Job growth hits yearly low

The nation's job growth last month slipped to its lowest level of the year, as fewer people sought work and the food industry took a hit from the Market Basket dispute. Employers added 142,000 jobs in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics...

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Starbucks debuts at Hub Star Markets

Shoppers at two Star Markets in Boston can now turn to Starbucks to fuel their trips through the supermarkets' aisles. The Seattle coffee chain debuted its first locations inside Star Markets yesterday in the Fenway neighborhood and on Morrissey Boulevard...

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Rosengren: No rush for Fed to raise rates Federal Reserve officials shouldn't be in a hurry to unwind monetary stimulus because elevated slack in the U.S. job market is keeping inflation below the Fed's target, said Boston Fed President Eric Rosengren....

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Most fines upheld for Irene outages

The state's highest court yesterday reduced fines against two utilities for their handling of Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 and a subsequent October snowstorm, but upheld the standard state regulators used to assess the companies' response to widespread...

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Rules loosen for casinos

The state Gaming Commission has softened its requirement that the subcontractors that casino vendors hire automatically submit to criminal background checks, a change the commission says will streamline permitting but gaming critics fear will add a layer...

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Transit startup raises $4M Cambridge transportation startup Bridj, which runs a fleet of buses in Boston that travel on routes determined by demand, has raised $4 million in seed funding, the company said yesterday. The company also announced that...

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Apple at core of security problem

Apple still hasn't assured millions of users that their information is safe, and it has refused to take responsibility for a security breach that led to the theft of scores of compromising photos of A-list celebrities. The Cupertino-based consumer electronics...

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Infinity Pharmaceuticals partnership sends stock soaring

Shares of Cambridge biotech company Infinity Pharmaceuticals soared yesterday after it announced it has inked a partnership with pharmaceutical giant Abb­Vie to develop its blood cancer drug. The companies will jointly­ develop the cancer drug duvelisib,...

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Michael Bloomberg to return as head of media company

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is returning to lead Bloomberg LP, the media empire he founded and which he remains its majority shareholder. The company said that Daniel Doctoroff will step aside as president and CEO of the company at the end...

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CVS changes name, stops tobacco sales early

As CVS sharpens its focus on customer health, the nation's second-largest drugstore chain will tweak its corporate name and stop the sale of tobacco nearly a month sooner than planned. CVS Caremark said it will now be known as CVS Health, effective...

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Providence Journal lays off staffers ahead of deal

The Providence Journal yesterday laid off several staffers as part of New Media Investment Group's acquisition of the paper. Metro columnist Bob Kerr of Fall River, with the Journal for more than 43 years, said he was told at least 20 people lost their...

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Apple says iCloud not breached in 'targeted' photo hack

Apple said Tuesday that certain accounts of Hollywood celebrities were compromised via a "very targeted attack" on its services -- but that neither iCloud nor Find My iPhone were breached -- and that the company was working with law enforcement officials...

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Market Basket may curb expansion

Newly reinstalled CEO Arthur T. Demoulas said Market Basket could scale back its expansion plans this year as it tries to get its affairs in order after a grueling two-month battle for control over the company. "If need be, if we have to cut back on...

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T’s ready for Assembly

The first new MBTA station in nearly 30 years is set to open today, and it will serve as a crucial catalyst for the new $1.5 billion Assembly Row development in Somerville, officials said. "The T station opening tomorrow is surely a capstone moment...

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British migrant rights activist faces Thai trial

BANGKOK, Thailand — A British human rights activist who investigated alleged abuses at a Thai fruit processing factory went on trial Tuesday in the first of a series of criminal lawsuits filed against him by the company. Natural Fruit Co. Ltd. is accusing...

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NASA: Power grid may be at risk

Perhaps, as a tech-savvy citizen, you are worried about the financial cost of data breaches, or our increased vulnerability to terrorist hackers, or the erosion of our digital civil liberties. Don't be. Instead, worry about the complete collapse of...

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Device could quickly deliver wide-ranging medical info

A Cambridge company is attempting to create a real-world version of the famous tricorder on "Star Trek" — an instant scanning and analysis device that would be able take crucial vitals, as well as run dozens of medical tests — on one drop of blood, telling...

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Bad weather shuts down concerts, delays flights

PHILADELPHIA — Severe thunderstorms across the Northeast on Sunday slowed operations at airports, wreaked havoc at outdoor sporting and musical events in New York and Philadelphia and sent people scurrying from a beach after three men were struck by...

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Keep all four tires the same size or hurt drive train

My co-worker had a flat left front tire on her 2002 Jeep Liberty. She had no spare and the service station didn't have her size. They sold her a bigger tire than the other three. I told her she would have handling issues, mileage would be affected and...

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Device opens DNA testing to masses

When Sebastian Kraves was growing up in Argentina, his grandmother gave him something transformative: "The Voyage of the Beagle," Charles Darwin's account of his voyage to the Galapagos Islands, where he made observations that led to his theory of evolution....

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To Market, to Market

Market Basket's 71 locations will be back to business as usual early this week, area store directors said yesterday, as a steady stream of grateful customers returning to fill their carriages said they were happy to find fresh fruit, vegetables and dairy...

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