Retail group says holiday sales 'back on track'

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose sharply last week but remained at a level...

NEW YORK — Instant-win lottery ticket company Scientific Games is buying gaming equipment company WMS Industries Inc....

A three-month "pause" in U.S. economic growth is no reason to panic, but lingering federal debt ceiling and...

In his State of the City address Tuesday, Mayor Thomas M. Menino outlined several steps he plans to take to help...

Businesswomen are applauding Mayor Thomas M. Menino's pledge to make Boston the "premier city for working...

WASHINGTON — Some families could get priced out of health insurance due to what's being called a glitch in President...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — New England fishermen say their centuries-old industry is facing collapse after regulators on...

A Suffolk Superior Court jury today awarded a former vice president of sales at The Boston Courant $239,884 over a real...

Sonicbids, the privately held, Boston-based online platform that helps bands connect with promoters and market...

Boeing is sticking with plans to speed up production of its 787 and sees no reason to drop the troubled lithium-ion...

NEW YORK — The investment firm BlackRock has taken a stake in Manchester United, one of the world's most famous soccer...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy shrank unexpectedly late last year, a reminder of the biggest threat it faces in 2013:...

BOSTON — Massachusetts officials are hoping blind job candidates will find it easier to seek employment in the future...

Oil finished near $98 Wednesday, maintaining the momentum that has driven it to four-month highs and pushed up prices...

Endicott College of Beverly said today it has opened its first Boston academic center designed to serve immigrant...

Suffolk Construction said it has opened a new office in Tarrytown, N.Y., which will be helmed by new vice president and...

Needham-based Linkwell Health said today it has raised $11 million in a third round of funding led by national health...

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Mall 'secret Santas' handing out goodies

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose sharply last week but remained at a level...

NEW YORK — Instant-win lottery ticket company Scientific Games is buying gaming equipment company WMS Industries Inc....

A three-month "pause" in U.S. economic growth is no reason to panic, but lingering federal debt ceiling and...

In his State of the City address Tuesday, Mayor Thomas M. Menino outlined several steps he plans to take to help...

Businesswomen are applauding Mayor Thomas M. Menino's pledge to make Boston the "premier city for working...

WASHINGTON — Some families could get priced out of health insurance due to what's being called a glitch in President...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — New England fishermen say their centuries-old industry is facing collapse after regulators on...

A Suffolk Superior Court jury today awarded a former vice president of sales at The Boston Courant $239,884 over a real...

Sonicbids, the privately held, Boston-based online platform that helps bands connect with promoters and market...

Boeing is sticking with plans to speed up production of its 787 and sees no reason to drop the troubled lithium-ion...

NEW YORK — The investment firm BlackRock has taken a stake in Manchester United, one of the world's most famous soccer...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy shrank unexpectedly late last year, a reminder of the biggest threat it faces in 2013:...

BOSTON — Massachusetts officials are hoping blind job candidates will find it easier to seek employment in the future...

Oil finished near $98 Wednesday, maintaining the momentum that has driven it to four-month highs and pushed up prices...

Endicott College of Beverly said today it has opened its first Boston academic center designed to serve immigrant...

Suffolk Construction said it has opened a new office in Tarrytown, N.Y., which will be helmed by new vice president and...

Needham-based Linkwell Health said today it has raised $11 million in a third round of funding led by national health...

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Fed urges growth as 'fiscal cliff' looms

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose sharply last week but remained at a level...

NEW YORK — Instant-win lottery ticket company Scientific Games is buying gaming equipment company WMS Industries Inc....

A three-month "pause" in U.S. economic growth is no reason to panic, but lingering federal debt ceiling and...

In his State of the City address Tuesday, Mayor Thomas M. Menino outlined several steps he plans to take to help...

Businesswomen are applauding Mayor Thomas M. Menino's pledge to make Boston the "premier city for working...

WASHINGTON — Some families could get priced out of health insurance due to what's being called a glitch in President...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — New England fishermen say their centuries-old industry is facing collapse after regulators on...

A Suffolk Superior Court jury today awarded a former vice president of sales at The Boston Courant $239,884 over a real...

Sonicbids, the privately held, Boston-based online platform that helps bands connect with promoters and market...

Boeing is sticking with plans to speed up production of its 787 and sees no reason to drop the troubled lithium-ion...

NEW YORK — The investment firm BlackRock has taken a stake in Manchester United, one of the world's most famous soccer...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy shrank unexpectedly late last year, a reminder of the biggest threat it faces in 2013:...

BOSTON — Massachusetts officials are hoping blind job candidates will find it easier to seek employment in the future...

Oil finished near $98 Wednesday, maintaining the momentum that has driven it to four-month highs and pushed up prices...

Endicott College of Beverly said today it has opened its first Boston academic center designed to serve immigrant...

Suffolk Construction said it has opened a new office in Tarrytown, N.Y., which will be helmed by new vice president and...

Needham-based Linkwell Health said today it has raised $11 million in a third round of funding led by national health...

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TOKYO — Japanese phone company Softbank, owned by billionaire Masayoshi Son, says its net profit more than doubled in...

TUSTIN, Calif. — The massive blimp-like aircraft flies but just barely, hovering only a dozen feet off a military...

NEW YORK — As much as I like Google Docs for word processing and spreadsheets, I find the online software clunky at...

NEW YORK — After lengthy delays, Research In Motion Ltd. unveiled its first two phones with the new BlackBerry 10...

CryoXtract Instruments, a Woburn company that develops automation solutions for preserving and optimizing frozen...

TORONTO — BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. will kick off a critical, long-overdue makeover when chief...

Bedford-based 1366 Technologies celebrated the opening today of its new, 25 megawatt wafer manufacturing facility with...

Southboro-based uTest said today it has launched a mobile app called Applause, which analyzes more than 50 million...

BEIJING — Personal computer maker Lenovo Group said Wednesday its quarterly profit rose 34 percent to a record high on...

TROY, N.Y. — Watson, the supercomputer famous for beating the world's best human "Jeopardy!" champions, is going to...

SEOUL, South Korea — LG Electronics Inc. reported its first quarterly loss in a year Wednesday after Europe slapped it...

A Cambridge startup that focuses on detecting the bugs in apps announced this week it is being acquired by Twitter....

DataGravity, a Nashua, N.H.-based startup founded by former EqualLogic executives, said today it has raised $30 million...

The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center today announced the first global product launch of a technology funded in part...

Privacy advocates are pushing for a higher bar when it comes to government access to online data, after Google and...

Samsung Electronics America Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, said today it has acquired medical...

TORONTO — The maker of the BlackBerry smartphone is promising a speedy browser, a superb typing experience and...

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We're... No. 17 on Forbes' 'best states for business' list

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose sharply last week but remained at a level...

NEW YORK — Instant-win lottery ticket company Scientific Games is buying gaming equipment company WMS Industries Inc....

A three-month "pause" in U.S. economic growth is no reason to panic, but lingering federal debt ceiling and...

In his State of the City address Tuesday, Mayor Thomas M. Menino outlined several steps he plans to take to help...

Businesswomen are applauding Mayor Thomas M. Menino's pledge to make Boston the "premier city for working...

WASHINGTON — Some families could get priced out of health insurance due to what's being called a glitch in President...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — New England fishermen say their centuries-old industry is facing collapse after regulators on...

A Suffolk Superior Court jury today awarded a former vice president of sales at The Boston Courant $239,884 over a real...

Sonicbids, the privately held, Boston-based online platform that helps bands connect with promoters and market...

Boeing is sticking with plans to speed up production of its 787 and sees no reason to drop the troubled lithium-ion...

NEW YORK — The investment firm BlackRock has taken a stake in Manchester United, one of the world's most famous soccer...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy shrank unexpectedly late last year, a reminder of the biggest threat it faces in 2013:...

BOSTON — Massachusetts officials are hoping blind job candidates will find it easier to seek employment in the future...

Oil finished near $98 Wednesday, maintaining the momentum that has driven it to four-month highs and pushed up prices...

Endicott College of Beverly said today it has opened its first Boston academic center designed to serve immigrant...

Suffolk Construction said it has opened a new office in Tarrytown, N.Y., which will be helmed by new vice president and...

Needham-based Linkwell Health said today it has raised $11 million in a third round of funding led by national health...

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Fed urges growth as 'fiscal cliff' looms

NEW YORK  — Stocks opened mixed on Wall Street, with the Standard & Poor's 500 holding at 1,500.The...

Boston Scientific plans to cut as many as 1,000 additional jobs this year as the medical device maker expands a push to...

BANGKOK — The price of oil rose Tuesday, boosted by improvements in manufacturing in the world's two largest...

BANGKOK  — Asian stock markets posted modest gains Tuesday as the feel-good factor lingered from near-record...

Jason Owens is striving to make Bee's Knees Supply Co. live up to its name as a high-quality gourmet market for...

Biogen gets boostBiogen Idec Inc said fourth-quarter net profit fell slightly due to a tax accounting error, but the...

The National Retail Federation is forecasting subdued retail sales growth of 3.4 percent for 2013.The trade group...

A new trade association has been formed to advocate on behalf of medical marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts.The...

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Authorities seized a far-flung marketing operation today over claims the Kentucky-based company...

NEW YORK — Hostess has picked the maker of Little Debbie as the lead bidder to buy its Drake's cakes....

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A former managing director has been indicted on charges he defrauded investment funds the...

Ocular Therapeutix of Bedford said today it secured $23.8 million in a fourth round of funding.All existing...

The University of Massachusetts Lowell today announced a $25,000 contest to come up with the next big ideas.The...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy is a study in contrasts.The housing, banking and auto industries are surging back...

Japan Airlines has canceled more flights between Boston and Tokyo as the investigation into the grounded Boeing 787...

A former WilmerHale litigation attorney has sued the Hub-based law firm for $5 million alleging gender discrimination...

NEW YORK — The price of oil rose today after a strong durable goods report in the U.S.Demand for long-lasting...

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Retail group says holiday sales 'back on track'

NEW YORK  — Stocks opened mixed on Wall Street, with the Standard & Poor's 500 holding at 1,500.The...

Boston Scientific plans to cut as many as 1,000 additional jobs this year as the medical device maker expands a push to...

BANGKOK — The price of oil rose Tuesday, boosted by improvements in manufacturing in the world's two largest...

BANGKOK  — Asian stock markets posted modest gains Tuesday as the feel-good factor lingered from near-record...

Jason Owens is striving to make Bee's Knees Supply Co. live up to its name as a high-quality gourmet market for...

Biogen gets boostBiogen Idec Inc said fourth-quarter net profit fell slightly due to a tax accounting error, but the...

The National Retail Federation is forecasting subdued retail sales growth of 3.4 percent for 2013.The trade group...

A new trade association has been formed to advocate on behalf of medical marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts.The...

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Authorities seized a far-flung marketing operation today over claims the Kentucky-based company...

NEW YORK — Hostess has picked the maker of Little Debbie as the lead bidder to buy its Drake's cakes....

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A former managing director has been indicted on charges he defrauded investment funds the...

Ocular Therapeutix of Bedford said today it secured $23.8 million in a fourth round of funding.All existing...

The University of Massachusetts Lowell today announced a $25,000 contest to come up with the next big ideas.The...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy is a study in contrasts.The housing, banking and auto industries are surging back...

Japan Airlines has canceled more flights between Boston and Tokyo as the investigation into the grounded Boeing 787...

A former WilmerHale litigation attorney has sued the Hub-based law firm for $5 million alleging gender discrimination...

NEW YORK — The price of oil rose today after a strong durable goods report in the U.S.Demand for long-lasting...

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Mall 'secret Santas' handing out goodies

NEW YORK  — Stocks opened mixed on Wall Street, with the Standard & Poor's 500 holding at 1,500.The...

Boston Scientific plans to cut as many as 1,000 additional jobs this year as the medical device maker expands a push to...

BANGKOK — The price of oil rose Tuesday, boosted by improvements in manufacturing in the world's two largest...

BANGKOK  — Asian stock markets posted modest gains Tuesday as the feel-good factor lingered from near-record...

Jason Owens is striving to make Bee's Knees Supply Co. live up to its name as a high-quality gourmet market for...

Biogen gets boostBiogen Idec Inc said fourth-quarter net profit fell slightly due to a tax accounting error, but the...

The National Retail Federation is forecasting subdued retail sales growth of 3.4 percent for 2013.The trade group...

A new trade association has been formed to advocate on behalf of medical marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts.The...

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Authorities seized a far-flung marketing operation today over claims the Kentucky-based company...

NEW YORK — Hostess has picked the maker of Little Debbie as the lead bidder to buy its Drake's cakes....

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A former managing director has been indicted on charges he defrauded investment funds the...

Ocular Therapeutix of Bedford said today it secured $23.8 million in a fourth round of funding.All existing...

The University of Massachusetts Lowell today announced a $25,000 contest to come up with the next big ideas.The...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy is a study in contrasts.The housing, banking and auto industries are surging back...

Japan Airlines has canceled more flights between Boston and Tokyo as the investigation into the grounded Boeing 787...

A former WilmerHale litigation attorney has sued the Hub-based law firm for $5 million alleging gender discrimination...

NEW YORK — The price of oil rose today after a strong durable goods report in the U.S.Demand for long-lasting...

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CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple says it will sell an iPad with more memory than the current models available.Apple Inc...

TORONTO  — The maker of the BlackBerry smartphone is promising a speedier device, a superb typing experience...

Privacy advocates are pushing for a higher bar when it comes to government access to online data, after Google and...

NEW YORK — Apple has released a software update for iPhones and iPads that speeds up data downloads on some major...

Samsung Electronics America Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, said today it has acquired medical...

TORONTO — The maker of the BlackBerry smartphone is promising a speedy browser, a superb typing experience and...

 Attorney General Martha Coakley and other law enforcement officials have launched a renewed push to expand and...

SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo's fourth-quarter earnings report will provide an update of new CEO Marissa Mayer's...

That tired notion about having to go westward to find startup cash?That's so last decade.Angel investment in...

Harvard Law School is logging on to a $60 million online education enterprise between its parent university and the...

GENEVA — The U.N. telecommunications agency says its members have agreed upon a new compression format that could...

WASHINGTON  — The hacker-activist group Anonymous says it hijacked the website of the U.S. Sentencing...

Brazil-based aircraft manufacturer Embraer said today it has selected PTC's product lifecycle management...

Parametric Technology Corp., a Needham-based company that develops, supports and markets software for product...

Cambridge-based Inspiration Biopharmaceuticals and Ipsen said today they will sell a lead hemophilia drug candidate,...

SEOUL, South Korea — LG Display reported a $299 million profit for the fourth quarter Thursday thanks to mobile...

It may be decades before machines take the place of doctors — yes, it's possible — but Bedford-based...

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We're... No. 17 on Forbes' 'best states for business' list

NEW YORK  — Stocks opened mixed on Wall Street, with the Standard & Poor's 500 holding at 1,500.The...

Boston Scientific plans to cut as many as 1,000 additional jobs this year as the medical device maker expands a push to...

BANGKOK — The price of oil rose Tuesday, boosted by improvements in manufacturing in the world's two largest...

BANGKOK  — Asian stock markets posted modest gains Tuesday as the feel-good factor lingered from near-record...

Jason Owens is striving to make Bee's Knees Supply Co. live up to its name as a high-quality gourmet market for...

Biogen gets boostBiogen Idec Inc said fourth-quarter net profit fell slightly due to a tax accounting error, but the...

The National Retail Federation is forecasting subdued retail sales growth of 3.4 percent for 2013.The trade group...

A new trade association has been formed to advocate on behalf of medical marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts.The...

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Authorities seized a far-flung marketing operation today over claims the Kentucky-based company...

NEW YORK — Hostess has picked the maker of Little Debbie as the lead bidder to buy its Drake's cakes....

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A former managing director has been indicted on charges he defrauded investment funds the...

Ocular Therapeutix of Bedford said today it secured $23.8 million in a fourth round of funding.All existing...

The University of Massachusetts Lowell today announced a $25,000 contest to come up with the next big ideas.The...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy is a study in contrasts.The housing, banking and auto industries are surging back...

Japan Airlines has canceled more flights between Boston and Tokyo as the investigation into the grounded Boeing 787...

A former WilmerHale litigation attorney has sued the Hub-based law firm for $5 million alleging gender discrimination...

NEW YORK — The price of oil rose today after a strong durable goods report in the U.S.Demand for long-lasting...

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Retail group says holiday sales 'back on track'

YANGON, Myanmar — The World Bank on Sunday announced a long-awaited deal to allow Myanmar to clear part of its...

TOKYO  — Anticipating a boost from stimulus spending and a weakening yen, Japan's government on Monday...

NEW YORK — Economists are increasingly, but still cautiously, optimistic about growth in the year ahead with the...

MINNEAPOLIS — Caterpillar's fourth-quarter net income fell by half after it took a big charge for a deal in...

U.S. stocks opened mixed Monday after encouraging signs about the manufacturing sector, a key driver of economic growth...

WASHINGTON  — U.S. companies placed more orders for long-lasting goods in December from November, helped by...

AMHERST — Restaurants and catering companies in Amherst are crying foul over University of Massachusetts policies...

WILBRAHAM — The Friendly's restaurant chain is emerging from a rough period in company history with a new...

BANGKOK — The price of oil rose slightly Monday, a sign of investor confidence in the U.S. economy's recovery...

BANGKOK — Asian stock markets posted slight gains Monday after strong U.S. earnings pushed Wall Street indexes to...

TOKYO  — The joint U.S. and Japanese investigation into the Boeing 787's battery problems has shifted...

Old Welch's lab soldCalare Properties has purchased the former Welch's test lab in Billerica for $3.2...

NEW YORK — Manhattan hospital clerk Marque Gumbs was doing so well moonlighting as a peddler of stolen property...

BOSTON  — Gov. Deval Patrick's ambitious budget plan that calls for major tax changes to support new...

PITTSBURGH — Private landowners are reaping billions of dollars in royalties each year from the boom in natural...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai's government-run oil company says it has started importing supplies from...

DAVOS, Switzerland  — The fragile state of the global economy and a host of other woes — from Syria...

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Mall 'secret Santas' handing out goodies

YANGON, Myanmar — The World Bank on Sunday announced a long-awaited deal to allow Myanmar to clear part of its...

TOKYO  — Anticipating a boost from stimulus spending and a weakening yen, Japan's government on Monday...

NEW YORK — Economists are increasingly, but still cautiously, optimistic about growth in the year ahead with the...

MINNEAPOLIS — Caterpillar's fourth-quarter net income fell by half after it took a big charge for a deal in...

U.S. stocks opened mixed Monday after encouraging signs about the manufacturing sector, a key driver of economic growth...

WASHINGTON  — U.S. companies placed more orders for long-lasting goods in December from November, helped by...

AMHERST — Restaurants and catering companies in Amherst are crying foul over University of Massachusetts policies...

WILBRAHAM — The Friendly's restaurant chain is emerging from a rough period in company history with a new...

BANGKOK — The price of oil rose slightly Monday, a sign of investor confidence in the U.S. economy's recovery...

BANGKOK — Asian stock markets posted slight gains Monday after strong U.S. earnings pushed Wall Street indexes to...

TOKYO  — The joint U.S. and Japanese investigation into the Boeing 787's battery problems has shifted...

Old Welch's lab soldCalare Properties has purchased the former Welch's test lab in Billerica for $3.2...

NEW YORK — Manhattan hospital clerk Marque Gumbs was doing so well moonlighting as a peddler of stolen property...

BOSTON  — Gov. Deval Patrick's ambitious budget plan that calls for major tax changes to support new...

PITTSBURGH — Private landowners are reaping billions of dollars in royalties each year from the boom in natural...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai's government-run oil company says it has started importing supplies from...

DAVOS, Switzerland  — The fragile state of the global economy and a host of other woes — from Syria...

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Fed urges growth as 'fiscal cliff' looms

YANGON, Myanmar — The World Bank on Sunday announced a long-awaited deal to allow Myanmar to clear part of its...

TOKYO  — Anticipating a boost from stimulus spending and a weakening yen, Japan's government on Monday...

NEW YORK — Economists are increasingly, but still cautiously, optimistic about growth in the year ahead with the...

MINNEAPOLIS — Caterpillar's fourth-quarter net income fell by half after it took a big charge for a deal in...

U.S. stocks opened mixed Monday after encouraging signs about the manufacturing sector, a key driver of economic growth...

WASHINGTON  — U.S. companies placed more orders for long-lasting goods in December from November, helped by...

AMHERST — Restaurants and catering companies in Amherst are crying foul over University of Massachusetts policies...

WILBRAHAM — The Friendly's restaurant chain is emerging from a rough period in company history with a new...

BANGKOK — The price of oil rose slightly Monday, a sign of investor confidence in the U.S. economy's recovery...

BANGKOK — Asian stock markets posted slight gains Monday after strong U.S. earnings pushed Wall Street indexes to...

TOKYO  — The joint U.S. and Japanese investigation into the Boeing 787's battery problems has shifted...

Old Welch's lab soldCalare Properties has purchased the former Welch's test lab in Billerica for $3.2...

NEW YORK — Manhattan hospital clerk Marque Gumbs was doing so well moonlighting as a peddler of stolen property...

BOSTON  — Gov. Deval Patrick's ambitious budget plan that calls for major tax changes to support new...

PITTSBURGH — Private landowners are reaping billions of dollars in royalties each year from the boom in natural...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai's government-run oil company says it has started importing supplies from...

DAVOS, Switzerland  — The fragile state of the global economy and a host of other woes — from Syria...

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BOSTON — Attorney General Martha Coakley is leading the push for passage of legislation to expand and modernize...

SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo's fourth-quarter earnings report will provide an update of new CEO Marissa Mayer's...

That tired notion about having to go westward to find startup cash?That's so last decade.Angel investment in...

Harvard Law School is logging on to a $60 million online education enterprise between its parent university and the...

GENEVA — The U.N. telecommunications agency says its members have agreed upon a new compression format that could...

WASHINGTON  — The hacker-activist group Anonymous says it hijacked the website of the U.S. Sentencing...

Brazil-based aircraft manufacturer Embraer said today it has selected PTC's product lifecycle management...

Parametric Technology Corp., a Needham-based company that develops, supports and markets software for product...

Cambridge-based Inspiration Biopharmaceuticals and Ipsen said today they will sell a lead hemophilia drug candidate,...

SEOUL, South Korea — LG Display reported a $299 million profit for the fourth quarter Thursday thanks to mobile...

It may be decades before machines take the place of doctors — yes, it's possible — but Bedford-based...

Federal authorities descended this morning upon a Woburn technology company that does substantial business in...

NEW YORK  — Federal authorities in New York say they've brought criminal charges against three people in...

SAN FRANCISCO — Google says it is fielding more legal demands from governments around the world seeking to learn...

NEW YORK — Five years after the start of the Great Recession, the toll is terrifyingly clear: Millions of middle-...

AT&T said Tuesday that it has reached a deal to buy the Alltel U.S. wireless operations for about $780 million to...

A Boston startup will launch an online marketplace Thursday where people can preview the best upcoming mobile apps...

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We're... No. 17 on Forbes' 'best states for business' list

YANGON, Myanmar — The World Bank on Sunday announced a long-awaited deal to allow Myanmar to clear part of its...

TOKYO  — Anticipating a boost from stimulus spending and a weakening yen, Japan's government on Monday...

NEW YORK — Economists are increasingly, but still cautiously, optimistic about growth in the year ahead with the...

MINNEAPOLIS — Caterpillar's fourth-quarter net income fell by half after it took a big charge for a deal in...

U.S. stocks opened mixed Monday after encouraging signs about the manufacturing sector, a key driver of economic growth...

WASHINGTON  — U.S. companies placed more orders for long-lasting goods in December from November, helped by...

AMHERST — Restaurants and catering companies in Amherst are crying foul over University of Massachusetts policies...

WILBRAHAM — The Friendly's restaurant chain is emerging from a rough period in company history with a new...

BANGKOK — The price of oil rose slightly Monday, a sign of investor confidence in the U.S. economy's recovery...

BANGKOK — Asian stock markets posted slight gains Monday after strong U.S. earnings pushed Wall Street indexes to...

TOKYO  — The joint U.S. and Japanese investigation into the Boeing 787's battery problems has shifted...

Old Welch's lab soldCalare Properties has purchased the former Welch's test lab in Billerica for $3.2...

NEW YORK — Manhattan hospital clerk Marque Gumbs was doing so well moonlighting as a peddler of stolen property...

BOSTON  — Gov. Deval Patrick's ambitious budget plan that calls for major tax changes to support new...

PITTSBURGH — Private landowners are reaping billions of dollars in royalties each year from the boom in natural...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai's government-run oil company says it has started importing supplies from...

DAVOS, Switzerland  — The fragile state of the global economy and a host of other woes — from Syria...

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Retail group says holiday sales 'back on track'

Yasso co-founders Drew Harrington and Amanda Klane have raised the culinary bar with their frozen Greek yogurt treats....

The financial whiz kids of the Herald's StoxSmart program got a crash course in money management last week as...

DAVOS, Switzerland — Indonesia may hold the key to a $1 trillion injection into the global economy.That's how...

DAVOS, Switzerland  — A top international finance official is warning banks to be cautious about the prices...

DAVOS, Switzerland  — Three women angry over sexism and male domination of the world economy ripped off...

NEW YORK  — Passing another milestone on the nation's long journey back from the Great Recession, the...

BOSTO — The New England office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking nominations for its annual...

WASHINGTON  — A federal appeals court has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency is overestimating...

SANTIAGO, Chile — Geologist David Rodriguez and actress Cristina Pascual, two of the nearly six million Spaniards...

Massport is taking a more coordinated look at the future of its aviation, maritime and commercial real estate assets....

One year after Apple surpassed Exxon Mobil as the most valuable publicly traded U.S. company, the oil giant reclaimed...

An expert warned yesterday that Mayor Thomas M. Menino, who announced that Boston had made a full recovery from the...

'Bright' start on NYSEShares of child care provider Bright Horizons Family Solutions surged by 29 percent...

A Los Angeles man was charged today in federal court with allegedly defrauding clients of his educational consulting...

Ovuline, a Cambridge company that aims to help women become pregnant, has hired the former CEO of ex-Red Sox pitcher...

The Boston economy has made a "full recovery" from the Great Recession thanks to positive job growth and...

Citizens Bank is now blaming hackers for the disruption to its online and mobile banking services.Customers logging...

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Mall 'secret Santas' handing out goodies

Yasso co-founders Drew Harrington and Amanda Klane have raised the culinary bar with their frozen Greek yogurt treats....

The financial whiz kids of the Herald's StoxSmart program got a crash course in money management last week as...

DAVOS, Switzerland — Indonesia may hold the key to a $1 trillion injection into the global economy.That's how...

DAVOS, Switzerland  — A top international finance official is warning banks to be cautious about the prices...

DAVOS, Switzerland  — Three women angry over sexism and male domination of the world economy ripped off...

NEW YORK  — Passing another milestone on the nation's long journey back from the Great Recession, the...

BOSTO — The New England office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking nominations for its annual...

WASHINGTON  — A federal appeals court has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency is overestimating...

SANTIAGO, Chile — Geologist David Rodriguez and actress Cristina Pascual, two of the nearly six million Spaniards...

Massport is taking a more coordinated look at the future of its aviation, maritime and commercial real estate assets....

One year after Apple surpassed Exxon Mobil as the most valuable publicly traded U.S. company, the oil giant reclaimed...

An expert warned yesterday that Mayor Thomas M. Menino, who announced that Boston had made a full recovery from the...

'Bright' start on NYSEShares of child care provider Bright Horizons Family Solutions surged by 29 percent...

A Los Angeles man was charged today in federal court with allegedly defrauding clients of his educational consulting...

Ovuline, a Cambridge company that aims to help women become pregnant, has hired the former CEO of ex-Red Sox pitcher...

The Boston economy has made a "full recovery" from the Great Recession thanks to positive job growth and...

Citizens Bank is now blaming hackers for the disruption to its online and mobile banking services.Customers logging...

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Fed urges growth as 'fiscal cliff' looms

Yasso co-founders Drew Harrington and Amanda Klane have raised the culinary bar with their frozen Greek yogurt treats....

The financial whiz kids of the Herald's StoxSmart program got a crash course in money management last week as...

DAVOS, Switzerland — Indonesia may hold the key to a $1 trillion injection into the global economy.That's how...

DAVOS, Switzerland  — A top international finance official is warning banks to be cautious about the prices...

DAVOS, Switzerland  — Three women angry over sexism and male domination of the world economy ripped off...

NEW YORK  — Passing another milestone on the nation's long journey back from the Great Recession, the...

BOSTO — The New England office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking nominations for its annual...

WASHINGTON  — A federal appeals court has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency is overestimating...

SANTIAGO, Chile — Geologist David Rodriguez and actress Cristina Pascual, two of the nearly six million Spaniards...

Massport is taking a more coordinated look at the future of its aviation, maritime and commercial real estate assets....

One year after Apple surpassed Exxon Mobil as the most valuable publicly traded U.S. company, the oil giant reclaimed...

An expert warned yesterday that Mayor Thomas M. Menino, who announced that Boston had made a full recovery from the...

'Bright' start on NYSEShares of child care provider Bright Horizons Family Solutions surged by 29 percent...

A Los Angeles man was charged today in federal court with allegedly defrauding clients of his educational consulting...

Ovuline, a Cambridge company that aims to help women become pregnant, has hired the former CEO of ex-Red Sox pitcher...

The Boston economy has made a "full recovery" from the Great Recession thanks to positive job growth and...

Citizens Bank is now blaming hackers for the disruption to its online and mobile banking services.Customers logging...

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Faithful flock to @pontifex

Harvard Law School is logging on to a $60 million online education enterprise between its parent university and the...

GENEVA — The U.N. telecommunications agency says its members have agreed upon a new compression format that could...

WASHINGTON  — The hacker-activist group Anonymous says it hijacked the website of the U.S. Sentencing...

Brazil-based aircraft manufacturer Embraer said today it has selected PTC's product lifecycle management...

Parametric Technology Corp., a Needham-based company that develops, supports and markets software for product...

Cambridge-based Inspiration Biopharmaceuticals and Ipsen said today they will sell a lead hemophilia drug candidate,...

SEOUL, South Korea — LG Display reported a $299 million profit for the fourth quarter Thursday thanks to mobile...

It may be decades before machines take the place of doctors — yes, it's possible — but Bedford-based...

Federal authorities descended this morning upon a Woburn technology company that does substantial business in...

NEW YORK  — Federal authorities in New York say they've brought criminal charges against three people in...

SAN FRANCISCO — Google says it is fielding more legal demands from governments around the world seeking to learn...

NEW YORK — Five years after the start of the Great Recession, the toll is terrifyingly clear: Millions of middle-...

AT&T said Tuesday that it has reached a deal to buy the Alltel U.S. wireless operations for about $780 million to...

A Boston startup will launch an online marketplace Thursday where people can preview the best upcoming mobile apps...

A digital coupon app that started with a conversation in a Harvard dorm room has been acquired by Performance Marketing...

WASHINGTON — The battery that caught fire in a Japan Airlines Boeing 787 in Boston earlier this month was not...

SYDNEY — Indicted Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom launched a new file-sharing website on Sunday, promising users...

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We're... No. 17 on Forbes' 'best states for business' list

Yasso co-founders Drew Harrington and Amanda Klane have raised the culinary bar with their frozen Greek yogurt treats....

The financial whiz kids of the Herald's StoxSmart program got a crash course in money management last week as...

DAVOS, Switzerland — Indonesia may hold the key to a $1 trillion injection into the global economy.That's how...

DAVOS, Switzerland  — A top international finance official is warning banks to be cautious about the prices...

DAVOS, Switzerland  — Three women angry over sexism and male domination of the world economy ripped off...

NEW YORK  — Passing another milestone on the nation's long journey back from the Great Recession, the...

BOSTO — The New England office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking nominations for its annual...

WASHINGTON  — A federal appeals court has ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency is overestimating...

SANTIAGO, Chile — Geologist David Rodriguez and actress Cristina Pascual, two of the nearly six million Spaniards...

Massport is taking a more coordinated look at the future of its aviation, maritime and commercial real estate assets....

One year after Apple surpassed Exxon Mobil as the most valuable publicly traded U.S. company, the oil giant reclaimed...

An expert warned yesterday that Mayor Thomas M. Menino, who announced that Boston had made a full recovery from the...

'Bright' start on NYSEShares of child care provider Bright Horizons Family Solutions surged by 29 percent...

A Los Angeles man was charged today in federal court with allegedly defrauding clients of his educational consulting...

Ovuline, a Cambridge company that aims to help women become pregnant, has hired the former CEO of ex-Red Sox pitcher...

The Boston economy has made a "full recovery" from the Great Recession thanks to positive job growth and...

Citizens Bank is now blaming hackers for the disruption to its online and mobile banking services.Customers logging...

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