Some would like to stop using the social-media platforms in light of recent reports that management has ignored the harm they can do, but either rely heavily on them or feel they can be used for good as well.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
In search of a unique property in Maine? How about a monolithic dome home on the Road to Misery?
The off-grid property in Kennebunkport was made by a Maine sculptor and her family.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Stock indexes close lower as jobs data spark uncertainty
Much of Wall Street assumed the job market had improved enough for the Fed to soon begin paring back its monthly purchases of bonds meant to hold down longer-term interest rates.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
More than 130 countries reach deal on corporate minimum tax
The agreement is meant to deter multinational corporations from stashing their profits in offshore tax havens.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Google cracks down on climate change denial by targeting ads
The company says the new policy will also apply to YouTube, which last week announced a sweeping crackdown of vaccine misinformation.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Trump hotel in D.C. lost $70 million during his presidency
Documents released by a congressional committee show steep losses despite a brisk business from lobbyists, businesses and Republican groups.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Schools & Education
As pandemic job market rebounds, central Maine college grads see abundance of opportunity
Universities in central Maine say their students have far more options as they enter the work force, and employers are coming to schools more often and earlier looking to recruit.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Delta variant and worker shortage keep a lid on job growth
September’s sluggish gain of 194,000 jobs fell shy of even the modest 336,000 that the economy added in August and were the fewest since December, when employers actually cut jobs.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Land-use panel staff recommends rejecting mining proposal near Baxter State Park
Land Use Planning Commission staff said they found ’59 inconsistencies, errors and failures to provide information’ in the rezoning proposal by Ontario-based Wolfden Resources.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Stocks close higher as receding debt fears spur rally
An agreement in Congress to temporarily extend the government’s borrowing authority into December averts for now an unprecedented federal default that experts say would have devastated the economy.