Judge rules secret FBI letters unconstitutional

SAN FRANCISCO — They're called national security letters and the FBI issues thousands of them a year to banks, phone companies and other businesses demanding customer information. They're sent without judicial review and recipients are barred from disclosing...

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Obama: US should fund research for cleaner cars

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the U.S. must shift cars and trucks off oil for good so the public can avoid spikes in gasoline prices. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama promotes a plan to direct $200 million a year into an energy...

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Number of pigs in and near Shanghai goes to 11,955

BEIJING — The number of dead pigs retrieved from waters in and near China's financial hub of Shanghai has reached nearly 12,000. The upstream city of Jiaxing — where small hog farms are prevalent — reported Friday night that it had recovered 3,601 dead...

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Other people who had contact sought in rabies case

Public and military health officials say they're trying to identify people in at least five states who had close contact with an organ donor who died of rabies or with the organ recipients because they might require treatment. A 20-year-old Air Force...

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Cypriots rue bailout deal's bank deposit levy

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Nervous depositors in Cyprus rushed to ATM machines on Saturday to drain their accounts following a bailout agreement with international creditors that includes a levy on all the country's bank accounts. Lines formed at many ATMs as...

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Energy drink producer says it is being blackmailed

VIENNA — Energy drink producer Red Bull says it is being blackmailed, with the perpetrators threatening to place cans of its product contaminated with feces on supermarket shelves. The company says the threats started several weeks ago. But Marcus Neher...

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Ex-JPMorgan exec says her oversight was undermined

WASHINGTON — A former top executive for JPMorgan Chase is blaming last year's $6.2 billion trading loss on other executives at the firm, telling a Senate panel Friday that they undermined her oversight at the firm. Ina Drew, the firm's former chief...

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Survey: Facebook’s Zuckerberg is top-rated CEO

Apple CEO Tim Cook, the highest-rated chief executive according to Glassdoor last year, dropped to the 18th position this year on the jobs and career database's annual survey of the 50 top U.S. CEOs. Cook saw his approval rating drop four percentage...

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SideCar ride-sharing app expands to Boston

Mobile ride-sharing app SideCar said today it is adding Boston, Chicago and Brooklyn to its growing roster of cities, mere days after competitor Uber was accused of violating state and city laws with its own services in a lawsuit filed by the Hub's taxi...

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Royal Dutch Shell CEO to speak in Boston

Peter Voser, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, will be the keynote speaker at Boston College's Chief Executives' Club of Boston luncheon on March 21 at the Boston Harbor Hotel. Voser is expected to discuss the future energy challenge, climate change, renewable...

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Investors call an end to week-long rally, cash in

LONDON — Investors are calling an end to the past week's remarkable rally, with many cashing in on stocks Wednesday despite more strong economic data out of the U.S. A U.S. government report showed retail sales grew 1.1 percent in January from the previous...

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US retail sales up solid 1.1 percent in February

WASHINGTON — Americans spent at the fastest pace in five months in February, boosting retail spending 1.1 percent compared with January. About half the jump reflected higher gas prices, but even excluding gas purchases, retail sales rose 0.6 percent....

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Philip Morris Int'l CEO Camilleri to step down

RICHMOND, Va. — Philip Morris International Inc. said Wednesday that CEO Louis C. Camilleri will step down and be replaced by the man who led it before it became an independent company. The seller of Marlboro and other cigarette brands overseas said...

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US businesses boost restocking 1 percent

WASHINGTON — U.S. companies increased their restocking in January from December, an encouraging signal that they expect consumers will spend more this year and help the economy grow faster. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that business stockpiles...

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Silver Spring Networks shares jump in debut

NEW YORK — Shares of Silver Spring Networks Inc. jumped as much as 32 percent in their trading debut. In Wednesday morning trading, the shares rose $4.05, or 24 percent, to $21.04. They had risen as much as 32 percent to $22.49 earlier in the session....

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Landmark Otis business for sale

OTIS, Mass. — A landmark Berkshire County business known for its humorous signs that's been in the same family for more than a century is for sale. Otis Poultry Farm owner Andy Pyenson is asking $1.8 million for the business, which includes a restaurant...

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China willing to talk with US over cyberattacks

BEIJING — China says it is willing to cooperate with the United States in cybersecurity after the U.S. called on it to take "serious steps" to stop cyberattacks. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying repeated China's assertion that it is firmly...

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Feds bust up $100M NC crop insurance fraud ring

RALEIGH, N.C. — Federal authorities in North Carolina have unraveled a massive criminal conspiracy they say defrauded $100 million from the government-backed program that insures farmers against crop losses. Prosecutors say the scheme is the largest...

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Maine, NH shipyard workers bracing for cuts

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Workers at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard are bracing for pay cuts as the Department of Defense works to trim its budget. In order to meet required budget cuts, the Department of Defense is telling civilian workers they must take 22...

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Solid US opening gives European markets a lift

LONDON — A perky start to trading on Wall Street helped European markets eke out gains Tuesday, though a dearth of scheduled economic news has kept many investors on the sidelines. With the Dow Jones index recording a series of all-time highs and many...

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Cubist acquires rights to drug that treats infections

Lexington-based Cubist Pharmaceuticals said today it has entered into an agreement to obtain the remaining rights to ceftolozane, a drug designed to treat urinary tract infections, in certain Asia-Pacific and Middle East territories from Astellas Pharma...

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Colliers International hires John Hines as new VP

Commercial real estate services company Colliers International said today it has hired John Hines as a vice president in its corporate services division at the company's Boston office. Hines will focus on exclusive tenant representation for multi-market,...

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Israeli firm Nipendo raises $8M, will open Hub HQ

Israeli technology company Nipendo said today it has raised $8 million in a second round of funding, which it will use to scale its business operations and expand to the United States by opening its new headquarters in Boston. The funding round was...

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Brown Rudnick hires Adolfo Garcia as partner

Brown Rudnick LLP said today it has hired Adolfo R. Garcia as a partner in the law firm's corporate and capital markets department. Prior to joining Brown Rudnick, Garcia was a partner at K&L Gates. Previously, Garcia was a partner in the corporate...

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Dominion Resources to sell trio of power stations

RICHMOND, Va. — Dominion Resources Inc. said Monday that it has agreed to sell three power stations to funds controlled by the private equity firm Energy Capital Partners as part of its plan to exit the merchant coal-fired generation business. The Richmond,...

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Bill sees role for dental practitioners in Mass.

Bill sees role for dental practitioners in Mass. BOSTON — Dental hygienists with advanced training could perform certain procedures now reserved for dentists, including routine fillings and tooth extractions, under a bill that supporters believe would...

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Denmark's TV2 used computer game image for report

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A Danish television channel has admitted it mistakenly used an image from a computer game to illustrate a news report about Syria. TV2 Head of News Jacob Nybroe said Sunday the picture that was used as a backdrop behind news anchor...

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Reports: Harvard secretly searched deans' emails

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Reports say Harvard University administrators secretly searched the emails of 16 deans last fall, looking for a leak to the media about a case of cheating. Citing school officials, The Boston Globe and The New York Times are reporting...

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Time spin-off highlights risks facing magazines

LOS ANGELES — From Sports Illustrated to People to its namesake magazine, Time Inc., was always an innovator. But now when the troubled magazine industry is facing its greatest challenge, the company Henry Luce founded is struggling to find its way in...

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Tens of thousands in Spain anti-austerity protest

MADRID — Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in dozens of Spanish cities on Sunday to protest sky-high unemployment, what they say is the government*s inefficient handling of the economy and corruption scandals. Many protesters carried placards...

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