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Posted inBusiness, Sports
Fan who caught Aaron Judge’s 62nd home run offered $2 million for ball
The owner of a sports memorabilia auction house says the fan has not yet responded to his offer.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Ian deals blow to Florida’s teetering insurance sector
Even before last week’s hurricane, Florida’s home insurance market was dealing with billions of dollars in losses from a string of natural disasters, rampant litigation and increasing fraud.
Posted inBusiness, Uncategorized
Can Biden save democracy one U.S. factory job at a time?
President Biden has staked his presidency on what he has called ‘a historic manufacturing boom,’ hoping to succeed where past presidents, governors and hordes of other politicians have struggled for a half-century.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
WTO predicts trade growth to slow next year amid crises
In 2023, the prediction is for global trade volumes to grow just 1%, down from the 3.4% expected previously.
Posted inBusiness, Uncategorized
Keep it or toss it? ‘Best Before’ labels cause confusion
‘Best before’ labels are coming under scrutiny as concerns about food waste grow around the world.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England, News
Mainers say new lobster regulations could kill the industry
Roughly 200 people, including Gov. Mills and most of Maine’s congressional delegation, attended a hearing in Portland to tell federal officials that proposed new regulations would do little to protect endangered right whales.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Brickyard Hollow Brewing to open sixth location in Skowhegan
The Yarmouth-based business plans to move into the former Whit’s End Grill and Bar on Madison Avenue and open sometime in December.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
OPEC+ makes big cut to oil production to increase prices
The Saudi oil minister rejects the implication that OPEC was assisting Russia, saying the discussion was in a nonpolitical ‘silo’ where the focus was prudent management of oil markets.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
White House takes closer look at controversial gasoline export ban option
An export ban would mark the most radical step yet by the Biden administration to tackle gasoline prices.