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Nov 29, 2023

McCormick announces increase in quarterly dividend

The board of directors of McCormick & Company Inc. announced Wednesday an increase in the quarterly dividend.

The Village at Blenehim Run, at 1919 & 1921 Pulaski Highway, is a 51-unit affordable apartment community. This is the first phase of the development and is a four-story, central corridor, elevator building. Village at Blenheim Run serves Havre de Grace families, offering a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. (Submitted photo)
Nov 28, 2023

Developers break ground on Harford County affordable housing development

Salisbury-based Green Street Housing hosted a groundbreaking ceremony at the Village at Blenheim Run in Havre de Grace.

Nov 28, 2023

T. Rowe Price Group names new head of global investments

Baltimore-based global asset management company T. Rowe Price Group Inc. announced its new head of global investments.

Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Christopher Waller poses for a photo on May 23, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Nov 28, 2023

Fed official raises possibility of a rate cut by spring if inflation keeps slowing

A key Federal Reserve official raised the possibility that the Fed could cut its benchmark interest rate as early as spring if inflation keeps declining.

A Utah Food Bank volunteer carries groceries for the needy at a mobile food pantry distribution site in Salt Lake City on Dec. 21, 2022. Supporting nonprofits on GivingTuesday this year could have a bigger impact than usual as nonprofits and industry groups say donations so far are down compared with previous years. Many organizations will be looking to make up the difference on GivingTuesday, which is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Nov 28, 2023

Supporting nonprofits on GivingTuesday this year could have bigger impact than usual

Supporting nonprofits on GivingTuesday this year could have a bigger impact than usual.

Nov 28, 2023

Turned down for a loan, small business owners look to family and even crowdsourcing to grow

Among the many challenges small businesses face as they try to grow these days, getting a loan is right near the top.

Nov 27, 2023

Ensurise merges operations with Kensington’s Wilmore Insurance Agency

Ensurise LLC announced its merger with the property and casualty insurance brokerage operations of Kensington-based Wilmore Insurance Agency LLC.

The Meta logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France, on June 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
Nov 27, 2023

Court document claims Meta knowingly designed its platforms to hook kids, reports say

A newly unsealed legal complaint claims Facebook parent Meta Platforms deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook kids.

People shop for Nike shoes at a store on Nov. 25, 2022, in New York. A popular form of payment by installment — 'buy now, pay later' — is projected to have its biggest holiday season yet. But analysts caution more transparency is needed in the space to prevent consumers from over-extending themselves if they take on multiple loans. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
Nov 22, 2023

More expected to ‘buy now, pay later’ for the holidays. Analysts see a growing risk.

Consumers are expected to use “buy now, pay later” payment plans heavily this holiday season, a forecast that has credit experts sounding alarm bells.

In this photo provided by Ed Smith, Geoffrey Holt rests his leg on top of his riding mower in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, on April 4, 2020. Holt left the town of Hinsdale nearly $4 million when he died in June. (Ed Smith via AP)
Nov 22, 2023

NH man had no car and no furniture, but died with a big secret, leaving his town millions

For years, Geoffrey Holt was known as a groundskeeper in a small town. Now, he's being remembered as a millionaire who gave his fortune to the community.

Crowds walk past a large store sign displaying a Black Friday discount in midtown Manhattan in New York on Nov. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
Nov 22, 2023

What to know about Black Friday’s history and evolution as holiday sales event

While Black Friday may no longer look like the crowd-filled mayhem that it was just decades ago, the holiday sales event is still slated to attract millions.

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain speaks to a reporter from The Associated Press during an interview at the union's headquarters in Detroit on Nov. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
Nov 21, 2023

UAW chief aims to expand membership to nonunion automakers

Shawn Fain has set his latest ambitious goal: to gain UAW membership in nonunion companies across the industry.

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