The central bank said it’s keeping its benchmark short-term rate pegged at nearly zero.

Democrats’ political future next year might hinge on whether the president succeeds in reinvigorating a sector that has steadily lost jobs for more than 4 decades.

Those products used McCormick's Perfect Pinch Italian Seasoning, which is being recalled for possible salmonella contamination.

One question is how seaweed-based food can be produced in large enough quantities and at a reasonable enough cost to make a dent in worldwide farming operations.

The service is available for nearly all ZIP Codes from Lewiston to York, the supermarket chain said. Deliveries cost $10 and take four hours or more.

The company uses sensors, software and music to help people who have suffered brain injuries recover their walking functions.

At a new Portland restaurant, sustainability is on the menu.

The networking organization is calling it quits after 11 years of providing funding and technical assistance.

Standards haven't been finalized but by 2026, the mileage standard could be raised as high as to 6%.

The U.S. Travel Association predicts business travel won't recover to 2019 levels – more than $300 billion – until 2024.

The paltry catch has led to exorbitant prices, with customers saying they can't afford $35 per pound and fishermen considering packing it in.

The worry is that the the Fed will respond too aggressively and quickly raise interest rates which could cause another recession.

The move would reverse a major Trump administration regulatory rollback.

The rising cases also are causing the administration to take a closer look at policies on wearing masks.

Despite its name, Flo's Clam Shack in Rhode Island, which gets most of its clams from Maine, isn't serving them until the price comes down.

Authorities in Los Angeles County recently seized $1 billion in illicit pot – their largest bust ever.

Glass House Brands Inc. isn't planning to build production outside the state, believing California's pot "will be like Napa wines."

Freeport-based Maine Beer Co. is making the gift toward the $1.3 million the trust needs to buy and manage Little Whaleboat Island.

Site plans have been filed to build the condominiums for people age 55 and older at the former Catherine McAuley High School campus on Stevens Avenue.

Portland is again looking for $24 million to remove silt from harbor wharves, and Maine lawmakers will back part of the project if federal money doesn't come through.

Many companies plan to continue experimenting with new ways of working that involve more flexibility and remote work options.

Audiences are showing up for the summer's blockbusters, and the shuttered Cinemagic locations are drawing interest from movie theater operators, but streaming options and health concerns still pose a threat.

Many British families have opted again to holiday within the U.K.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 35,000 level for the first time.

Retailers warned of barren supermarket shelves as more and more employees get 'pinged' on their phones to self-isolate because of contact with coronavirus cases.

Dozens of cities and counties, as well as California, are experimenting with giving some low-income residents a guaranteed income of $500 to $1,000 each month, and tracking what happens.

Chefs and managers at restaurants owned by Mario Batali were accused of degrading women with misogynistic comments and showing favoritism to male employees.

The Treasury secretary warns that a default would cause 'irreparable harm to the U.S. economy and the livelihoods of all Americans.'

The study, to be paid for with $800,000 of federal pandemic relief funds, is a step toward potentially 'transformative' regional public transportation, they said.

CMP parent Avangrid is locked in a bitter dispute with rival NextEra over the upgrading of equipment at the Seabrook nuclear station, without which the 145-mile corridor can’t connect to the New England grid.

Still, the return to a pre-pandemic “normal” is a way off for most.

The grants will be targeted at supporting local infrastructure, job training programs and developing new industries.

Amazon is pushing landlords around the country to give its drivers the ability to unlock apartment building front doors whenever they need to leave packages in the lobby instead of the street.

Home sales are also still booming – last month they increased by about 14.7% over home sales in June 2020.

Still, there are signs the red-hot housing market is beginning to cool a bit, an economist says.

Hiring has picked up nationally, though businesses say they often can't find enough employees at the wages they're willing to pay.

Airline seats for sale through Maine's biggest airport set a record for July and August, indicating strong demand for leisure travel during the state's peak tourism season.

"We're making sneakers for people who are going to be on the world stage." — President Mike Rancourt.

Tailwind Air says the flights will take around 75 minutes and fares will start at $395 one way.

The market’s swift rebound from Monday’s sharp sell-off reflects investors’ tug-of-war as they factor in signs of growth and risk in the economy.

More than 2 million people a day, mostly summer vacationers, are packing U.S. airports.

The Federal Trade Commission eyes new rules targeting manufacturers' restrictions on repairs to cellphones, computers and other devices.

But while demand has eased a bit, a steady flow of buyers could keep prices unusually high for a couple of years more.

At issue is whether voters will have an ‘all-or-nothing’ choice this November on a ballot question that aims to block the 145-mile transmission line.

MaineHealth is investing $61 million in raises for 18,000 employees. Other major health care networks have done the same.

More beer, sushi, ramen, local plates, and pancakes for Portland.

Ron Little has faced criticism because of comments he made during a 2019 presentation to investors in which he said there are ‘no indigenous rights in the state of Maine.’

Opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. have claimed more than 500,000 lives since 1999, and Maine's drug overdose deaths increased by 33% in 2020.

Facing criticism from Republicans that she would drain the state's 'rainy day fund' and bankrupt state government, Gov. Janet Mills has grown the fund to nearly $500 million.

While the president proposes paying for his proposals with a tax hike on corporations and wealthy Americans who earn more than $400,000 a year, the bipartisan group has been trying to figure out a compromise way to pay for its package.

A $200 million pandemic relief program is opening soon for U.S. logging and log-hauling businesses that have been seriously affected.

Under current law, assets can remain in such funds, which are set up by wealthy philanthropists, indefinitely and tax-free.

He says the point of his rhetoric was to ramp up pressure on social media giants to take action on coronavirus misinformation.