The trend is forcing American automakers to reassess their sales and production strategies.
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Flying air taxis move closer to U.S. takeoff with issuing of FAA rule
The aircraft take off and land vertically, like helicopters, but fly like fixed-wing planes.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Flying air taxis move closer to U.S. takeoff with issuing of FAA rule
The aircraft take off and land vertically, like helicopters, but fly like fixed-wing planes.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
IMF declares global fight against high inflation is ‘almost won’
In its latest assessment of the global economy, the International Monetary Fund predicted that worldwide inflation will cool from 6.7% last year to 5.8% this year and to 4.3% in 2025.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries arrested on federal sex trafficking charges
Jeffries, his romantic partner and a third man were arrested Tuesday on charges of luring men into sex parties held around the world.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Taxpayers will get higher standard deductions in 2025, IRS announces
It’s rising to $15,000, up $400 from this year.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Feds reject Maine’s request for $456 million to build proposed wind port at Sears Island
Sears Island is Maine’s preferred site because the state owns a 100-acre property where a wind port would be built, avoiding lease payments at nearby Mack Point.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England
Regulators delay increase in minimum lobster size till July
The changes were previously slated to take effect in January but have drawn criticism from lobstermen who say they could give Canadian harvesters an unfair edge.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Do your groceries need to be tossed out? What we know about the listeria recalls in Maine
A recent spate of listeria recalls is causing alarm.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, New England
Should minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Two states are set to decide
Voters in Arizona and Massachusetts will decide whether employers should be able to continue to pay tipped workers such as servers and bartenders a lower minimum wage than non-tipped workers.