CMP to offer written rate hike explanations on bills
Maine's largest electricity utility says it will include information on customers' bills explaining why rates may be higher in 2019.
Global stocks gain after Wall Street rally, Japan falls
Most Asian stock markets gained Friday while Japan edged down following Wall Street's rally at the end of a turbulent week.
Japan falls, other Asian stocks gain after Wall Street rally
Wall Street's wild Christmas week rolls on.
Boeing, JPMorgan rise while Apache falls
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Thursday: Macy's Inc., down 9 cents to $30.04.
Trade war, profits, marijuana: Markets saw it all in 2018
Wall Street started 2018 strong, buoyed by a growing economy and corporate profits.
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US stocks stage big rally, erase 600 point drop in Dow Wall Street staged a swift, last-minute turnaround Thursday that rescued stocks from a steep dive and put the market on track to end a topsy-turvy, volatile week with a gain.
Mexico's new president: Fuel theft an inside job
The theft of $3 billion in fuel every year from Mexico's state-run fuel depots and pipelines is an inside job, the country's new president said Thursday.
Markets Right Now: US stocks rally, erase big drop in Dow
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US fossil fuel exports spur growth, climate worries
In South Korea's largest shipyard, thousands of workers in yellow hard hats move ceaselessly between towering cranes lifting hulks of steel.
Asian stocks post gains following Wall Street's rebound
U.S. stocks moved broadly higher in early trading Wednesday, recovering some of their losses from a steep drop ahead of the Christmas holiday that left the benchmark S&P 500 index on the edge of what Wall Street calls a bear market.
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Wall Street notches best day in 10 years in holiday rebound Wall Street notched its best day in 10 years as stocks rallied back Wednesday, giving some post-Christmas hope to a market that has otherwise been battered this December.
Kohl's, Marathon, Amazon rise while Newmont Mining slips
Kohl's Corporation, up $6.13 to $65.92 Retail stocks like Kohl's rallied the day after Christmas as investors cheered signs that Americans went out and shopped this holiday season.
Exxon says drilling offshore Guyana unaffected by Venezuela navy incident
The closest of the 10 oil discoveries Exxon has made off Guyana's coast is 110 kilometers (68 miles) away from where the incident took place.
Former Shell Oil President: We have a 2M barrel a day glut
OPEC continues to be relevant: Former Shell Oil President
Iran submits first budget since US sanctions were restored
Iran's president has submitted next year's budget to parliament, the first after the United States renewed sanctions targeting the oil industry.
Japan stocks plunge, other Asia markets fall after US losses
U.S. stocks fell sharply in early trading Monday, extending losses for the market after its worst week in more than seven years.
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___ Not very merry: US stocks plunge before Christmas President Donald Trump's attack on the Federal Reserve spooked financial markets on Christmas Eve, raising fears about an uncertain future should the White House try to undermine or remove the head of the U.S. central bank.
Extended jobless benefits in store for natural gas workers
Massachusetts lawmakers approved legislation Monday that would extend state unemployment benefits to about 1,200 natural gas workers who have been locked out in a bitter contract dispute with National Grid since July.
Idaho lab protects US infrastructure from cyber attacks
The United States is rushing to catch up with what cybersecurity experts say are threats to critical infrastructure control systems by hackers to energy pipelines, hydroelectric projects, drinking water systems and nuclear power plants.
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