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Monopoly game pushes McDonald’s October sales
OAK BROOK, Ill. — A Monopoly promotion and strong sales of basic menu items such as the Big Mac helped push a key sales figure up 5.6 percent in the […]
Applications for jobless aid rise sharply
WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking jobless benefits jumped sharply last week, after two straight weeks of declines. The increase undermines hopes that unemployment claims, after falling four times […]
Gas, alcohol, sales tax hikes all on the table
A range of tax increases and budget cuts are on the table next year as Maryland legislators struggle with a $1.7 billion structural deficit, according to leading Democrats in the […]
First Mariner reports lower 3Q loss of $4.6M
1st Mariner Bancorp, parent company of First Mariner Bank, reported a net loss of $4.6 million in the third quarter, a decline from the $12.9 million loss recorded in the […]
Sept. retail sales rise, third monthly increase
WASHINGTON — Americans spent more money on cars, furniture and at hardware stores to boost retail sales to a third monthly increase in September. The string of gains since July […]
Baltimore parking lot owners protest proposed tax hike
Parking lot owners are protesting a proposal to increase Baltimore’s parking tax for the second time in 17 months, saying the total increase of 67 percent is too much to […]
