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Posted inBusiness
Wealthy Americans on homebuying binge
In October, applications for mortgages larger than $766,000 jumped 59 percent.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Families of shooting victims sue sellers of ‘ghost guns’
Two cases were brought by Brady United, the national nonprofit that advocates against gun violence, which said Monday that the suits are the first of their kind in the nation.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Wall Street worried about revival of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau under Biden
Since Trump’s appointees took over the CFPB in late 2017, it has imposed just a single fine on one of the nation’s six largest banks.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Another judge blocks Trump’s TikTok ban; app still in limbo
It is the latest legal defeat for the administration as it tries to wrest the popular app from its Chinese owners.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Maine Cannabis Report
Marijuana has grown to become Maine’s most valuable crop
Sales of medical marijuana alone totaled nearly $222 million through October, making cannabis the state’s most valuable agricultural commodity.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Virus aid talks in Congress get hung up on business liability
Republicans initially proposed a sweeping 5-year liability shield to protect companies and organizations from COVID-19-related lawsuits, but Democrats roundly dismissed that approach as a danger to workers.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Augusta bar faces loss of liquor license
Augusta’s licensing board has recommended the Raging Bull Saloon’s liquor license not be renewed because of ongoing issues at the Water Street bar, but the City Council will have the final say.
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Bath Iron Works set to buy energy from 6 Maine solar projects
The company didn’t disclose how much power it plans to purchase or the related cost savings it anticipates.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Politics
Biden’s pick for budget director brings experience, Twitter enemies
Neera Tanden could turn out to be the president-elect’s most controversial staffing and Cabinet decision yet.