US stocks are little changed as 2013 winds down

NEW YORK — Stocks are little changed in the early going as Wall Street gets ready to close the books on a historic year. The Dow Jones industrial average was up nine points, or less than 0.1 percent, at 16,487 in the first few minutes of trading Monday....

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Crocs CEO leaving as Blackstone invests $200M

NIWOT, Colo. — The company that makes Crocs shoes is getting a $200 million bailout from a private equity fund, and its CEO is retiring. Crocs says it will use the money from Blackstone, plus cash on hand, for a $350 million share buyback. The deal...

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NBC's 'Today' show returns to glory days

NEW YORK — The glory days returned for the "Today" show — for one day at least — as NBC's morning show brought back Bryant Gumbel and Jane Pauley for a one-day nostalgia turn as co-hosts on Monday. Gumbel and Pauley, who worked together on "Today" from...

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Armed group attacks state radio, TV in Congo

DAKAR, Senegal — Assailants armed with machetes and automatic weapons attacked the state television station, the airport and the main military base in Congo's capital in what appeared to be a coup attempt early Monday, before being repelled by the country's...

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Stocks are flat in quiet end-of-year trading

NEW YORK — Stocks were little changed in early trading Monday as investors closed out their positions for what has been a historic year on Wall Street. Traders had little corporate or economic news to work through. The bond market was quiet as well....

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Mass. couple promote new craft beer business model

BELMONT, Mass. — Kate Baker and Suzanne Schalow founded Craft Beer Cellar in Belmont in 2010, and today, at any given time, its 1,500 square feet of retail space are filled with more than 1,000 beers from 350 breweries. Beers are organized by region,...

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Gaming foes await SJC decision

Attorney General Martha Coakley is pushing for swift action by the state Supreme Judicial Court on the legality of a ballot initiative to repeal the Bay State's two-year-old expanded gaming law, a question that looms large over the awarding of casino...

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Is an older Cadillac a good candidate for synthetic oil?

I recently purchased a 2001 Cadillac Deville with 52,000 original miles. The service advisor at the dealership recommended using conventional oil or a synthetic blend. I was told there can be problems with synthetic oil causing gasket failure on older...

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Market Basket’s CEO blasts board’s website

Market Basket CEO Arthur T. Demoulas has taken the grocery chain's contentious board to task over alleged inaccuracies on a website that it's using to communicate with workers. In a letter to chairman Keith Cowan that Demoulas shared with employees,...

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Federal health market surpasses 1 million signups

HONOLULU — A December surge propelled health care sign-ups through the government's rehabilitated website past the 1 million mark, the Obama administration said Sunday, reflecting new signs of life for the problem-plagued federal insurance exchange....

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Judge: Surveillance OK The heated debate over the National Security Agency's bulk collection of millions of Americans' telephone records fell squarely into the courts yesterday when a federal judge in Manhattan upheld the legality of the program and...

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Delta says it will honor man’s tix

Delta Airlines has reversed its decision — after repeated Herald inquiries — to deny a man planning a family vacation to Disneyland the rock-bottom fare he booked through Orbitz on Thursday due to a systemwide web glitch that also offered $68 Hub-to-Hawaii...

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Target: Card PINs stolen

Security experts warned yesterday that even though personal identification numbers stolen from consumers' debit cards during Target Corp.'s data breach were "strongly encrypted," they still could be vulnerable to abuse. Target customers who have not...

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2014 Nissan Versa strikes right note

You know, for a little get-me-to-work-comfortably kind of car, I'll take the 2014 Nissan Versa Note SV hatchback. I ventured up Interstate 95 to southern Maine thinking the Versa would struggle on the highway, but a pleasant surprise was in store. The...

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Duplex at FP3 has airy elegance

This spectacular duplex at FP3 on Congress Street has floor-to-ceiling glass from all living areas and bedrooms, with great views of the Financial District and Fan Pier out to Boston Harbor. Built in 2006 as part of the 92-unit FP3 building designed...

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Bay State shoppers take Target to task

Three Bay Staters are among Target shoppers who have filed nearly two dozen class-action lawsuits against the discount chain for allegedly failing to safeguard their credit and debit card information regarding a 19-day data breach by hackers. Meghan...

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Avoiding another delivery disaster

Online retailers should keep promises in check, and consumers should avoid last-minute Internet shopping to dodge another delivery debacle like the one this week that left many without their Christmas gifts, according to retail analysts. But neither...

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Employment numbers spur Dow climb

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits last week dropped more than expected, another sign of continued growth in the economy that sent the Dow yesterday to a record high close. "The underlying trend suggests job destruction continues...

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Twitter up 4.8 percent in continuing surge Twitter stock jumped 4.8 percent yesterday to close at $73.31 a share on optimism by investors that the company has room to expand sales in advertising. The stock has surged 32 percent over the past five days,...

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US stock futures edge higher in quiet session

NEW YORK — Stocks moved higher for a seventh straight day in early trading Friday as investors remain positive about the U.S. economic recovery going into the end of the year. Trading is expected to be quiet as many investors have already closed their...

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New app incorporates social media and driving

Dreading a long road trip home this holiday season? Relief is on the way in the crowdsourced driving app Waze. Recently acquired by Google — reportedly for more than $1 billion — this brilliant app for iOS, Android and Windows Phone is a new take on...

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Santa's sleigh delayed after snags at UPS, FedEx

NEW YORK — Santa's sleigh didn't make it in time for Christmas for some this year due to shipping problems at UPS and FedEx. The delays were blamed on poor weather earlier this week in parts of the country as well as overloaded systems. The holiday...

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Maine powering back up PORTLAND, Maine — Crews have restored power to some 43,000 people in Maine who had been without electricity since the weekend ice storm. By noon yesterday, about 62,000 remained without power. That's down from more than 105,000...

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Booming tech opportunities key Hub-Israel collaboration

Boston-area techies are heading to Tel Aviv for a marathon hackathon at Google in a trip that highlights the burgeoning relationship between the Israeli and Bay State tech sectors. "Israel right now is at a really unique place in the tech world," said...

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Weekly US jobless claims drop 42K to 338K

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped by 42,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 338,000, the biggest drop since November 2012. But economists say the figures from late November and December are warped by seasonal...

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Retailers tighten holiday policies to thwart fraud

If you didn't like your gift today, take note. Some retailers have tightened their return policies in a continuing attempt to curb fraud that will cost the industry an estimated $3.4 billion during this year's holiday period. Return deadlines at Best...

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Avoiding health insurance gaps takes persistence

CHICAGO — The deadline has passed, and so too the surprise grace period, for signing up for health insurance as part of the nation's health care law. Now what? For those who were able to navigate the glitch-prone and often overwhelmed HealthCare.gov...

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Health insurance guide: 3 next steps for enrollees

The Christmas Eve deadline to enroll via HeatlhCare.gov for health care insurance that starts Jan. 1 has passed. The federal website received 2 million visits on Monday, and heavy — but not as heavy — traffic on Tuesday. A White House spokeswoman said...

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Syria signs oil exploration deal with Russian firm

BEIRUT — Syria's state news agency says the oil ministry has signed a deal with Russian oil and gas company Soyuzneftegaz to explore in the Mediterranean Sea. SANA's report Wednesday did not say where the deal was signed, though it said the exploration...

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Former IOC executive Gunnar Ericsson dies at 94

LAUSSANE, Switzerland — Gunnar Ericsson, a long-time International Olympic Committee executive and former member of the executive committee, has died. He was 94. The IOC says on its website that the former Swedish parliamentarian died Tuesday but did...

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US stocks edge higher in early trading

NEW YORK — Stocks are mostly higher in early trading on Wall Street after the government reported that American companies are investing in their businesses at the fastest pace since January. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 36 points, or 0.2 percent,...

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Astronauts make rare Christmas Eve spacewalk

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Two space station astronauts ventured out on a rare Christmas Eve spacewalk Tuesday, hoping to wrap up urgent repairs to a cooling system. It was the second spacewalk in four days for U.S. astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Michael...

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Stocks edge higher following durable goods report

NEW YORK — Stocks opened slightly higher on Wall Street Tuesday, helped by a report that showed American companies were investing in their businesses at the fastest pace since January. Trading was quiet ahead of the Christmas holiday. U.S. markets will...

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Feds expand probe into Mercedes tail light problem

DETROIT — U.S. safety regulators have expanded an investigation into rear light failures in Mercedes-Benz C-Class luxury vehicles. The probe now covers nearly 253,000 cars from the 2008 through 2011 model years. The National Highway Traffic Safety...

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Khodorkovsky applies for visa to Switzerland

BERLIN — Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has applied for a visa to Switzerland less than a week after being released from decade-long imprisonment in Russia. A spokesman for the Swiss Foreign Ministry says Khodorkovsky submitted the request at...

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US consumer spending rose 0.5 percent in November

WASHINGTON — Americans increased their spending in November by the most in five months, and their income edged up modestly. Consumer spending rose 0.5 percent from October, when spending had risen 0.4 percent, the Commerce Department said Monday. It...

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Boston hospital works to eliminate 'alarm fatigue'

BOSTON — Boston Medical Center has dramatically cut the number of patient monitor alarms in an effort to eliminate so-called "alarm fatigue," when overwhelmed staff fail to properly respond. The hospital's efforts could provide a national model for...

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Futures up in traditionally unhurried holiday week

NEW YORK — Stocks moved higher in early Monday trading, in what is traditionally a slow week as investors close the books on 2013. Apple helped lift technology stocks after the company reached a deal to sell the iPhone to China's largest wireless carrier....

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Mohegan Sun reaches new deal with Revere

Revere and Mohegan Sun have come to terms on an amended host community agreement that spells out what benefits Revere will receive in exchange for hosting a casino on its side of Suffolk Downs. The agreement was inked yesterday, a source close to the...

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Jos. A. Bank turns down Men's Wearhouse offer

NEW YORK — Jos. A. Bank is rejecting a takeover offer from competitor Men's Wearhouse, saying the $1.54 billion bid is too low. Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. said Monday its board unanimously rejected the offer. The Hampstead, Md., company said it will...

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