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Scam callers have been trying to dupe electricity customers in Maine and elsewhere by threatening to turn off their service.

The bot has been made available to the public, weeks after Microsoft launched its own.

Norfolk Southern's CEO says he supports stricter standards for tank car designs and money to train emergency crews.

The surge in sales – the biggest on records going back to 1999 – ended a 12-month slide that knocked the nation's housing market into its deepest slump in nearly a decade.

Abby Grossberg alleges that she faced discrimination at Fox News and that she was coached to mislead in her Dominion defamation case deposition.

Through her organization Yield Giving, Scott plans to make unrestricted $1 million donations to 250 nonprofits selected in the process.

She says the meltdown 15 years ago was a 'solvency crisis' as opposed to 'contagious bank runs.'

The federal government reviewed the dams because Brookfield Renewables is seeking to relicense 1 of them and amend the licenses for 3 others.

More drugmakers are targeting incurable diseases like ALS, often forcing the FDA to grapple with difficult questions of whether to clear medicines backed by questionable data for desperate patients.

The Senate had passed the measure – known as the ESG bill – 50-46 after the House narrowly approved it 216-204, which means it does not have enough support to override a veto in either chamber.

The job cuts would mark the second largest round of layoffs in the company's history.

Higher interest rates helped kick off events that ultimately resulted in a bank run that took down Silicon Valley Bank and imperiled others.

The combination of the two biggest and best-known Swiss banks amounts to a thunderclap for Switzerland’s reputation as a global financial center.

It's not just how hard it is to find an EV amid pent-up demand; there's also tight financing and a web of complex tax credits.

Zoned out in the 1950s and 1960s, these hyper-local stores offered walkable, convenient food sources to communities.

More labor strikes are planned for Monday in numerous sectors, from transportation to energy.

The accounts show how easily authoritarian states can exploit social media platforms in an effort to steer domestic discourse.

The crisis is only going to further concentrate the power of big banks in the United States, the opposite of what many believe is in the country's best interest.

The union says workers cannot make ends meet as a cost-of-living crisis continues to affect millions of Britons.

Regardless, the collapses create an opportunity to shape the political narrative for next year's election.

The fitness center abruptly shut its doors for good this week, offering customers membership in another gym franchise – but little explanation.

Wicked Good Slippers continued to be the company’s top-performing product, with eight pairs sold per minute during the holiday season. 

The business he launched 57 years ago has led the construction of schools and multifamily housing projects throughout Maine.

Some experts raise concerns that pushes for deregulation – enacted under President Donald Trump – resulted in laws and political conditions ripe for neglect.

They hope big chains like Publix, Wendy’s and Kroger will join the Fair Food Program that started in 2011.

The automaker will mail owner notification letters starting April 17.

Meanwhile, the bank, its CEO and its CFO are targeted in a class action lawsuit.

One fan tweets that four tickets costing a total of $80 incurred service charges of over $90.

It could be months before the answers are fully known.

The president aims to make people work two more years, until 64, before receiving a full pension.

Biden wants the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to be able to force the return of compensation paid to executives at a broader range of banks should they fail.

The fear is that the banking system may be cracking under the weight of the fastest set of interest rate hikes in decades.

Stavros Papantoniadis allegedly abused a longtime immigrant worker who could not legally work in the U.S.

New buildings that rely on fossil fuels would be required to install solar panels in anticipation of a future conversion.

With the holiday falling on a Friday, businesses are looking for a profitable celebration after the pandemic has dampened them for three years.

The president's unilateral move to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 will trigger quick motions of no-confidence in his government.

This week has been a whirlwind for markets globally on worries that banks may be bending under the weight of the fastest set of hikes to interest rates in decades.

A national study released Thursday says the crisis extends to every state, and Maine actually fares better than others.

Questions are being raised about what the U.S. Federal Reserve will do at its meeting next week.

China is accusing the U.S. of spreading disinformation amid reports the Biden administration is calling for TikTok's Chinese owners to sell their stakes in the company.

The search for solutions is refocusing attention on a 2018 federal law that rolled back tough bank regulations put in place after the 2008-2009 financial crisis.

Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen, meanwhile, defended Washington’s response to Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse last week.

In less than a week, Silicon Valley Bank, based in Santa Clara, California, failed after depositors rushed to withdraw money amid anxiety over the bank’s health.

The pickup points to signs of budding optimism that the worst of the housing rout may be near.

The Swiss central bank signals that Credit Suisse is not in immediate peril, but its announcement adds uncertainty about global-bank stability in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse.

The Biden administration has told TikTok that its Chinese owners must sell their stakes for the app to avoid a U.S. ban.

The cash-and-stock deal worth as much as $1.35 billion.

Diamond Sports Group owns 19 networks, which have the rights to 42 pro teams.

Nearly two dozen states will have to reduce industrial emissions to improve air quality for millions.

Guo Wengui is charged in court papers in New York under the name Ho Wan Kwok.

The second-largest bank failure in U.S. history affected technology companies, financial institutions and the public throughout the country.