2013 – Page 3267 – The Portland Press Herald

Nation & World

With memory, patient may know best

by MARILYNN MARCHIONE/The Associated Press July 18, 2013

Several studies suggest giving increased attention to self-reported changes when it comes dementia.

Business

Rivals gain ground on the Camry

by The Associated Press July 18, 2013

Toyota cuts prices on the nation’s top-selling car after sales fell 2% in the past six months.

Business

Bank of America has good quarter

by The Charlotte Observer July 18, 2013

While its earnings are up 70 percent from the year before, the bank continues to shed jobs at a fast clip.

A Word With the Boss, Business

Two guys looking for fun work make gelato, avoid fiasco

by Edward D. Murphy July 18, 2013June 3, 2014

Josh Davis and Bruno Tropeano started Gelato Fiasco in 2007, with little idea how to make gelato, let alone profit from it.

Nation & World

Indian officials probe how insecticide got in students’ food, killing 22

by Los Angeles Times July 18, 2013

ISLAMABAD – Indian authorities on Wednesday were trying to determine how food served as part of a free school lunch program got tainted with insecticide, leading to the deaths of at least 22 children and the hospitalization of more than two dozen others. The children, who were between the ages of 5 and 12, attended […]

Nation & World

Consumer watchdog confirmed at last

by The Associated Press July 18, 2013

WASHINGTON – President Obama on Wednesday hailed Richard Cordray’s long-awaited confirmation as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, saying his installation gives consumers a stronger footing “for years to come” in dealings with banks and credit card companies. Obama, the beneficiary of a Senate agreement Tuesday that cleared the way for a number of […]

Business

Briefcase

July 18, 2013

Barclays, four ex-traders fined over energy scheme Barclays and four former traders were ordered to pay a combined $487.9 million in fines and penalties by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for engaging in what the agency said was a scheme to manipulate energy markets in the Western U.S. from 2006 to 2008. The agency directed […]