In one of the most massive domestic spending bills we've ever seen, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has unveiled a plan to send American's money- and now.
The Economic Policy Institute has a new family budget calculator. It estimates what it would cost for someone to live in what they describe as a 'modest but comfortable.'
The Economic Policy Institute has a new family budget calculator. It estimates what it would cost for someone to live in what they describe as a 'modest but comfortable.'
You can credit the mild weather during the holiday shopping period, you can credit Governor LePage, President Obama or any other number of factors, but judging by last year's taxable sales it seems that the economy is moving in the right direction.
JC Penney will be closing about 40 stores nationwide, affecting about 2,250 employees. Most of the closures will take place in the beginning of April. See the list of stores scheduled for closure below.
Maine gas prices were down another eight cents per gallon this week, the average price for a gallon of gas in Maine is now at $2.48. That's according to the price-monitoring website GasBuddy.com.
It’s not easy being unemployed or under-employed, but you are definitely not alone. Even with a highly positive new jobs report just out and the country apparently on an upswing, an unemployment rate of 7.7 percent means a lot of people still need jobs.
But that doesn’t mean the situation is hopeless for anyone. If you’re spent on looking for available jobs in your current locale because it seems
The Labor Department announced that the U.S. economy added 157,000 jobs in January. The unemployment rate inched upward by a tenth of a point, to 7.9 percent.