The Labor Department will release its report for consumer prices Wednesday, then its report for wholesale prices Thursday.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Pfizer buying spree continues with $5.4 billion hematology deal
The company is flush with cash since its COVID-19 vaccine and its treatment hit the market.
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Posted inBusiness
FAA clears Boeing to resume deliveries of 787 Dreamliner
Production of the big, two-aisle jet has been marred by several problems.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World, News
Major test of first possible Lyme vaccine in 20 years begins
While a vaccine for dogs has long been available, the only Lyme vaccine for humans was pulled off the U.S. market in 2002 from lack of demand.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, News, Schools and Education
CMCC includes welding in free training program
Funding is from the Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
Demand for grocery delivery cools as food costs rise
Grocery delivery saw tremendous growth during the first year of the pandemic.
Posted inBusiness
Arkansas court asked to put recreational cannabis measure on ballot
A state panel rejected the ballot question even though it had enough signatures to qualify.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine’s cannabis producers see high costs of lighting up
The industry, pinched by high energy costs and low wholesale prices, seeks out cheaper grow-lamp options.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Antitrust trial puts book publishing industry in the dock
The U.S is trying to show that the merger of Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster will lead to less competition for bestselling authors, lowering their advances and reducing the number of books.
Posted inBusiness, News
Central Maine business briefs: Northern Light Inland Hospital names Tim Lecrone as director of Practices
People & Places: UScellular donates $30,000 to Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Waterville