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Google and Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai arrives at the federal courthouse in Washington on Oct. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
May 3, 2024

Google, Justice Department make final arguments on whether search engine is a monopoly

Google's preeminence as an internet search engine is an illegal monopoly, the Justice Department argued at the closings of a high-stakes antitrust lawsuit.

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May 3, 2024

Shore Bancshares net income drops amid losses from credit card fraud

Easton-based Shore Bancshares Inc. reported a drop in net income for the first quarter of 2024 amid unexpected losses incurred from credit card fraud.

Social worker Lupita Armijo-Garcia works at her desk in the Ottawa County, Michigan, Department of Public Health office, Sept. 5, 2023, in Holland, Michigan. (AP Photo/Kristen Norman)
May 3, 2024

Employers scaled back hiring in April but still added 175,000 jobs in face of higher rates

The nation’s employers pulled back on their hiring in April, adding a modest 175,000 jobs.

OpenAI's ChatGPT app is displayed on an iPhone in New York on May 18, 2023. The rate of businesses in the U.S. using AI is still relatively small but growing rapidly, with firms in information technology and professional services, and in locations like Colorado and the District of Columbia, leading the way, according to a new paper from U.S. Census Bureau researchers. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
May 3, 2024

AI use by businesses is small but growing rapidly, led by IT sector and firms in Colorado and DC

The rate of businesses in the U.S. using AI is still relatively small but growing rapidly, according to U.S. Census Bureau researchers.

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May 3, 2024

Bethesda-based Saul Centers sees uptick in net income in Q1 earnings

Bethesda-based Saul Centers Inc. announced a net income increase of 3% in its 2024 first-quarter earnings report from the same period in 2023.

Weis Markets, a mid-Atlantic food retailer operates 49 of its 197 stores in Maryland. (File photo)
May 3, 2024

Weis Markets announces quarterly dividend as of May 13

Weis Markets Inc.’s Board of Directors Friday declared a quarterly dividend.

May 2, 2024

BGE parent Exelon generated $658M profit in Q1, earnings report shows

Exelon Corporation, the parent company of BGE, on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $658 million.

Medline's investment in a new $2.37 million solar installation at its distribution center in Perryville will include more than 2,400 solar panels and is expected to offset 46% of the facility’s total electrical usage. (Photo courtesy of Medline)
May 2, 2024

Medline to invest $2.37M for commercial solar installation in Perryville

Medline and PowerFlex announced plans for a new $2.37 million solar installation at Medline’s distribution center in Perryville.

Andy Jassy, Amazon president and CEO, attends the premiere of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" at The Culver Studios in Culver City, California, on Aug. 15, 2022. An administrative law judge ruled May 1, 2024, that Jassy violated labor law by making certain anti-union comments during media interviews two years ago. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
May 2, 2024

Amazon CEO’s comments about unions violated federal law, NLRB judge rules

A federal judge ruled that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy violated labor law by making certain anti-union comments during media interviews.

May 2, 2024

Rockville’s SKMB joins national accounting firm Marcum

Rockville-based Simon, Krowitz, Meadows & Bortnick, P.A. (SKMB) joined Marcum LLP, a national accounting and advisory firm.

May 2, 2024

Owings Mills shooting center Guntry breaks ground on multimillion-dollar expansion

Indoor shooting and training center Guntry announced a multimillion-dollar expansion that will add 22,000 square feet of space to its facility in Owings Mills.

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May 2, 2024

Fulton Financial Corp. closes $287.5M offering of common stock

Pennsylvania-based Fulton Financial Corporation, which also operates in Maryland, announced the closing of its public offering of 19,166,667 shares of its common stock.

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