They introduced Boston to the top designers

Bloggers are abuzz with the big fashion news about Louis closing. The Louis legacy, started by Murray Pearlstein, father of current owner Debi Greenberg, is both impressive and transformative. Before Louis, Boston didn't have the pleasure of knowing...

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Retirement suits Louis

Legendary Boston luxury clothing retailer Louis will close in July, ending a 90-year era of catering to the Hub's fashion elite. The store's lease on the South Boston waterfront is not due to expire until 2020, when condominiums are going up at its...

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SpaceX launches for NASA, no luck with rocket landing at sea

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX pulled off another successful launch of supplies to the International Space Station on Saturday, but its revolutionary attempt to land the leftover booster on an ocean barge fared less well. The company's billionaire founder...

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It’s a Whole new story at 
old Herald site

Whole Foods Market debuted its newest Boston store in the South End yesterday — its second largest in the region and considered a flagship for its North Atlantic division — and co-CEO Walter Robb sees room in the Hub for another of its size. "We've...

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Massachusetts investment adviser, companies charged by SEC

BOSTON — Officials with the Securities and Exchange Commission say they've charged a Massachusetts investment adviser and his companies on allegations they misappropriated at least $16 million belonging to a fund managed by some of the defendants. The...

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Tiger Woods lists private Swedish island compound

Although Tiger Woods hasn't been married to his Swedish ex-wife Elin Nordegren since 2010 he's just now getting around to selling a private island he owns near Stockholm for an undisclosed amount. SELLER: Tiger Woods LOCATION: Lake Mälaren, Sweden...

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Obama proposes publicly funded community college for all

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama wants publicly funded community college available to all Americans, a sweeping proposal that would make higher education as accessible as a high school diploma to boost weak U.S. wages and skills for the modern workforce....

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The Ticker

Dun & Bradstreet buys NetProspex for $125M Dun & Bradstreet, the world's leading source of commercial information and insight on businesses, announced yesterday it has acquired NetProspex, a Waltham-based company offering contact data and...

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Facebook buys video-compression startup Quickfire

Facebook, in a clear signal of its expanding video ambitions, has acquired video-compression technology company QuickFire Networks. Facebook did not disclose terms of the deal. San Diego-based QuickFire has developed technology to reduce bandwidth required...

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US gains 252K jobs; unemployment falls to 5.6 pct.

WASHINGTON — The United States capped its best year for hiring in 15 years with a healthy gain in December, and the unemployment rate hit a six-year low. The numbers support expectations that the United States will strengthen further this year even as...

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Charlie Baker thinks outside box with Pine St.

A business started­ by New England's largest homeless shelter has grown into a thriving enterprise that's even catering some of Gov.-elect Charlie Baker's inaugural events. Based at Boston's Pine Street Inn, iCater is pro­viding boxed lunches for student...

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Boston rolls dice on suit

Boston appears poised to turn back millions of dollars it is due from Wynn Resorts because it has sued the state Gaming Commission challenging the validity of the license issued to the Las Vegas gaming giant's planned casino in neighboring Everett. ...

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Hingham beach outpost on Sullivan’s menu

Sullivan's, a landmark South Boston food stand that's been selling hot dogs and other fare on Castle Island since 1951, is exploring a Hingham outpost. Hingham Bathing Beach trustees are in talks with the third generation of Sullivan's operators to...

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FBI director: Sony hacker sloppiness helped establish North Korea link

FBI director James Comey, expressing "very high confidence" that North Korea was behind the cyberattack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, on Wednesday revealed more details of how the bureau established the link to Pyongyang. "The Guardians of Peace would...

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Realty queen Teresa Giudice heads to the Big House and drops price on her house

Monday "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice simultaneously surrendered to the authorities to serve her 15-month sentence for bankruptcy fraud in a Danbury, CT, minimum security Federal prison and slashed the asking price of her flashy...

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Shell, villagers agree to $83.5 million for huge oil spill

JOHANNESBURG — Oil giant Shell has agreed to pay a Nigerian fishing community 55 million pounds (about $83.5 million) for the worst oil spill in Nigeria, an unprecedented settlement that experts say could open a floodgate of litigation there and abroad....

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US trade deficit hits 11-month low of $39 billion

WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit fell in November to the lowest level in 11 months as crude oil imports dropped to a two-decade low. The trade deficit narrowed to $39 billion in November, down 7.7 percent from a revised October deficit of $42.2 billion,...

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Al Getler named new publisher of Burlington Free Press

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Al Getler, group publisher of the North of Boston Media Group, has been named publisher of the Burlington Free Press. In taking over at the Free Press, Getler returns to Gannett Co. Inc., where he spent nearly a decade with the Newspaper...

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Survey: US companies stepped up hiring in December

WASHINGTON — U.S. businesses ramped up hiring last month in the latest sign that the nation's economy is expanding despite worries about global growth that have sent financial markets tumbling. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that companies added...

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Monsanto earnings fall 34 percent on lower corn seed sales

ST LOUIS, Mo. — Monsanto said Wednesday that its earnings fell 34 percent in its first fiscal quarter as South American farmers cut back on planting corn, reducing demand for the company's biotech-enhanced seeds. U.S. farmers harvested record crops...

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Mercedes-Benz debuts concept driverless car of future at CES

LAS VEGAS — The car of the future according to Mercedes-Benz is one that drives itself, has seats inside that swivel to face each other and features a computerized brain that can watch a pedestrian walk by and even offer a digital projection of a crosswalk...

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Samsung calls on a friend in Hollywood to help sell more TVs

With increased competition from Chinese brands stealing away a larger percentage of its market share, Samsung called in one of its friends in Hollywood to help make its new hardware at the Consumer Electronics Show a little more attractive. Only minutes...

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TV makers design for streaming video to stay relevant

LAS VEGAS — Does anyone just watch TV anymore? The dramatic shift toward online and mobile viewing is driving television set makers to design as much for streaming video as for watching broadcast or cable channels. Traditional TV is far from dead, but...

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Hyundai Motor to spend $74B over 4 years on facilities, R&D

SEOUL, South Korea — Hyundai Motor Group, the world's fifth-largest automaker, said Tuesday it plans to spend 81 trillion won ($73.7 billion) over the next four years on factories, research and a new headquarters. The announcement comes after Hyundai...

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If the Shoe Fits: Coach buying Stuart Weitzman for $530M

NEW YORK — Luxury handbag and accessories company Coach is expanding its footwear collection, buying Stuart Weitzman Holdings LLC from private equity firm Sycamore Partners for about $530 million. Coach Inc. will also make up to $44 million in contingent...

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Raise your home's IQ: smart gadgets take center stage at CES

LAS VEGAS — Imagine a world in which your garage door opens automatically as you pull into the driveway. The living room lights and heater turn on — perhaps the oven starts warming up, too. In the so-called "smart home," cars, appliances and other devices...

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Wynn closes on $35M purchase of Everett casino site

Wynn Resorts has finalized the $35 million purchase of its 33-acre casino site in Everett, taking the contaminated property out of the hands of owners with ties to a convicted felon and mob associate. Wynn had three months from the formal awarding of...

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Hedge fund founder, 70, slain in New York City apartment

NEW YORK — A 70-year-old hedge fund founder has been found shot dead inside his Manhattan apartment. Thomas Gilbert was shot in the head at his Beekman Place residence on the East Side on Sunday, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police...

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US to resume first beef imports from Ireland since mad cow

LONDON — Ireland says the United States will permit imports of beef from the country — the first European Union state allowed to resume sales since the mad cow disease scare over 15 years ago. Simon Coveney, Ireland's minister for agriculture, food...

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Carmakers finish strong in 2014, are even better days ahead

DETROIT — Buoyed by a resurgent economy, holiday sales, cheap gasoline and a love affair with pickup trucks, Americans headed to car dealers in droves last month, pushing full-year sales to what's likely to be the highest level since 2006. Fiat Chrysler,...

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