The Dow drops 170 points, and the S&P 500 has its worst day since early October.

It's already having an effect on companies from North America to Asia that depend on trade in the affected region.

The Maine Center for Disease Control and state Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry are warning customers who may have purchased food from Joseph's Market on Front Street from Dec. 27, 2019 to Jan. 9 this year that they may be at risk of being infected.

A bill would direct the Department of Environmental Protection to find the best way to measure and control odors and other air pollution from petroleum storage tanks.

The Portland bakery announced Wednesday that it would close immediately.

The approval reverses a previous decision by city councilors, who voted against the same change proposed by the same developer nearly 15 years ago.

Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of the Chinese tech giant's founder, was arrested in Canada in 2018 at the request of the U.S.

At Davos, they all raise the prospect of negotiating and concluding agreements among themselves.

The state's residents filed 7,862 complaints with the Federal Trade Commission last year.

The Institute for Family-Owned Business is accepting nominations for a range of categories that recognize excellence among Maine family businesses.

Affordable pricing and organic collaborations help startups in Biddeford mills, while logistics can be a challenge.

Affordable pricing and organic collaborations help startups in Biddeford mills, while logistics can be a challenge.

Central Maine Power's Doug Herling said he was disturbed by the ‘tone’ used in the utility's shutoff notices to customers with outstanding bills.

New standards would require companies ranging from social networks to gaming apps to provide children a "built-in baseline of data protection."

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection said the fee increase is necessary to prevent a looming shortfall in the program that enforces state and federal water quality laws.

The global company plans to move as many as 1,200 workers to Scarborough and has eyes on two other parcels at the harness-racing facility.

The Department of Marine Resources wants to close the pogy fishery to newcomers for 2 years while it crafts a new management and enforcement plan.

Gains in technology, financial and health care stocks outweigh losses in industrial, energy, real estate and other sectors.

Maine is drafting a first-in-the-nation law to shift the cost of disposing of packaging materials from consumers to private companies.

The U.S. Department of Transportation proposes that only specially trained dogs qualify as service animals.

The statute would allow customers to buy TV content on a channel-by-channel or even program-by-program basis.

The Trump administration is approving a right-of-way allowing the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline to be built across U.S. land.

Sales of single-family homes in December surged by 23% over 2018, boosting both sales volume and the median sale price to new highs in 2019. And demand is even higher.

Toyota is recalling the vehicles worldwide to replace Takata air bag inflators that could explode and hurl shrapnel.

Facebook, Google and Amazon were among the biggest spenders on lobbying efforts, with Apple not far behind.

Portland is getting a new Mexican-Salvadoran restaurant, and Ada's holds a grand opening.

In his 30-minute address, the president says he saved the global economy from the brink of recession and reshaped the rules of international trade.

Companies that cater to Chinese tourists have some of the biggest loses.

This is the sixth year in a row the airline has paid more than $1 billion in profit-sharing, its largest pool on record.

Since November, Central Maine Power Co. has delivered roughly 1,000 of the notices to customers warning that their power will be shut off unless they pay past-due bills.

The plan originally proposed capping mileage and tailpipe gas emission requirements after the 2020 model year.

The Scarborough-based supermarket was the only large employer based in Maine to score 100% on the Human Rights Campaign index.

Guests and revenue from the home-sharing service have tripled in the past 4 years.

The airport with the most seizures was Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta with 323, but 4,432 were found nationally.

Chinese medical experts have confirmed transmission between family members, although how it occurred isn't clear.

The men bringing James Dean back to life for a forthcoming film want to give his digital likeness a whole new career.

According to the survey, 24 percent of CEOs are “extremely concerned” about climate issues, compared to 38 percent about over-regulation.

Today's young families own a far smaller share of the market than boomers did at a similar age.

'The beginning of this decade (has been) eerily reminiscent ... high inequality, rapid spread of technology and huge risks and rewards in finance,' IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says Monday.

Lark Hotels is undertaking a full redesign of the historic West End hotel, and has also purchased 3 historic inns in Kennebunkport.

The company has been in a dispute with 2 dissident shareholders, private equity firms Atlas Holdings and Blue Wolf Capital Partners, which oppose the sale of the mills and back their own slate of directors for Verso's board.

Six Maine food producers have won national awards for their beer, coffee, confections, and other products.

The funds also will be used for scholarships and to strengthen the Bangor-based private university's endowment.

Crippling rush-hour congestion on the sole existing exit for Saco and surrounding communities presents a safety hazard.

The preliminary deal commits Beijing to increasing its imports of U.S. manufacturing, energy and farm goods by $200 billion this year and next.

The certification allows the company to make food packaging containers, keeping it ahead of competitors.

James D. Julia, a former Fairfield auction house owner, denies allegations from a Pennsylvania company that bought his business for $7.2 million that Julia breached the contract by referring business to his sister's auction company in violation of the agreement.

Department of Defense recommended slashing the number of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers built for the Navy between 2021 and 2025 from 12 ships to seven.

Kurt Boeker said civilians have been drawn to his new designs for self-defense, but he's hoping his work eventually helps police and military with crowd control and riots.

Central Maine Power says it is allowed to send the notices to customers with past-due bills, even though it can't shut off their power in the winter without permission from the Public Utilities Commission.