Bond yields stabilized after surging over the past week and weighing on the market, especially technology stocks.
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Posted inHealth, Maine
Health experts look to children as messengers to encourage more COVID-19 vaccinations
Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention, says informing youngsters of vaccine benefits could lead them to prod wary parents to get vaccinated.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Dollar Tree breaks the $1 barrier as rising costs take bite out of profits
The price of clothes, food and just about everything else has soared this year as the global economy emerges from a pandemic uppercut, and the retail chain has not been untouched.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Judge orders probation, restitution for Rockland man who made hoax mayday call
Nathan Libby, 32, will not serve any time in jail but was ordered to pay $17,500 in restitution.
Posted inHealth, Kennebec Journal, Maine
MaineGeneral to honor cancer community with second annual Day of Hope
The Day of Hope combines two of the facility’s largest annual events — Cancer Survivors Day and the Walk for Hope — into one.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
From paints to plastics, a chemical shortage ignites prices
Like other manufacturers, petrochemical companies have been shaken by the pandemic and by how consumers and businesses responded to it.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine Legislature threatens legal action over federal lobstering restrictions
Lawmakers voted Wednesday to fight the federal government in court over new rules intended to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Powell defends Fed policies, but says inflation may persist
Criticism of the central bank has grown in recent months as inflation has jumped to 30-year highs.
Posted inMaine colleges, Sports
Wednesday’s Maine college roundup: First-quarter goals lift UNE to 2-1 field hockey win
Madi Robito and Julia Steeves score as the Nor’easters top Wellesley.
Posted inSports
Patriots notebook: Brady could set all-time yardage mark in Foxborough
Quarterback Tom Brady brings his Buccaneers to Gillette Stadium on Sunday just 68 yards shy of Drew Brees’ NFL record of 80,358 yards in the regular season.