical data with police without a warrant, inquiry finds
The revelation could shape the debate over Americans’ health privacy as states move to criminalize abortion and drugs related to reproductive health.