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Blacklisting by US not a problem as Huawei sales rise 23.2%

Huawei’s sales rose by double digits in the first half of this year despite being blacklisted by Washington and its chairman, saying U.S. pressure has “galvanized our people,” expressed confidence Tuesday the Chinese tech giant will “enter a new period of growth.”

Despite strong economy, Fed set to cut rates for first time in decade

There’s little dispute that the Federal Reserve this week will do something it hasn’t done since 2008, when the U.S. economy was mired in the Great Recession: Cut its benchmark interest rate.

Slow lobster season so far in Maine, but price is steady

Lobsters are still readily available to consumers, and numerous factors impact the prices they pay, including international demand and the size of the harvest elsewhere.