WASHINGTON - The U.S. Justice Department is expected to file an antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet Inc's Google on Tuesday for allegedly breaking the law in using its market power to fend off rivals, according to a source familiar with the planning.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
U.S. weapons maker Lockheed Martin reported a better-than-expected third-quarter profit, helped by higher sales in its aeronautics unit which makes the F-35 fighter jet, and raised its full-year earnings forecast.
Monday, October 19, 2020
LRGHealthcare plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and has received an offer from Concord Hospital to potentially acquire the assets of Lakes Region General Hospital, Franklin Regional Hospital and their ambulatory sites, the hospital group announced Monday.
CONCORD — Gov. Chris Sununu said Monday he’s confident the U.S. Supreme Court will strike down as unconstitutional the state of Massachusetts imposing income taxes on employees working from home in New Hampshire due to COVID-19.
The virus-ravaged airline industry reached a milestone Sunday, carrying more than 1 million passengers for the first time in seven months.
ConocoPhillips on Monday agreed to buy U.S. shale oil producer Concho Resources Inc. for $9.7 billion, as the energy sector continued to consolidate amid lower fuel prices and demand.
Wall Street's main indexes inched higher at the open on Monday on hopes of a coronavirus vaccine by the year-end, while investors were also encouraged by signs an agreement in Washington on a fiscal package could be reached soon.
AMC Entertainment Holdings, the largest U.S. theater chain, said on Monday it expects to reopen about a dozen locations in New York state starting Oct. 23 and plans to have more than 530 theaters open in the country by the end of the month.
CHICAGO -- President Donald Trump is assuring a bumper year for farmers as the Nov. 3 election approaches, with record government subsidies projected to make up more than a third of farm income in 2020.
Sunday, October 18, 2020
An ex-teacher who turned lifelong painter and community volunteer in Derry is this year’s Greater Derry Londonderry Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year.
Veteran-owned companies can now enroll in the New Hampshire Business Finance Authority’s capital access program loans without incurring any fees.
Many millennials take pride in multitasking. We all have the skill to drive a car and talk to a passenger. Notice that bus drivers are discouraged from doing that.
To many, sales has a negative connotation. Whenever people think of sales, their mind often shifts to thoughts of a high-pressure salesperson or a negative experience they had in the past. And one thing is for sure, we’ve all had them.
The University of New Hampshire and the U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratories have launched a webinar series that celebrates innovation.
Russia and Saudi Arabia held a second, and unusual, phone call this week to discuss the OPEC+ agreement after officials from the group warned on Friday of the potential for a weaker oil market in 2021.
Nathan Wechsler promotes three accountants
TRIANGULATION IS a psychological term used to describe the process of turning to a third party when sensing disagreement with another individual.
Saturday, October 17, 2020
IN 2016, Congress made permanent the QCD, or qualified charitable distribution, for people at least 70½ years old who wanted to benefit charities. The charity had to be qualified, and there were other requirements to effect the QCD properly, as set out in IRS Publication 590-B.
The COVID-19 pandemic put up a roadblock in Inga and Andrew Weakly’s plan to get their custom-made trailer from Florida this spring and launch their food truck business.
New Hampshire’s lawsuit over Massachusetts’ taxation of Granite State telecommuters’ income during the pandemic could be frustrated if it can’t prove lost revenue from the Bay State decision, a legal expert said.
The weather isn’t cold enough yet for real igloos here in New Hampshire, but the temperature at 1750 Taphouse is just right.
LONG-TERM care includes a range of services that helps people with chronic illnesses or disabilities. It can include both medical and non-medical needs.
LIKE all businesses, McLane Middleton has had to adapt to the pandemic. Many attorneys work from home rather than at the law firm’s offices, which include its headquarters on the 10th floor at 900 Elm St.
FRANKLIN — The Peabody Home has been awarded $26 million in loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to build an assisted-living, independent-living and memory-care facility that will more than double its 37-resident capacity.
Friday, October 16, 2020
Jack Heath, former host of “NH Today” on WGIR-AM, has joined Binnie Media, which plans to broadcast Heath’s new show over several FM and AM stations, the Concord-based company announced Friday.
DETROIT — The new Cadillac Escalade better be good. That was my first thought after a day driving the 2021 GMC Yukon Denali large SUV, which takes GMC’s premium sub-brand to new levels of luxury. The ’21 Escalade, GM’s ultimate luxury flagship, will have to improve its interior design and ma…
Gov. Chris Sununu said Friday he plans to sue Massachusetts for announcing it would continue to tax New Hampshire residents working from home who normally worked in Massachusetts prior to the coronavirus pandemic.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department encouraged banks to prioritize existing customers when dishing out Paycheck Protection Program pandemic loans, disadvantaging smaller businesses against the intent of lawmakers, a Congressional panel said on Friday.
Central Maine Power and its parent have filed a complaint alleging a competitor opposed to its $1 billion hydropower corridor has illegally obstructed the project by refusing to complete upgrades necessary to connect the project to the regional grid.
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