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Taylor family may bid to buy back Globe Members of the Taylor family, longtime owners of the Boston Globe who sold the paper to the New York Times Co. in 1993 for $1.1 billion, are reportedly considering a bid to buy back the paper. In February, the...

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Local group backs Myriad on patents

A local legal group threw its support behind Utah-based Myriad Genetics yesterday, saying isolated DNA structures, if determined to be protected under patent law, will result in big benefits to biotech and life sciences companies worldwide. A landmark...

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Create a ‘Downton’ experience in Milton

Modeled after Le Petit Trianon chateau in Versailles, this Milton mansion with 11 fireplaces has museum-quality interiors imported from the New York City mansion of William Vanderbilt. The 25-room, 10,000-
square-foot mansion at 88 Milton St.,...

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Bristol-Myers plans $250M Mass. expansion

Bristol-Myers Squibb's $250 million Devens expansion will shift jobs from New York and New Jersey and open the biopharmaceutical company to additional state tax incentives. The New York company plans to expand its 89-acre biologics manufacturing facility...

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Pfizer shifts workers to Kendall Square Drug maker Pfizer Inc. will relocate a majority of its 530 Cambridge North workers from Alewife to Kendall Square. The company will also sell or sub-lease its buildings at 87, 200, and 35 CambridgePark Drive,...

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Condos on the rise in Danvers

The Massachusetts condo market is finally warming up. After several years of slow growth, developers are building again and potential owners are buying from floor plans. Just a few years ago, real estate developers were converting their condo buildings...

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Ad Flub tarnishes arches

Mental health advocates yesterday blasted a McDonald's ad on the MBTA that appears at first to be a public service announcement targeting people suffering from depression. "It's really too bad because it trivializes the whole issue of depression," said...

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Copa builds direct route from Boston to Panama

This summer, about $600 and 5 1⁄2 hours will get you from Boston to Panama City for work or pleasure. Beginning July 10, Copa Airlines will offer the first daily nonstop service from Logan to Tocumen International Airport, with connections to 57 other...

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Boston co. throws open the gates for bull runs stateside

It's the Running of the Bulls and La Tomatina, American-style. A Boston company is staging stateside versions of two of Spain's celebrated annual traditions. The Great Bull Run has announced an initial nine cities where attendees can participate in...

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NH jury: Exxon Mobil owes $236M over gas chemical

CONCORD, N.H. — An order for Exxon Mobil to pay $236 million in damages for groundwater contamination is by far the largest verdict in state history but represents only about two days' worth of profit for the energy company, an industry analyst said....

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Dockworkers ratify new 6-year contract

NORTH BERGEN, N.J. — Dockworkers along the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico have ratified a new six-year contract, ending more than a year of negotiations. The International Longshoremen's Association, AFL-CIO, posted news of the ratification on its...

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China recovery dogged by doubt as data questioned

BEIJING — China reported stronger trade in March in a possible positive sign for its recovery but analysts said the data might be inflated and give a distorted picture of the economy's health. Imports rose 14.1 percent after growing 5 percent rate for...

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J.C. Penney's CEO fired J.C. Penney's board of directors has ousted CEO Ron Johnson after only 16 months on the job as a risky turnaround strategy backfired and led to massive losses and steep sales drops. The department store chain said that it has...

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JC Penney looks to old CEO to secure its future

NEW YORK — J.C. Penney is hoping its former CEO can revive the retailer after a risky turnaround strategy backfired and led to massive losses and steep sales declines. The company's board of directors ousted CEO Ron Johnson after only 17 months on the...

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Amtrak ridership hitting record levels in FY 2013

NEW YORK — Amtrak says ridership has increased in the first six months of fiscal year 2013, with ridership in March setting a record as the single best month ever in Amtrak's history. The railroad says ridership grew nearly one percent from October...

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BlackBerry stops the music BlackBerry says it is silencing its streaming music service barely two years after it launched. The Canadian company emailed BlackBerry Messenger Music subscribers this week to notify them that the cloud-based service will...

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Startups ‘pop-up’ for marathon customers

A pair of fitness-savvy startups want to capitalize on the Hub's foot traffic during the upcoming Marathon weekend with a two-day pop-up shop inside a Newbury Street retailer. Janji, a running apparel company based in Brookline, and Perfect Fuel Chocolate,...

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Focus on these photo apps

I've never been a great photographer, but my best friend, a professor of graphic design in Miami, is just that. So when on a recent trip to the Sunshine State she sang the praises of Hipstamatic, a retro camera app for iPhone, I paid attention. I had...

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BlackBerry’s time may be ripe in iPhone battle

One-time smartphone rivals Apple and BlackBerry face crucial tests in the U.S. market this year, the former to maintain its mobile device edge, the latter merely to survive. In a reversal of fortunes, Apple's shares have dropped 23 percent this year,...

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Study: Home buyers leery The housing markets are in recovery, but a lot of people are still asking: Why buy a home anyway? The housing bust has created great skepticism about the traditional connection between homeownership and the American dream,...

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Oil flush won’t cut down on Monte Carlo’s high consumption

My daughter has a 2004 Monte Carlo SS with the 3.8-liter motor. It uses about two quarts of oil between 3,500-mile changes. At the last oil change, the shop wanted to flush the motor, saying it would reduce the oil consumption. Is this possible? Also,...

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