His ‘The Way We Were’ co-star, Barbra Streisand, will present.
March 2015
Posted inBusiness
Allegations continue in gender bias suit
Ellen Pao claims she was kept from advancing at a Silicon Valley venture capital firm and then fired.
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Major banks pass Fed stress tests
They are approved to raise dividends and buy back stock. Bank of America got only a conditional OK.
Posted inMaine, News
Vermont Senate backs current ‘right-to-die’ law
Supporters say the 2013 statute has been effective, without any hints of abuse.
Posted inNation & World
Iran helpful now, but future’s not certain
There are worries about whether Shiite militias will later hamper efforts to bridge ethnic and political divisions that have made peace elusive in Iraq.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Real life politics hits students’ political lesson head-on
The high school students saw their bill sail through the legislature until some things got tacked on.
Posted inBusiness
PetSmart Inc. goes private in $8.7 billion acquisition
The company has 1,387 stores in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.
Posted inBusiness
Americans quickly abandoning regular TV as streaming goes mainstream
Forty percent of U.S. homes subscribe to a service such as Netflix.
Posted inBusiness
Economic threats lurk behind dollar’s strong surge
While bargains abound for Americans, the weak global economy might weigh down U.S. exports.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
The value of power: Solar goes sky-high in Maine
Broad use of energy from the sun offers long-term benefits for the state, says an analysis for the Public Utilities Commission. Will the finding influence the debate over subsidies?