Singapore Airlines apologizes over Ukraine remarks

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Singapore Airlines apologized Saturday over social media remarks it posted after the Malaysian jetliner was shot down that were taken by many as being insensitive. After the Malaysia Airlines plane went down over Ukraine with...

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Obama: US must retrain workers who lose jobs

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says all American workers deserve to know that if they lose their jobs, their country will help them train for a better one. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says Congress has taken steps in the right...

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US states with higher minimum wages gain more jobs

WASHINGTON — Hiring data released for individual states suggests raising the minimum wage has an upside. The 13 U.S. states that raised their minimum wages at the beginning of this year are adding jobs at a faster pace than those that did not. The data...

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FBI issues warning about air conditioner coolant

ATLANTA — As the U.S. tries to phase out a polluting refrigerant that is used in millions of air conditioners across the country, unapproved coolant is popping up on the market — with potentially dangerous consequences. The FBI is warning people to...

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Red Granite, 'Dumb and Dumber' producers settle dispute over sequel

Red Granite Pictures and Brad Krevoy and Steve Stabler have settled their legal tangle over the sequel to "Dumb and Dumber," and will dismiss lawsuits each side filed last year. The litigation was over Krevoy and Stabler's claim that Red Granite froze...

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Market Basket workers to protest CEO firing

TEWKSBURY  — Some workers at the Market Basket supermarket chain are expected to walk off the job at the company's Tewksbury headquarters in a show of support for their fired boss. Employees loyal to former CEO Arthur T. Demoulas pressed for his...

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BRA blasted for failing to collect rents

The BRA and one of its affiliates — owed a combined $5.6 million in outstanding rent as of April, according to a recent audit — were criticized yesterday as lenient landlords that are far too "cozy" with the businesses that lease space from the agencies....

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Axed Nokia X phones suffered from lack of identity

NEW YORK — The Nokia X phones that Microsoft discontinued this week blend two rival operating systems, but leave out the best of each. As a result, the devices didn't become a runaway hit as Nokia's low-cost answer to serving emerging markets. Nokia...

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AG gets partners deal delay

A judge has again delayed a hearing on the state's controversial settlement with Partners Healthcare over its merger with three smaller hospitals after Attorney General Martha Coakley asked for more time to renegotiate the pact, as a health panel warned...

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Amazon rolls out 'Netflix-for-books' style service

NEW YORK — Amazon is rolling out a new subscription service that will allow unlimited access to thousands of electronic books and audiobooks for $9.99 a month in the online giant's latest effort to expand its services to attract more users. The company...

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Microsoft to cut up to 18,000 jobs over next year

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft announced the biggest layoffs in its history Thursday, saying it will cut up to 18,000 jobs or 14 percent of its staff as it works to cut down on management layers and integrate the Nokia cellphone business it bought in April....

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BBC to cut 415 jobs from news division

LONDON - U.K. broadcaster the BBC is to cut 48 million ($82.1 million) a year from the budget of its news operations, BBC News Group, by 2016/17, which will result in the loss of 415 jobs. The BBC said Thursday that some 195 new roles will be created...

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After hybrid success, Toyota gambles on fuel cell

TOKYO — Rocket science long dismissed as too impractical and expensive for everyday cars is getting a push into the mainstream by Toyota, the world's top-selling automaker. Buoyed by its success with electric-gasoline hybrid vehicles, Toyota is betting...

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One thing is certain: a Fox-Time Warner combination would get D.C. scrutiny

A Senate hearing on Wednesday was expected to focus on the proposed combinations of distribution giants Comcast with Time Warner Cable and AT&T with DirecTV. Instead, news of Rupert Murdoch's idea to merge 21st Century Fox with Time Warner was the...

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Officials: State jobless rate falls to 5.5 percent

BOSTON — The Massachusetts unemployment rate dipped to 5.5 percent in June, the lowest level in nearly six years, the state office of Labor and Workforce Development reported Thursday. Preliminary estimates from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics...

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CSX optimistic long-term but predicts flat 3Q

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX Corp. officials are optimistic about the railroad's long-term results, but its third-quarter profit will likely be relatively flat. The Jacksonville, Florida-based railroad discussed its second-quarter results Wednesday, one...

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Ink Block condos to break ground

Sepia Boston, the 83 condo-unit component of the massive Ink Block development on the former South End site of the Boston Herald, will break ground today, with National Development head Ted Tye and Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh delivering remarks. More...

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Yahoo exec: No plans to acquire AOL

Quelling rumors that Yahoo may be interested in acquiring AOL, a Yahoo executive said it does not have plans to buy the rival Internet media company. At the Fortune Brainstorm Tech 2014 conference Tuesday, Yahoo chief development officer Jackie Reses...

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@HiddenCash to pay for park trampled by money hunt

WHITTIER, Calif. — When the man with the Twitter handle @HiddenCash moved his scavenger hunt to Whittier, California, a thousand people trampled through Penn Park seeking free money. Now Jason Buzi, the Bay Area real estate investor behind the cash...

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Bill ensures emails, photos won't die with you

WASHINGTON — When you die, should your loved ones have access to your Facebook, Yahoo and other online accounts? A group of influential lawyers says yes, unless you specify otherwise in a will. The Uniform Law Commission was expected to endorse a plan...

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US businesses rebuild stockpiles at steady pace

WASHINGTON — U.S. companies restocked their store shelves and warehouses at a steady pace in May, a sign they expect sales will remain solid in the months ahead. Business stockpiles rose 0.5 percent in May, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. That...

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Yellen says economy still needs Fed support

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Tuesday that the economic recovery is not yet complete and for that reason the Fed intends to keep providing significant support to boost growth and improve labor market conditions. In delivering...

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Banks lead US stocks higher in early trading

Banks are leading an early advance in U.S. stocks after JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs turned in better results than investors were expecting. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 62 points, or 0.4 percent, to 17,116 in the first few minutes of trading...

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Goldman Sachs posts higher profit and revenue

NEW YORK — Goldman Sachs said Tuesday that its quarterly profit rose 5 percent, helped by record results from investment banking. Second-quarter net income climbed to $1.95 billion from $1.86 billion a year earlier, the bank said early Tuesday. That's...

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US stocks down as investors digest earnings

Stocks declined in morning trading Tuesday as investors parsed through Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's semi-annual economic report to Congress, a number of corporate earnings and government economic data. Yellen raised the possibility that the Fed...

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Boarding house once sought by Trump up for auction

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A former boarding house at the center of a David and Goliath battle between an elderly woman and Donald Trump is going up for auction. In the 1990s, Trump had wanted to tear down Vera Coking's building and convert the land into...

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EBay to feature Sotheby's auctions in new deal

NEW YORK — EBay will soon feature auctions from the likes of Monet, Picasso and other masters through a new partnership with auction house Sotheby's. The companies will offer a new live auction feature on eBay Inc.'s Web site and real-time bidding for...

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VW to build new SUV in Tennessee, add 2,000 jobs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Volkswagen plans to build a new seven-passenger SUV at its factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, adding about 2,000 factory jobs as it tries to reverse U.S. sales that have fallen for the past two years. The German automaker announced...

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Citigroup to pay $7B in subprime mortgages probe

WASHINGTON — Citigroup announced Monday that it will pay roughly $7 billion to settle a federal investigation into risky subprime mortgages, the type that helped bring on the financial crisis. The bank, one of America's largest, revealed the deal as...

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Massachusetts gets $47M share of settlement

BOSTON — Massachusetts is getting an almost $46 million share of a $7 billion federal-state settlement over Citigroup's mortgage-backed security activities. In the deal announced Monday, Citigroup will make a $4 billion civil monetary payment to the...

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Voltage to the starter is key to non-starting Focus

I found a 2003 Ford Focus with 30,000 miles for my daughter's transportation needs for a few years. After driving to a destination, the engine refuses to turn over unless you wait 20-30 minutes. This only happens in summertime and it simply "clicks"...

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Fired 'Opie and Anthony' host Anthony Cumia: 'I will never apologize'

Anthony Cumia, fired host of Sirius XM's "Opie and Anthony Show," defended himself today during his first post-scandal TV appearance. Cumia was given the boot after making racially-charged comments on Twitter last week. "I will never apologize for...

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Wine lovers raise a glass to direct shipping law

BOSTON — Whether it's pinot noir, merlot, chardonnay or cabernet sauvignon, wine lovers in Massachusetts will soon be able to have some of their favorite bottles shipped straight from the vineyards to their homes. A provision in the new state budget...

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Co. creates machine shop in a box

A MassChallenge finalist founded in a Somerville community work center says it's created the world's first hybrid 3D printer they've dubbed a "machine shop in a box." The Mebotics Microfactory combines the best of two types of manufacturing machine:...

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Quincy lures tech firms

Quincy is throwing its hat into the Massachusetts technology ring, trying to lure growing high tech and life sciences companies — and the coveted jobs they bring with them — to the City of Presidents. "We've really been working hard to put the pieces...

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