Apple’s stock fell below $600 on Friday for the first time in three months, after the electronics behemoth warned that costs of making new products will cut into profits during the holiday quarter.
October 2012
Posted inBusiness
US economic growth still-modest 2%
Growth was held back by the first drop in exports in more than three years and flat business investment in equipment and software. It was also slowed by the effects of the drought that struck the Midwest last summer.
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Posted inNews, Politics, Senate
Dill: Don’t be afraid of vote-splitting
Maine U.S. Senate candidate Cynthia Dill held a news conference Friday to encourage supporters to stick with her and not vote for someone else out of fear.
Posted inNews
Weather service updates Sandy forecast for Maine
The storm is now expected to bring heavy rain and wind gusts between 40 to 60 mph for an eight- to 12-hour period on Monday and Tuesday.
Posted inNation & World, News
Italian court convicts Berlusconi of tax evasion
Earlier this week, the 76-year-old former Italian Premier announced he wouldn’t run for a fourth term.
Posted inHouse, News, Politics
2 Maine newspapers endorse Raye for House seat
Bangor and Lewiston papers publish editorials endorsing Kevin Raye over Democratic incumbent Rep. Mike Michaud for the 2nd District.
Posted inNation & World, News
ExxonMobil executive gunned down in Belgium
Mystery surrounds the death of a British oil executive, gunned down in front of his wife by assailants who escaped on a motorcycle.
Posted inNews
US economic growth improves in 3rd quarter
The economy grew faster last quarter because consumer spending rose at a 2 percent annual rate, up from a 1.5 percent rate in the second quarter.
Posted inNews, Politics
Sununu backs off race statement about Powell
Appearing on CNN Thursday, the former New Hampshire governor wondered whether Colin Powell had “a slightly different reason for preferring President Obama.”
Posted inNews
Maine’s top Catholic speaks out against gay marriage
Bishop Richard Malone says Catholics who support same-sex marriage are “unfaithful to Catholic doctrine.”