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High mortgage rates send homebuyers scrambling for relief
As mortgage rates rise, they can add hundreds of dollars to monthly mortgage payments.
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Small businesses, and shoppers, return to holiday markets
For some small businesses, the markets are a welcome respite after a punishing couple of years.
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$740 million in crypto assets recovered in FTX bankruptcy so far
The $740 million figure is from Nov. 16, and since then additional assets have been steadily recovered.
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Stocks gain ground on Wall Street ahead of U.S. holiday
Wall Street has been closely watching the latest economic and inflation data for any signs that might allow the Fed to ease up on future rate increases.
Posted inBusiness, Schools and Education
Some states open college savings accounts for every newborn
Since 2013, 36 percent of Maine families that received a grant from the Alfond Scholarship Foundation have opened 529 accounts for their children.
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Economic agency’s forecast: High rates, inflation to slow world growth
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development expects the United States’ economy to grow just 0.5 percent next year.
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Thanksgiving travel rush is back with some new habits
This is the first year that the number of people catching planes this holiday week surpassed pre-pandemic levels.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine close to securing land use agreement for North Woods
The development of the plan began in 2020, months after Weyerhaeuser pulled the plug on the former plan to build home lots and resorts.
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Chipotle denies union-busting in Augusta in answer to federal labor board complaint
The company told the National Labor Relations Board it closed the Augusta restaurant because it was failing, not to prevent a union from forming.