Job seekers encouraged by increased hiring

Massachusetts employers have continued to add jobs at a steady pace, giving people who have given up on finding work the confidence to start looking again. The participation rate — the percentage of working age Bay State residents with a job or actively...

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Top 3 bond rating agencies give Massachusetts high marks

BOSTON — The nation's top three bond rating agencies are giving Massachusetts a clean bill of fiscal health. State Treasurer Deb Goldberg said Thursday that Moody's, Standard & Poor's and Fitch have maintained their ratings for the state and affirmed...

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Breaking even tough to do in Boston market

On the fence about renting or buying a home? A new analysis compares the costs and how long you would have to live in a home to rationalize the upfront expense of buying it. In the Boston metro area, buying makes more financial sense if you plan to...

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Google embraces 'mobile-friendly' sites in search shake-up

SAN FRANCISCO — Google is about to change the way its influential search engine recommends websites on smartphones and tablets in a shift that's expected to sway where millions of people shop, eat and find information. The revised formula, scheduled...

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Verizon slices up the bundle, lets customers choose

NEW YORK — The Pay-TV bundle is finally getting more flexible. Verizon said Friday it is giving its customers more control over the channels they pay for, one of the biggest signs yet that consumer taste for cord-cutting and watching shows a la carte...

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Loss of Cape Wind sinks bid for marine terminal

A major port operator is no longer competing to run the state's New Bedford marine terminal — a $113 million taxpayer-­funded boondoggle — after the Cape Wind project folded. "They had a good plan with the wind energy and that's really what we were...

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Seattle CEO to cut his pay so every worker earns $70,000

SEATTLE — A Seattle CEO who announced that he's giving himself a drastic pay cut to help cover the cost of big raises for his employees didn't just make those workers happy. He's already gained new customers, too. "We've definitely gained a handful...

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Users sold on Pinterest: Social network rolls out strong advertising platform

The image-sharing network Pinterest is slowly rolling out its long-­awaited advertising platform, giving busi­nesses new power to promote pins in what is sure to be a huge test of Facebook's marketing dominance. The only question is why one of the largest...

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'Paul Blart' leads lowest TV ad spend week yet this year

In this week's edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by iSpot.tv, the lull of the pre-summer release schedule was felt in full force as the industry collectively spent the least amount on advertising new movies yet this year. But consider...

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Netflix shares soar to all-time high after huge subscriber gains

Netflix stock shot up more than 13% Thursday, hitting an all-time high of $541.43 per share in early trading, after the No. 1 subscription-video player packed on about 860,000 more streaming customers than expected in the first quarter of 2015. The...

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