Disney CEO Bob Iger could take home $60-million bonus

Walt Disney Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Robert Iger, who inked a two-year contract extension on Thursday, could depart the company in 2018 with a bonus of up to $60 million. According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the...

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British retail boss sorry for anti-French remarks

LONDON — It was a speech that got lost in translation. The boss of British retail chain John Lewis apologized Friday for saying France is "in decline" and "finished." The Times newspaper reported that managing director Andy Street had made the critical...

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Palestinian university expels Israeli visitor

RAMALLAH, West Bank — The expulsion of an Israeli journalist from an academic conference hosted by a top Palestinian university has unleashed a fierce debate about academic freedom in the West Bank. It is also shining a spotlight on the apparent radicalization...

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Nearly century-old Lawrence business closes

LAWRENCE, Mass. — A nearly 100-year-old fish market in Lawrence is closing its doors for good later this month. Siblings Tom Pappalardo and Mary Pappalardo-Raymond say they are getting old and want to step aside, and no one in their family wants to...

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Push by workers for paid sick days gathers steam

BOSTON — For a majority of Americans, a sick day is just that — a day to stay home, rest up and get better before returning to work. But supporters of a Massachusetts ballot question say for many low-income workers, getting sick means losing pay and...

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JPMorgan breach heightens data security doubts

LOS ANGELES — New details on a cyberattack against JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s computer servers this summer add to increasing doubts over the security of consumer data kept by lenders, retailers and others. The New York-based bank disclosed Thursday...

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Baker Chocolate complex has sweet condos

If you're looking for an alternative to the Hub's astro­nomical condo prices, you may want to stop looking along the Charles River and set your sights on the Neponset. The Baker Chocolate complex, a 14-acre village of brick factory buildings along the...

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Company proposes a safer Zohydro to FDA

The maker of the controversial painkiller Zohydro is seeking federal approval of a harder-to-abuse version, but its lawsuit against the state is "ongoing," even though a judge struck down Massachusetts' ban of the drug and some of the subsequent restrictions...

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Correction: Wrong Sperm-Lawsuit story

CLEVELAND — In a story Oct. 1 about a woman being inseminated with the wrong sperm, The Associated Press reported erroneously the number of women who sued. Only one sued, not two. A correct version of the story was sent Oct. 2. A corrected version is...

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GM issues 2 more recalls for SUVs, mini cars

DETROIT — General Motors announced two more recalls Friday, pushing its total for the year to 71, affecting almost 30 million vehicles in North America. The biggest of the new recalls covers just over 430,000 Cadillac SRX and Saab 9-4X SUVs, mainly...

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Google threatened with $100 million lawsuit over hacked celeb photos

Google is being accused by a Hollywood lawyer representing several women whose photos were stolen from their Apple iCloud accounts of failing to remove images from its services -- with an explicit threat of a lawsuit demanding more than $100 million....

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Wayfair raises IPO price

Boston home furnishings online retailer Wayfair Inc. was set to start trading today at a higher than ex­pected share price on the New York Stock Exchange — the 20th Massachusetts company to undergo an initial public offering this year. Wayfair last...

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Ebola, manufacturing woes shake Wall St.

The first case of Ebola to be diagnosed in the U.S. sent ripples through Wall Street yesterday, as airline stocks slid while shares of drugmakers with potential treatments soared. The Dow Jones industrial average ended the day down more than 200 points...

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Asian stocks down on recovery, Ebola worries

SEOUL, South Korea — Asian stocks fell Thursday amid worries about the strength of U.S. and European recoveries and the first American case of Ebola. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's Nikkei 225 index lost 1.7 percent to 15,815.45 points and South Korea's Kospi...

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Activists demand WGBH dump David Koch

Nearly 100 environmental activists protested outside WGBH's Brighton studios yesterday calling for conservative billionaire David Koch's ouster from the public broadcaster's board of trustees. "I am here today because David Koch is a climate denier...

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Dan Gilbert testifies in Detroit bankruptcy trial

DETROIT — Businessman Dan Gilbert has testified during Detroit's bankruptcy trial that the city's high crime rate, poor school system, unemployment and blighted neighborhoods are its major challenges. The founder of mortgage lender Quicken Loans also...

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Stocks sink on US, European economic worries

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks sank in morning trading Wednesday as disappointing economic data in the U.S. and Europe weighed on investors' minds. Traders set aside one good piece of economic data, a private survey that showed that U.S. businesses hired more...

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New restriction on New England cod fishing debated

PORTLAND, Maine — Federal regulators are debating emergency restrictions to the Gulf of Maine's cod fishery. The New England Fishery Management Council is considering the restrictions at its meeting in Hyannis, Massachusetts, on Thursday. The three-day...

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US construction spending down 0.8 percent

WASHINGTON — U.S. construction spending fell in August, the second decline in the past three months, with housing, non-residential and government projects all showing weakness. Construction spending dropped a seasonally adjusted 0.8 percent after a...

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Pace of US factory activity slipped in September

WASHINGTON — The pace of U.S. manufacturing growth slowed in September, as expectations for hiring and new orders slipped from their August levels. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, said Wednesday that its manufacturing...

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Dreamworks Animation's stock soars on sale talk

Softbank's $3.4 billion play for DreamWorks Animation has sent the entertainment company's stock soaring. Shares of the film and television studio were up more than 20% in pre-market trading and were up 17.44% to $26.26 T 10:20. Softbank is a Japanese...

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Massachusetts gas prices fall by a penny

BOSTON — The price of a gallon of gasoline in Massachusetts has dipped another penny to an average of $3.38. AAA Southern New England reports Monday that self-serve, regular is now 6 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and 9 cents lower than a year...

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Pediatricians urge IUDs or implants for teen girls

CHICAGO — Teen girls who have sex should use IUDs or hormonal implants — long-acting birth control methods that are effective, safe and easy to use, the nation's most influential pediatricians' group recommends. In an updated policy, the American Academy...

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Contracts to buy US homes slide in August

WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy homes in August, suggesting that real estate sales will remain sluggish over the next few months. The National Association of Realtors said Monday that its seasonally adjusted pending home sales index...

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US stocks head lower, following drops overseas

NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market slid to start the week, following European markets down. Indexes recovered some of their losses by late morning. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average fell 81 points, or 0.5 percent, to 17,033 as of 10:58 a.m....

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Pilots end strike at Air France after 14 days

PARIS — Air France's leading pilots union on Sunday announced an end to a 14-day strike that grounded roughly half of the airline's flights, stranded passengers worldwide and led to stern shows of frustration by the French prime minister. After a late-night...

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Emilio Alcalde, Krishna Mahon, A&E Olé Networks Brazil, on Brazil's pay TV market

A&E Olé Networks - a joint venture between AETN and Ole Communications - operates channels such as A&E, History and Bio across Latin America, playing an important role in circulation of US and domestic programming throughout the region. The...

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Bitcoin makes an itty-bitty splash in MA politics

With barely more than a month to go before Election Day, there has been one thing practically nonexistent this cycle: bitcoin. The virtual currency, which made waves when the Office of Campaign and Political Finance said in January it was A-OK for campaigns...

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ESPN films is a triple winner at second La Costa Film Festival

ESPN Films was the big winner at the second La Costa Film Festival, with the jury picking "Brothers in Exile" as top feature documentary and "Tommy and Frank" (from the "30 for 30" series) as best short docu. "Brothers" was also given the audience award...

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Dreamworks Animation in talks to sell to Japan's Softbank

DreamWorks Animation could soon have a new owner in Japan's SoftBank. Jeffrey Katzenberg is in talks to sell his toon studio to the conglomerate. The deal would value DWA at around $3.4 billion, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which first reported...

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