Alibaba stock soars in jubilant trading debut

NEW YORK — Alibaba debuted as a publicly traded company Friday and swiftly climbed nearly 40 percent in a mammoth IPO that offered eager investors seemingly unlimited growth potential and a way to tap into the burgeoning Chinese middle class. The sharp...

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Mansion in fantasy league of its own

This 7,000-square-foot Tudor home on five acres in South Easton has been extensively upgraded, including a "greening" that added solar panels and hot water storage, a pellet stove and blown-in insulation, which have substantially cut utility expenses....

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Astronauts getting 3-D printer at space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The 3-D printing boom is about to invade space. NASA is sending a 3-D printer to the International Space Station in hopes that astronauts will be able to one day fix their spacecraft by cranking out spare parts on the spot. The...

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Hot Property: Competition for condos in Hub hits fever pitch

Shawn Tobin and his girlfriend spent six months looking for a condo in South Boston, trudging out to hundreds of places. "You'd see the same faces at open houses every Saturday and Sunday, like a comical death march," said Tobin, a 28-year-old who works...

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Prostate cancer death rate in Boston puzzles researchers

Despite its status as a health care mecca, the Boston area has some of the highest numbers of prostate cancer-related deaths in the state, according to a local nonprofit health group. "If you look at prostate cancer mortality rates, you will see that...

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Review: Larger iPhones eliminate reason to switch

NEW YORK — It's easy to dismiss Apple's new iPhones as merely catching up to Android. After all, phones running Google's Android system long have had larger screens. In addition, many Android phones already have the wireless chips that iPhones are getting...

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Fed keeps rates low, but brace for the inevitable

WASHINGTON — Record-low interest rates will be around for at least a few more months, the Federal Reserve made clear Wednesday. Enjoy the easy money while it lasts. By mid-2015, economists expect the Fed to abandon a nearly 6-year-old policy of keeping...

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Review: Devices, apps act like one under iOS 8

NEW YORK — The scores of new features in Apple's software update for mobile devices can be boiled down to one word: unity. Many iPhone owners also have iPads and Mac computers, and family members are likely to have Apple devices, too. With the new iOS...

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Boston anchors Cunard anniversary plan

Luxury ocean liner service Cunard Line will cele­brate the 175th anniversary of its first trans-Atlantic crossing next year in Boston, where its Britannia mail steamer arrived from Liverpool in 1840 on the com­pany's first U.S. stop. Cunard's flagship...

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Super Bowl mainstay Anheuser-Busch troubled by NFL controversy

One of the biggest sponsors of the National Football League's flagship event, the Super Bowl, said Tuesday it was "concerned" about the league's handling of recent controversies involving two popular players, a signal that ad support for one of the nation's...

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Group levels abuse allegations against NM dairy

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Livestock Board has launched an investigation into a southern New Mexico dairy after an activist working with an animal welfare group recorded secret video showing workers whipping cows with chains and wire cables,...

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Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs spends big in Holmby Hills

After a years long search with one of the Platinum Triangle's most successful brokers, Sean Combs -- aka P. Diddy or Puff Daddy or Diddle Fiddle or whatever self-applied moniker the entrepreneurial music, fashion and liquor mogul goes by nowadays --...

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NLRB orders CNN to rehire 100 employees, compensate 200

The National Labor Relations Board has ordered CNN to rehire 100 workers and compensate 200 others for a labor dispute that originated in 2003. The 11-year dispute stems from CNN's decision to replace a unionized subcontractor called Team Video Services,...

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Machinima names Daniel Tibbets chief content officer

Daniel Tibbits, who once ran Bunim/Murray Prods digital media division, has joined Machinima as chief content officer, a newly created position at the online entertainment network that targets younger males. In the role, Tibbets will oversee all of...

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Digital studio Jibjab acquires startup behind 'Hello Santa' video service

JibJab Bros. Studios, the company best known for its political satires whose backers include Sony Pictures Entertainment, announced that it has acquired Make Believe Studios, creators of the "Hello Santa" subscription service that lets kids have live...

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Building a better lightbulb

Philips Hue Lux Lightbulb ($29.95 and up each or $100 for a two-bulb starter kit with the Philips Bridge, various retailers)The rumors are true: Lightbulbs are now smart. And the Philips Hue Lux line of smart home lighting aims to be the smartest of...

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Booting Up: GM rolling out Wi-Fi across product line

The nightmare of a long drive jammed in a car with all your nearest and dearest could soon be over. In just a few years, family road trips may seem vastly different: Passengers will be able to have their own devices to play a game, stream a movie, or...

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New study on 'income inequality' looks at Mass.

BOSTON — Advocates for changing Massachusetts' personal income tax may have new fuel for their campaign, as a new national study suggests a more progressive income tax that requires wealthier individuals to pay higher tax rates could help states deal...

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MassChallenge’s global scale

MassChallenge, already the world's largest startup accelerator and competition — with programs in Boston, Israel and, in the coming months, the U.K. — continues to push the envelope of international expansion, exploring the possibility of similar programs...

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Sun-exposure tracking device to help users see the light

A MassChallenge finalist says it's developed the first solar-powered, wearable sun-exposure tracker to improve energy, mood and focus, regulate sleep cycle, and monitor ultraviolet light exposure. Founded by two Harvard Medical School psychiatry professors,...

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Bottle bill foes pour cash into campaign

Well-funded opponents of a ballot question to expand Massachusetts' bottle bill to include 5-cent deposits on bottled water, juice and sports drinks will begin a TV advertising campaign tomorrow to push their cause before the November election. But...

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