‘Dynamic’ $hift for Green Monster

Prices for seats and standing-room tickets for Fenway Park's Green Monster will be based on what the market will bear this season. The Red Sox have adopted so-called "dynamic" pricing for the tickets, which means prices — much like those for airline...

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Makeover is talk of the ’Town

This attached single-family home in Charlestown has had a complete makeover that opens up the living space and offers great views of the neighborhood's working waterfront. Completely gutted and renovated last year, the 2,100-square-foot four bedroom...

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Elizabeth Warren eyes fed contracts for small biz

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is looking to boost the bottom line of local small businesses by setting them up with federal government contracts. Warren is hosting a Massachusetts Business Matchmaker event Monday at Roxbury Community College for small...

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Alibaba buying media company ChinaVision for $804M

BEIJING — Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is expanding into media by acquiring control of a Hong Kong film and television company, ChinaVision, for $804 million. Alibaba Group will buy new shares giving it a 60 percent stake in the TV company, ChinaVision...

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Japan lab weighing retraction of stem cell paper

TOKYO — A Japanese government-funded laboratory said Tuesday it is considering retracting a research paper describing a simple way of turning ordinary cells from mice into stem cells. The RIKEN Center for Development Biology in Kobe, Japan, has been...

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Agency sues American Airlines over tax incentives

CHICAGO — The agency that oversees public transportation in Chicago has filed a lawsuit claiming American Airlines is running a "sham" office in a small town to avoid paying taxes in the nation's third-largest city. The Regional Transportation Authority...

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Collecting disabled workers' judgment difficult

DES MOINES, Iowa — Federal and state officials are having trouble collecting the multimillion-dollar judgment a Texas company was ordered to pay for mistreating 32 mentally disabled workers at an Iowa labor camp. The Des Moines Register reports (http://dmreg.co/1nwRGmj...

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Medical marijuana business prospects topic of Boston forum

As Massachusetts gears up for its entry into the medical marijuana business, entrepreneurs will meet Saturday for a forum on the new industry. Hosted by the National Cannabis Industry Association, the all-day Northeast CannaBusiness Symposium will focus...

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Don't bite on bitcoin

The fact that bitcoin is becoming more popular — with an ATM at South Station and even spinoff startups — is not a sign that it is a legitimate or stable currency. Nine months ago, I told you you'd be hearing a lot more about bitcoin. But I declined...

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Buick is showing classic symptoms of vapor lock

Here is a problem that I have fought for almost two years. My 2001 Buick Regal will not start after a shutdown and heat soak. The car has 128,000 miles, never shuts down while driving, starts and runs perfectly in the morning. When it won't restart,...

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Device aids weight loss

Doctors at three Massachusetts hospitals are recruiting people battling Type 2 diabetes and obesity for a clinical trial of a medical device that has been approved in other countries to reduce blood sugar and body weight without the need for the kind...

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Casinos’ projections trump panel’s

The annual gaming revenue projected by the competing Mohegan Sun and Wynn Resorts casino proposals exceed a new state Gaming Commission study, which factors in competition from the slots parlor the commission green-lighted to open at the harness racetrack...

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