Retail group says holiday sales 'back on track'

Unsecured creditors of failed battery-maker A123 Systems Inc. who are owed about $173 million will recoup about 65...

$71M buyout bid for Durgin-ParkArk Restaurants Corp., owner of Durgin-Park restaurant in Boston's Faneuil Hall...

GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala's president declared a national emergency Friday over the spread of coffee rust,...

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's government announced Friday that it is devaluing the country's currency, a long-...

WASHINGTON — Mary Jo White, President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission,...

NEW YORK — Here are some tips for communicating with emergency services and loved ones as a snowstorm bears down on...

NEW YORK — McDonald's says a key sales figure dropped again in January as the world's biggest hamburger chain...

NEW YORK — The next Lay's potato chip will taste like chicken and waffles. Or cheesy garlic bread. Or Sriracha, a hot...

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has begun examining the nation's biggest credit rating...

A planned ribbon cutting today to celebrate the grand opening of Boston Biomedical's new Cambridge headquarters...

The University of Massachusetts at Lowell is working with the U.S. Army to develop better performing parachutes, flame-...

A Cambridge man was sentenced yesterday for stealing the identification information of five parents to try to raid the...

NEW YORK — Oil prices nudged above $96 a barrel on Friday after new reports showed better-than-expected trade...

The Mall at Chestnut Hill is closing at noon today due to the blizzard.Most Simon Property Group-owned malls in...

Stop & Shop today officially confirmed its acquisition of the lease for the Johnnie's Foodmaster store on...

Ark Restaurants Corp., owner of the venerable Durgin-Park restaurant in Boston's Faneuil Hall Marketplace, has...

NEW YORK — Stocks are edging higher in early trading on Wall Street after a report showed that the U.S. trade...

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Mall 'secret Santas' handing out goodies

Unsecured creditors of failed battery-maker A123 Systems Inc. who are owed about $173 million will recoup about 65...

$71M buyout bid for Durgin-ParkArk Restaurants Corp., owner of Durgin-Park restaurant in Boston's Faneuil Hall...

GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala's president declared a national emergency Friday over the spread of coffee rust,...

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's government announced Friday that it is devaluing the country's currency, a long-...

WASHINGTON — Mary Jo White, President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission,...

NEW YORK — Here are some tips for communicating with emergency services and loved ones as a snowstorm bears down on...

NEW YORK — McDonald's says a key sales figure dropped again in January as the world's biggest hamburger chain...

NEW YORK — The next Lay's potato chip will taste like chicken and waffles. Or cheesy garlic bread. Or Sriracha, a hot...

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has begun examining the nation's biggest credit rating...

A planned ribbon cutting today to celebrate the grand opening of Boston Biomedical's new Cambridge headquarters...

The University of Massachusetts at Lowell is working with the U.S. Army to develop better performing parachutes, flame-...

A Cambridge man was sentenced yesterday for stealing the identification information of five parents to try to raid the...

NEW YORK — Oil prices nudged above $96 a barrel on Friday after new reports showed better-than-expected trade...

The Mall at Chestnut Hill is closing at noon today due to the blizzard.Most Simon Property Group-owned malls in...

Stop & Shop today officially confirmed its acquisition of the lease for the Johnnie's Foodmaster store on...

Ark Restaurants Corp., owner of the venerable Durgin-Park restaurant in Boston's Faneuil Hall Marketplace, has...

NEW YORK — Stocks are edging higher in early trading on Wall Street after a report showed that the U.S. trade...

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Fed urges growth as 'fiscal cliff' looms

Unsecured creditors of failed battery-maker A123 Systems Inc. who are owed about $173 million will recoup about 65...

$71M buyout bid for Durgin-ParkArk Restaurants Corp., owner of Durgin-Park restaurant in Boston's Faneuil Hall...

GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala's president declared a national emergency Friday over the spread of coffee rust,...

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's government announced Friday that it is devaluing the country's currency, a long-...

WASHINGTON — Mary Jo White, President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission,...

NEW YORK — Here are some tips for communicating with emergency services and loved ones as a snowstorm bears down on...

NEW YORK — McDonald's says a key sales figure dropped again in January as the world's biggest hamburger chain...

NEW YORK — The next Lay's potato chip will taste like chicken and waffles. Or cheesy garlic bread. Or Sriracha, a hot...

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has begun examining the nation's biggest credit rating...

A planned ribbon cutting today to celebrate the grand opening of Boston Biomedical's new Cambridge headquarters...

The University of Massachusetts at Lowell is working with the U.S. Army to develop better performing parachutes, flame-...

A Cambridge man was sentenced yesterday for stealing the identification information of five parents to try to raid the...

NEW YORK — Oil prices nudged above $96 a barrel on Friday after new reports showed better-than-expected trade...

The Mall at Chestnut Hill is closing at noon today due to the blizzard.Most Simon Property Group-owned malls in...

Stop & Shop today officially confirmed its acquisition of the lease for the Johnnie's Foodmaster store on...

Ark Restaurants Corp., owner of the venerable Durgin-Park restaurant in Boston's Faneuil Hall Marketplace, has...

NEW YORK — Stocks are edging higher in early trading on Wall Street after a report showed that the U.S. trade...

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Faithful flock to @pontifex

It's the first Boston blizzard in history with its own name, hashtags and memes, and you didn't even have...

SAN FRANCISCO — Dell Inc.'s decision to sell itself for $24.4 billion to a group led by its founder and CEO is being...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Dr. Watson is accepting new patients.The Watson supercomputer is graduating from its medical...

Apple Inc. has recently come under attack for its practice of stockpiling cash. At the end of last year, the company...

The most advanced robotics test center in the nation will open Tuesday at UMass Lowell with a robotics demonstration...

WASHINGTON — The government has reached a proposed settlement with Holtzbrinck Publishers LLC, which does business as...

The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center has awarded a $5 million capital grant to support the establishment of a Kendall...

DataXu, a Boston-based provider of digital marketing software, said today it has secured $27 million in a round of...

Dyax Corp. of Burlington said today it is partnering with CVie Therapeutics to develop and commercialize its drug...

LOS ANGELES — The answer to the trivia question will be: "Monkey Drums (Goskel Vancin Remix) by Chase Buch." That's...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Chances are you never heard of Al Walser before his surprise Grammy nomination for best dance...

LONDON — British researchers have unveiled a futuristic Antarctic research base that can move, sliding across the...

LONDON — Dog owners who refuse to fit Fido with a microchip may someday find themselves fetching a hefty fine, the...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean fire officials say a man suffered burns after the battery from a Samsung...

Embattled brick-and-mortar stores continue to dominate when it comes to purchases, even as more shoppers use...

Dell's decision yesterday to go private in a 
$24.4 billion buyout will allow the company to reinvent itself...

SAN FRANCISCO — Slumping personal computer maker Dell is bowing out of the stock market in a $24.4 billion buyout that...

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

Unsecured creditors of failed battery-maker A123 Systems Inc. who are owed about $173 million will recoup about 65...

$71M buyout bid for Durgin-ParkArk Restaurants Corp., owner of Durgin-Park restaurant in Boston's Faneuil Hall...

GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala's president declared a national emergency Friday over the spread of coffee rust,...

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's government announced Friday that it is devaluing the country's currency, a long-...

WASHINGTON — Mary Jo White, President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission,...

NEW YORK — Here are some tips for communicating with emergency services and loved ones as a snowstorm bears down on...

NEW YORK — McDonald's says a key sales figure dropped again in January as the world's biggest hamburger chain...

NEW YORK — The next Lay's potato chip will taste like chicken and waffles. Or cheesy garlic bread. Or Sriracha, a hot...

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has begun examining the nation's biggest credit rating...

A planned ribbon cutting today to celebrate the grand opening of Boston Biomedical's new Cambridge headquarters...

The University of Massachusetts at Lowell is working with the U.S. Army to develop better performing parachutes, flame-...

A Cambridge man was sentenced yesterday for stealing the identification information of five parents to try to raid the...

NEW YORK — Oil prices nudged above $96 a barrel on Friday after new reports showed better-than-expected trade...

The Mall at Chestnut Hill is closing at noon today due to the blizzard.Most Simon Property Group-owned malls in...

Stop & Shop today officially confirmed its acquisition of the lease for the Johnnie's Foodmaster store on...

Ark Restaurants Corp., owner of the venerable Durgin-Park restaurant in Boston's Faneuil Hall Marketplace, has...

NEW YORK — Stocks are edging higher in early trading on Wall Street after a report showed that the U.S. trade...

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Retail group says holiday sales 'back on track'

A planned ribbon cutting this morning to celebrate the grand opening of Boston Biomedical's new Cambridge...

NEW YORK — Stocks are edging higher in early trading on Wall Street after a report showed that the U.S. trade...

LONDON — Sarah Ferguson, the former wife of Prince Andrew; British singer-songwriter James Blunt; and Israeli...

OSLO, Norway — Norwegian Air Shuttle says Boeing has warned it of possible delays in the deliveries of its first...

BEIJING — China's trade growth surged in January but much of the increase was driven by the traditional Lunar New Year...

The state is seeking a court order to force a Boston outdoor advertising firm and the owner of 9 Bowdoin St. to remove...

Computer nerds have their pick of startup spaces in the Boston area, but biology brainiacs will soon have one of their...

Workers are paying higher taxes this year thanks to the so-called American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, which was...

TJX raises forecast on higher January salesThe TJX Cos. Inc. again raised its outlooks for the fourth quarter and full...

BANGKOK — Asian stock markets were mostly higher Friday before China releases last month's inflation and other...

NEW YORK — With its annual meeting looming and its stock on the decline, Apple is facing a rebellion from an...

Comcast said today it has launched a new app to help prevent online threats to consumer's mobile devices.Constant...

NEW YORK — Sometimes, the devil is in the deals.Americans shopped the winter clearance racks in January, resulting in...

The attorneys general for Massachusetts and Rhode Island are urging Connecticut legislators not to reauthorize a tax...

The East-West cuisine that celebrity chef Ming Tsai popularized at Blue Ginger in Wellesley will be yours to order up...

The TJX Cos. Inc. again raised its outlooks for the fourth quarter and full year after reporting higher-than-expected...

Basho Technologies Inc. of Cambridge said today it has partnered with Tokyo Electron Device Limited to resell its...

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Mall 'secret Santas' handing out goodies

A planned ribbon cutting this morning to celebrate the grand opening of Boston Biomedical's new Cambridge...

NEW YORK — Stocks are edging higher in early trading on Wall Street after a report showed that the U.S. trade...

LONDON — Sarah Ferguson, the former wife of Prince Andrew; British singer-songwriter James Blunt; and Israeli...

OSLO, Norway — Norwegian Air Shuttle says Boeing has warned it of possible delays in the deliveries of its first...

BEIJING — China's trade growth surged in January but much of the increase was driven by the traditional Lunar New Year...

The state is seeking a court order to force a Boston outdoor advertising firm and the owner of 9 Bowdoin St. to remove...

Computer nerds have their pick of startup spaces in the Boston area, but biology brainiacs will soon have one of their...

Workers are paying higher taxes this year thanks to the so-called American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, which was...

TJX raises forecast on higher January salesThe TJX Cos. Inc. again raised its outlooks for the fourth quarter and full...

BANGKOK — Asian stock markets were mostly higher Friday before China releases last month's inflation and other...

NEW YORK — With its annual meeting looming and its stock on the decline, Apple is facing a rebellion from an...

Comcast said today it has launched a new app to help prevent online threats to consumer's mobile devices.Constant...

NEW YORK — Sometimes, the devil is in the deals.Americans shopped the winter clearance racks in January, resulting in...

The attorneys general for Massachusetts and Rhode Island are urging Connecticut legislators not to reauthorize a tax...

The East-West cuisine that celebrity chef Ming Tsai popularized at Blue Ginger in Wellesley will be yours to order up...

The TJX Cos. Inc. again raised its outlooks for the fourth quarter and full year after reporting higher-than-expected...

Basho Technologies Inc. of Cambridge said today it has partnered with Tokyo Electron Device Limited to resell its...

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Fed urges growth as 'fiscal cliff' looms

A planned ribbon cutting this morning to celebrate the grand opening of Boston Biomedical's new Cambridge...

NEW YORK — Stocks are edging higher in early trading on Wall Street after a report showed that the U.S. trade...

LONDON — Sarah Ferguson, the former wife of Prince Andrew; British singer-songwriter James Blunt; and Israeli...

OSLO, Norway — Norwegian Air Shuttle says Boeing has warned it of possible delays in the deliveries of its first...

BEIJING — China's trade growth surged in January but much of the increase was driven by the traditional Lunar New Year...

The state is seeking a court order to force a Boston outdoor advertising firm and the owner of 9 Bowdoin St. to remove...

Computer nerds have their pick of startup spaces in the Boston area, but biology brainiacs will soon have one of their...

Workers are paying higher taxes this year thanks to the so-called American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, which was...

TJX raises forecast on higher January salesThe TJX Cos. Inc. again raised its outlooks for the fourth quarter and full...

BANGKOK — Asian stock markets were mostly higher Friday before China releases last month's inflation and other...

NEW YORK — With its annual meeting looming and its stock on the decline, Apple is facing a rebellion from an...

Comcast said today it has launched a new app to help prevent online threats to consumer's mobile devices.Constant...

NEW YORK — Sometimes, the devil is in the deals.Americans shopped the winter clearance racks in January, resulting in...

The attorneys general for Massachusetts and Rhode Island are urging Connecticut legislators not to reauthorize a tax...

The East-West cuisine that celebrity chef Ming Tsai popularized at Blue Ginger in Wellesley will be yours to order up...

The TJX Cos. Inc. again raised its outlooks for the fourth quarter and full year after reporting higher-than-expected...

Basho Technologies Inc. of Cambridge said today it has partnered with Tokyo Electron Device Limited to resell its...

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Faithful flock to @pontifex

The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center has awarded a $5 million capital grant to support the establishment of a Kendall...

DataXu, a Boston-based provider of digital marketing software, said today it has secured $27 million in a round of...

Dyax Corp. of Burlington said today it is partnering with CVie Therapeutics to develop and commercialize its drug...

LOS ANGELES — The answer to the trivia question will be: "Monkey Drums (Goskel Vancin Remix) by Chase Buch." That's...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Chances are you never heard of Al Walser before his surprise Grammy nomination for best dance...

LONDON — British researchers have unveiled a futuristic Antarctic research base that can move, sliding across the...

LONDON — Dog owners who refuse to fit Fido with a microchip may someday find themselves fetching a hefty fine, the...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean fire officials say a man suffered burns after the battery from a Samsung...

Embattled brick-and-mortar stores continue to dominate when it comes to purchases, even as more shoppers use...

Dell's decision yesterday to go private in a 
$24.4 billion buyout will allow the company to reinvent itself...

SAN FRANCISCO — Slumping personal computer maker Dell is bowing out of the stock market in a $24.4 billion buyout that...

NEW YORK — The Super Bowl was streamed online by 3 million people, an increase from the 2.1 million who watched the...

TORONTO — A modern BlackBerry with a physical keyboard might not arrive in the U.S. until May or June, a month or two...

Twitter reportedly has acquired Bluefin Labs, a Cambridge social TV analytics company.Bluefin, founded in 2008, mines...

Microsoft plans to open a retail store at the Natick Mall by this summer.The location is one of five across the country...

App-based taxi service Hailo said today it has raised more than $30 million in a funding round led by Twitter-backer...

Boston-based online jewelry retailer Gemvara said today it has appointed Tiffany & Co., Giorgio Armani and Vera...

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

A planned ribbon cutting this morning to celebrate the grand opening of Boston Biomedical's new Cambridge...

NEW YORK — Stocks are edging higher in early trading on Wall Street after a report showed that the U.S. trade...

LONDON — Sarah Ferguson, the former wife of Prince Andrew; British singer-songwriter James Blunt; and Israeli...

OSLO, Norway — Norwegian Air Shuttle says Boeing has warned it of possible delays in the deliveries of its first...

BEIJING — China's trade growth surged in January but much of the increase was driven by the traditional Lunar New Year...

The state is seeking a court order to force a Boston outdoor advertising firm and the owner of 9 Bowdoin St. to remove...

Computer nerds have their pick of startup spaces in the Boston area, but biology brainiacs will soon have one of their...

Workers are paying higher taxes this year thanks to the so-called American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, which was...

TJX raises forecast on higher January salesThe TJX Cos. Inc. again raised its outlooks for the fourth quarter and full...

BANGKOK — Asian stock markets were mostly higher Friday before China releases last month's inflation and other...

NEW YORK — With its annual meeting looming and its stock on the decline, Apple is facing a rebellion from an...

Comcast said today it has launched a new app to help prevent online threats to consumer's mobile devices.Constant...

NEW YORK — Sometimes, the devil is in the deals.Americans shopped the winter clearance racks in January, resulting in...

The attorneys general for Massachusetts and Rhode Island are urging Connecticut legislators not to reauthorize a tax...

The East-West cuisine that celebrity chef Ming Tsai popularized at Blue Ginger in Wellesley will be yours to order up...

The TJX Cos. Inc. again raised its outlooks for the fourth quarter and full year after reporting higher-than-expected...

Basho Technologies Inc. of Cambridge said today it has partnered with Tokyo Electron Device Limited to resell its...

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Retail group says holiday sales 'back on track'

The New York Times Co. said today its fourth-quarter revenues rose 5.2 percent to $575.8 million compared to $547.4...

LONDON — Stock markets were making small gains on Thursday though the euro fell sharply after European Central Bank...

WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, indicating companies continue to hire at a modest...

NEW YORK — Sixteen stories below Grand Central Terminal, an army of workers is blasting through bedrock to create a...

TOKYO — Sony Corp. is still struggling but managed to reduce its red ink for the latest quarter as the Japanese...

Massachusetts economic leaders were quick to defend the state's business climate yesterday after Honeywell...

Whole Foods Co-CEO John Mackey will address the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce this morning to promote the new book...

Biogen grabs MS drugBiogen Idec said it will pay $3.35 billion in cash, plus future royalties, to buy out partner Elan...

BIDDEFORD, Maine — A rare 148-year-old baseball card discovered at a rural Maine yard sale has been auctioned for $92,...

SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo is counting on rival Google to help accelerate its revenue growth.As part of a nonexclusive...

LPL Financial LLC has been ordered to offer restitution of more than $2 million to Bay State investors who bought...

BOSTON — Former Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Scott Brown is in talks with Fox News about a possible job as a contributor.A...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's choice for interior secretary is a lifelong outdoors enthusiast who likes to...

WASHINGTON — Saturday mail may soon go the way of the Pony Express and penny postcards. The Postal Service said...

HONG KONG — As the Year of the Snake slithers into sight, investors should take comfort that the reptile's...

WASHINGTON — Despite a battery fire in one Boeing 787 Dreamliner and smoke in another, the type of batteries used to...

SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix won't miss Saturday mail delivery, even though the weekend service helped keep its DVD-by-mail...

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Mall 'secret Santas' handing out goodies

The New York Times Co. said today its fourth-quarter revenues rose 5.2 percent to $575.8 million compared to $547.4...

LONDON — Stock markets were making small gains on Thursday though the euro fell sharply after European Central Bank...

WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, indicating companies continue to hire at a modest...

NEW YORK — Sixteen stories below Grand Central Terminal, an army of workers is blasting through bedrock to create a...

TOKYO — Sony Corp. is still struggling but managed to reduce its red ink for the latest quarter as the Japanese...

Massachusetts economic leaders were quick to defend the state's business climate yesterday after Honeywell...

Whole Foods Co-CEO John Mackey will address the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce this morning to promote the new book...

Biogen grabs MS drugBiogen Idec said it will pay $3.35 billion in cash, plus future royalties, to buy out partner Elan...

BIDDEFORD, Maine — A rare 148-year-old baseball card discovered at a rural Maine yard sale has been auctioned for $92,...

SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo is counting on rival Google to help accelerate its revenue growth.As part of a nonexclusive...

LPL Financial LLC has been ordered to offer restitution of more than $2 million to Bay State investors who bought...

BOSTON — Former Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Scott Brown is in talks with Fox News about a possible job as a contributor.A...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's choice for interior secretary is a lifelong outdoors enthusiast who likes to...

WASHINGTON — Saturday mail may soon go the way of the Pony Express and penny postcards. The Postal Service said...

HONG KONG — As the Year of the Snake slithers into sight, investors should take comfort that the reptile's...

WASHINGTON — Despite a battery fire in one Boeing 787 Dreamliner and smoke in another, the type of batteries used to...

SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix won't miss Saturday mail delivery, even though the weekend service helped keep its DVD-by-mail...

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Fed urges growth as 'fiscal cliff' looms

The New York Times Co. said today its fourth-quarter revenues rose 5.2 percent to $575.8 million compared to $547.4...

LONDON — Stock markets were making small gains on Thursday though the euro fell sharply after European Central Bank...

WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, indicating companies continue to hire at a modest...

NEW YORK — Sixteen stories below Grand Central Terminal, an army of workers is blasting through bedrock to create a...

TOKYO — Sony Corp. is still struggling but managed to reduce its red ink for the latest quarter as the Japanese...

Massachusetts economic leaders were quick to defend the state's business climate yesterday after Honeywell...

Whole Foods Co-CEO John Mackey will address the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce this morning to promote the new book...

Biogen grabs MS drugBiogen Idec said it will pay $3.35 billion in cash, plus future royalties, to buy out partner Elan...

BIDDEFORD, Maine — A rare 148-year-old baseball card discovered at a rural Maine yard sale has been auctioned for $92,...

SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo is counting on rival Google to help accelerate its revenue growth.As part of a nonexclusive...

LPL Financial LLC has been ordered to offer restitution of more than $2 million to Bay State investors who bought...

BOSTON — Former Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Scott Brown is in talks with Fox News about a possible job as a contributor.A...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's choice for interior secretary is a lifelong outdoors enthusiast who likes to...

WASHINGTON — Saturday mail may soon go the way of the Pony Express and penny postcards. The Postal Service said...

HONG KONG — As the Year of the Snake slithers into sight, investors should take comfort that the reptile's...

WASHINGTON — Despite a battery fire in one Boeing 787 Dreamliner and smoke in another, the type of batteries used to...

SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix won't miss Saturday mail delivery, even though the weekend service helped keep its DVD-by-mail...

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Faithful flock to @pontifex

LOS ANGELES — The answer to the trivia question will be: "Monkey Drums (Goskel Vancin Remix) by Chase Buch." That's...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Chances are you never heard of Al Walser before his surprise Grammy nomination for best dance...

LONDON — British researchers have unveiled a futuristic Antarctic research base that can move, sliding across the...

LONDON — Dog owners who refuse to fit Fido with a microchip may someday find themselves fetching a hefty fine, the...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean fire officials say a man suffered burns after the battery from a Samsung...

Embattled brick-and-mortar stores continue to dominate when it comes to purchases, even as more shoppers use...

Dell's decision yesterday to go private in a 
$24.4 billion buyout will allow the company to reinvent itself...

SAN FRANCISCO — Slumping personal computer maker Dell is bowing out of the stock market in a $24.4 billion buyout that...

NEW YORK — The Super Bowl was streamed online by 3 million people, an increase from the 2.1 million who watched the...

TORONTO — A modern BlackBerry with a physical keyboard might not arrive in the U.S. until May or June, a month or two...

Twitter reportedly has acquired Bluefin Labs, a Cambridge social TV analytics company.Bluefin, founded in 2008, mines...

Microsoft plans to open a retail store at the Natick Mall by this summer.The location is one of five across the country...

App-based taxi service Hailo said today it has raised more than $30 million in a funding round led by Twitter-backer...

Boston-based online jewelry retailer Gemvara said today it has appointed Tiffany & Co., Giorgio Armani and Vera...

NAIROBI, Kenya — Chinese phone maker Huawei and Microsoft are combining forces to sell a new smartphone in Africa,...

Readyforce, a San Francisco-based career network for college students, said it has acquired Umeqo, a Massachusetts...

With Sony expected to unveil the PlayStation 4 at a mystery event later this month and a new Xbox on the horizon, 2013...

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

The New York Times Co. said today its fourth-quarter revenues rose 5.2 percent to $575.8 million compared to $547.4...

LONDON — Stock markets were making small gains on Thursday though the euro fell sharply after European Central Bank...

WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, indicating companies continue to hire at a modest...

NEW YORK — Sixteen stories below Grand Central Terminal, an army of workers is blasting through bedrock to create a...

TOKYO — Sony Corp. is still struggling but managed to reduce its red ink for the latest quarter as the Japanese...

Massachusetts economic leaders were quick to defend the state's business climate yesterday after Honeywell...

Whole Foods Co-CEO John Mackey will address the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce this morning to promote the new book...

Biogen grabs MS drugBiogen Idec said it will pay $3.35 billion in cash, plus future royalties, to buy out partner Elan...

BIDDEFORD, Maine — A rare 148-year-old baseball card discovered at a rural Maine yard sale has been auctioned for $92,...

SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo is counting on rival Google to help accelerate its revenue growth.As part of a nonexclusive...

LPL Financial LLC has been ordered to offer restitution of more than $2 million to Bay State investors who bought...

BOSTON — Former Massachusetts U.S. Sen. Scott Brown is in talks with Fox News about a possible job as a contributor.A...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's choice for interior secretary is a lifelong outdoors enthusiast who likes to...

WASHINGTON — Saturday mail may soon go the way of the Pony Express and penny postcards. The Postal Service said...

HONG KONG — As the Year of the Snake slithers into sight, investors should take comfort that the reptile's...

WASHINGTON — Despite a battery fire in one Boeing 787 Dreamliner and smoke in another, the type of batteries used to...

SAN FRANCISCO — Netflix won't miss Saturday mail delivery, even though the weekend service helped keep its DVD-by-mail...

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Retail group says holiday sales 'back on track'

STRASBOURG, France — The European Union parliament has pushed for a drastic reform of fishing policy in a...

WASHINGTON — Timothy Geithner is joining the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, his first public move...

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department says it has resumed borrowing now that Congress has approved a temporary...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday will nominate business executive and former engineer Sally Jewell to...

NEW YORK — Ralph Lauren Corp. posted a 27 percent increase in its fiscal third-quarter profit as the designer clothing...

LONDON — U.S. and U.K. authorities fined the Royal Bank of Scotland more than $610 million Wednesday for its role in...

NEW YORK — Time Warner Inc. said Wednesday that net income grew 51 percent in the last three months of 2012 even as...

CVS Caremark's fourth-quarter earnings climbed 6 percent, as new customers and Medicare prescription drug plans helped...

NEW YORK  — Strong earnings reports from media giants Disney and Time Warner aren't impressing investors...

BOSTON — The Massachusetts state pension fund outperformed the strong stock market and added nearly $5 billion to its...

HONG KONG — As the Year of the Snake slithers into sight, investors should take comfort that the reptile's...

SYDNEY — Australia's highest court on Wednesday threw out a ruling against Google Inc. that had found the Internet...

Mass. biz gains confidenceBusiness confidence in the Bay State edged up in January despite signs of weak economic...

NEW YORK — Online games company Zynga said its loss narrowed in the latest quarter even though revenue was largely...

The government's case against Standard & Poor's points to documents that authorities say support their accusations...

NEW YORK — It's easy to forget now, but Michael Dell was the Mark Zuckerberg of his day.Hailed as a young genius, he...

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Soaring hotel bookings pushed revenue higher at Expedia Inc., but the online travel agency's fourth-...

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Mall 'secret Santas' handing out goodies

STRASBOURG, France — The European Union parliament has pushed for a drastic reform of fishing policy in a...

WASHINGTON — Timothy Geithner is joining the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, his first public move...

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department says it has resumed borrowing now that Congress has approved a temporary...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday will nominate business executive and former engineer Sally Jewell to...

NEW YORK — Ralph Lauren Corp. posted a 27 percent increase in its fiscal third-quarter profit as the designer clothing...

LONDON — U.S. and U.K. authorities fined the Royal Bank of Scotland more than $610 million Wednesday for its role in...

NEW YORK — Time Warner Inc. said Wednesday that net income grew 51 percent in the last three months of 2012 even as...

CVS Caremark's fourth-quarter earnings climbed 6 percent, as new customers and Medicare prescription drug plans helped...

NEW YORK  — Strong earnings reports from media giants Disney and Time Warner aren't impressing investors...

BOSTON — The Massachusetts state pension fund outperformed the strong stock market and added nearly $5 billion to its...

HONG KONG — As the Year of the Snake slithers into sight, investors should take comfort that the reptile's...

SYDNEY — Australia's highest court on Wednesday threw out a ruling against Google Inc. that had found the Internet...

Mass. biz gains confidenceBusiness confidence in the Bay State edged up in January despite signs of weak economic...

NEW YORK — Online games company Zynga said its loss narrowed in the latest quarter even though revenue was largely...

The government's case against Standard & Poor's points to documents that authorities say support their accusations...

NEW YORK — It's easy to forget now, but Michael Dell was the Mark Zuckerberg of his day.Hailed as a young genius, he...

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Soaring hotel bookings pushed revenue higher at Expedia Inc., but the online travel agency's fourth-...

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Fed urges growth as 'fiscal cliff' looms

STRASBOURG, France — The European Union parliament has pushed for a drastic reform of fishing policy in a...

WASHINGTON — Timothy Geithner is joining the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, his first public move...

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department says it has resumed borrowing now that Congress has approved a temporary...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday will nominate business executive and former engineer Sally Jewell to...

NEW YORK — Ralph Lauren Corp. posted a 27 percent increase in its fiscal third-quarter profit as the designer clothing...

LONDON — U.S. and U.K. authorities fined the Royal Bank of Scotland more than $610 million Wednesday for its role in...

NEW YORK — Time Warner Inc. said Wednesday that net income grew 51 percent in the last three months of 2012 even as...

CVS Caremark's fourth-quarter earnings climbed 6 percent, as new customers and Medicare prescription drug plans helped...

NEW YORK  — Strong earnings reports from media giants Disney and Time Warner aren't impressing investors...

BOSTON — The Massachusetts state pension fund outperformed the strong stock market and added nearly $5 billion to its...

HONG KONG — As the Year of the Snake slithers into sight, investors should take comfort that the reptile's...

SYDNEY — Australia's highest court on Wednesday threw out a ruling against Google Inc. that had found the Internet...

Mass. biz gains confidenceBusiness confidence in the Bay State edged up in January despite signs of weak economic...

NEW YORK — Online games company Zynga said its loss narrowed in the latest quarter even though revenue was largely...

The government's case against Standard & Poor's points to documents that authorities say support their accusations...

NEW YORK — It's easy to forget now, but Michael Dell was the Mark Zuckerberg of his day.Hailed as a young genius, he...

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Soaring hotel bookings pushed revenue higher at Expedia Inc., but the online travel agency's fourth-...

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Faithful flock to @pontifex

LONDON — Researchers say Britain's new Antarctic base is movable — capable of sliding across the ice on ski-clad...

LONDON — Dog owners who refuse to fit Fido with a microchip may someday find themselves fetching a hefty fine, the...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean fire officials say a man suffered burns after the battery from a Samsung...

Embattled brick-and-mortar stores continue to dominate when it comes to purchases, even as more shoppers use...

Dell's decision yesterday to go private in a 
$24.4 billion buyout will allow the company to reinvent itself...

SAN FRANCISCO — Slumping personal computer maker Dell is bowing out of the stock market in a $24.4 billion buyout that...

NEW YORK — The Super Bowl was streamed online by 3 million people, an increase from the 2.1 million who watched the...

TORONTO — A modern BlackBerry with a physical keyboard might not arrive in the U.S. until May or June, a month or two...

Twitter reportedly has acquired Bluefin Labs, a Cambridge social TV analytics company.Bluefin, founded in 2008, mines...

Microsoft plans to open a retail store at the Natick Mall by this summer.The location is one of five across the country...

App-based taxi service Hailo said today it has raised more than $30 million in a funding round led by Twitter-backer...

Boston-based online jewelry retailer Gemvara said today it has appointed Tiffany & Co., Giorgio Armani and Vera...

NAIROBI, Kenya — Chinese phone maker Huawei and Microsoft are combining forces to sell a new smartphone in Africa,...

Readyforce, a San Francisco-based career network for college students, said it has acquired Umeqo, a Massachusetts...

With Sony expected to unveil the PlayStation 4 at a mystery event later this month and a new Xbox on the horizon, 2013...

"There are crazy cat people in the world. We are crazy dog people."So begins Elliot Pirate Epstein's tale of how he and...

SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter confirmed Friday that it had become the latest victim in a number of high-profile cyber-...

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

STRASBOURG, France — The European Union parliament has pushed for a drastic reform of fishing policy in a...

WASHINGTON — Timothy Geithner is joining the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, his first public move...

WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department says it has resumed borrowing now that Congress has approved a temporary...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday will nominate business executive and former engineer Sally Jewell to...

NEW YORK — Ralph Lauren Corp. posted a 27 percent increase in its fiscal third-quarter profit as the designer clothing...

LONDON — U.S. and U.K. authorities fined the Royal Bank of Scotland more than $610 million Wednesday for its role in...

NEW YORK — Time Warner Inc. said Wednesday that net income grew 51 percent in the last three months of 2012 even as...

CVS Caremark's fourth-quarter earnings climbed 6 percent, as new customers and Medicare prescription drug plans helped...

NEW YORK  — Strong earnings reports from media giants Disney and Time Warner aren't impressing investors...

BOSTON — The Massachusetts state pension fund outperformed the strong stock market and added nearly $5 billion to its...

HONG KONG — As the Year of the Snake slithers into sight, investors should take comfort that the reptile's...

SYDNEY — Australia's highest court on Wednesday threw out a ruling against Google Inc. that had found the Internet...

Mass. biz gains confidenceBusiness confidence in the Bay State edged up in January despite signs of weak economic...

NEW YORK — Online games company Zynga said its loss narrowed in the latest quarter even though revenue was largely...

The government's case against Standard & Poor's points to documents that authorities say support their accusations...

NEW YORK — It's easy to forget now, but Michael Dell was the Mark Zuckerberg of his day.Hailed as a young genius, he...

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Soaring hotel bookings pushed revenue higher at Expedia Inc., but the online travel agency's fourth-...

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