Hurricane gets public popping into Boston museums

Hurricane Arthur turned out to be a boon for businesses on Cape Cod, but with the festivities already over on Boston's Esplanade, Back Bay businesses missed out on the throngs of revelers the Fourth of July usually brings. Mark Kielpinski, who owns...

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Fiesta’s a fuel-sipper with power

Finding a sedan that has both fuel economy and power is a pet project of mine, because my commute includes a 200-mile round trip along the Mass Pike several days a week, plus additional miles in and around Boston. The 2014 Ford Fiesta is appealing as...

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General Motor's image running out of gas

The recalls of at least 8.4 million more General Motors vehicles this week underscores a deepening safety crisis that could do irreparable harm to the company's image if it continues, experts said. Steven Fink, president and CEO of Lexicon Communications...

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In dry California, water fetching record prices

SAN FRANCISCO — Throughout California's desperately dry Central Valley, those with water to spare are cashing in. As a third parched summer forces farmers to fallow fields and lay off workers, two water districts and a pair of landowners in the heart...

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T-Mobile accused of making money off bogus billing

WASHINGTON — Federal regulators are urging consumers to go through their phone bills line by line after they accused T-Mobile US of wrongly charging customers for premium services, like horoscope texts and quirky ringtones, the customers never authorized....

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Unapproved device buys time for new pair of lungs

PITTSBURGH — An Oklahoma man is slowly gaining strength at a Pittsburgh hospital with a second set of transplanted lungs in a procedure that was possible only through a device that until now hasn't been used in the U.S. The Hemolung essentially works...

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Audit shows problems at Samsung suppliers in China

SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung said Tuesday an external audit found labor violations at dozens of its suppliers in China including failure to provide safety gear and excessive working hours. Samsung Electronics Co. released the findings covering 100 of...

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Birth control ruling sparks political clash

WASHINGTON — Republicans called it a win for religious freedom. The decision of the Supreme Court, they said, is further evidence the country's new health care law is deeply flawed. The claims of victory arrived almost immediately after the high court...

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New recalls and questions about auto parts safety

DETROIT — The ignition switch recalls now engulfing General Motors and Chrysler are raising new questions about the safety of the parts across the American auto industry. GM's safety crisis deepened dramatically Monday when the automaker added 8.2 million...

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Asian stock markets inch higher

SEOUL, South Korea — Global stock markets mostly inched higher Monday as investors prepared for a busy week of economic news that will give new clues about the strength of the global recovery. European markets were steady in early trading. Britain's...

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Philips to separate its LED parts arm

AMSTERDAM — Royal Philips NV said Monday it plans to spin off its fast-growing LED parts business into a separate company, to win new customers and to capitalize as manufacturers integrate LED lights into an ever-widening array of products. Philips,...

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Japan's mixed data for May show economy slowing

TOKYO — Mixed economic data for May suggests Japan's economy is continuing to slow after a sales tax increase at the beginning of the second quarter. Government figures released Monday and last Friday showed that housing starts and household spending...

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