US stocks end a turbulent month at a record high

NEW YORK — For stock investors, there was no shortage of drama in October. Stocks started the month modestly below a record high, only to cascade to their worst slump in two years. But after flirting with a correction, or a 10 percent drop, the U.S....

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Spacecraft for tourists breaks up on test flight

MOJAVE, Calif. — A winged spaceship designed to take tourists on excursions beyond Earth's atmosphere broke up during a test flight Friday over the Mojave Desert, killing a pilot in the second fiery setback for commercial space travel in less than a...

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China manufacturing growth falls in October

BEIJING — China's manufacturing growth declined further in October amid a slowing economy and languishing global demand, according to surveys released Saturday. The China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said its purchasing managers' index dropped...

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Boston contest to combat rising sea levels

Boston is launching an international design competition to come up with solutions to combat rising sea levels after narrowly averting catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Sandy two years ago and two more recent powerful storms. Mayor Martin J. Walsh...

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Federal Reserve ends bond-buying program The Federal Reserve cited an improving economy yesterday as it ended its landmark bond-buying program and pointed to gains in the job market — a key condition for an eventual interest rate hike. The Fed did...

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Asia stocks meander after Fed ends stimulus

HONG KONG — Asian stock markets meandered Thursday while the dollar strengthened against other currencies after the Federal Reserve said it will end its stimulus program, as many had expected. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.5...

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Mom heads to D.C. to tout MD drug

A Pembroke mother, whose 19-year-old son suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, is headed to Washington, D.C., to ask lawmakers to urge federal regulators to speed up the approval process for a drug that has shown potential to stop the advance of...

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Job fair draws hundreds

Hundreds of job-seekers descended on the Colonnade Hotel in Boston yesterday for the Boston Herald's Workplace Diversity Job Fair. About 40 companies, including Mass Eye and Ear, East Boston Savings Bank and Amica Mutual Insurance, were on hand looking...

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LG Electronics profit surges on smartphone sales

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's LG Electronics Inc. said Wednesday its third-quarter profit jumped 87 percent over a year earlier as smartphone sales set a record high. LG Electronics said its July-September net income reached 202.6 billion won ($193...

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GM to move production of Volt part to US

DETROIT — General Motors is moving production of a critical component in the Chevrolet Volt from Mexico to Michigan. GM CEO Mary Barra is expected to announce the plan later Tuesday in a speech to the Detroit Economic Club. The automaker will build...

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Apple CEO Tim Cook says Apple Pay a success

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. — Apple CEO Tim Cook said Apple's new mobile payment system had over 1 million activations in the first three days after it became available, and is now more widely used than any competing payment system. "We're already No. 1. We're...

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Honda profit rises on weak yen, lowers forecast

TOKYO — Honda's net profit for the July-September quarter surged nearly 18 percent but the Japanese automaker lowered its earnings forecast for the full year Tuesday, pointing to difficulties in China and its home Japan market. Honda Motor Co. reported...

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Beautiful stereo, but the price is not right

Tivoli Audio's Music System Three ($299, Tivoli
Audio.com) This is the first Bluetooth-enabled portable music system made by the Herald's Seaport Center neighbors. With a rechargeable battery that powers the system for 20 hours and a splash-proof exterior...

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Governors stress home quarantine for Ebola workers

NEW YORK — The gulf between politicians and scientists over Ebola widened on Sunday as the nation's top infectious-disease expert warned that the mandatory, 21-day quarantining of medical workers returning from West Africa is unnecessary and could discourage...

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World stocks mostly higher after ECB stress tests

TOKYO — Shares were mostly higher Monday after largely positive results from the European Central Bank's stress tests of financial institutions. Investors are also looking ahead to earnings and a meeting of the U.S. Federal Reserve. KEEPING SCORE: France's...

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Robots may battle Ebola

An international effort is underway to stop the spread of the deadly Ebola virus with logistics and training, and health care companies are scrambling to produce promising treatments and vaccines, but a number of high tech solutions also have emerged...

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Groups question Entergy's finances Nuclear watchdog groups in three states are questioning Entergy Corp.'s financial ability to operate plants in New York and Massachusetts. The groups are focusing on the Fitzpatrick plant in upstate New York and the...

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Minivan loses fluid and dashboard lights up

We have 184,000 miles on our 2005 Chrysler Town & Country van with 3.8-liter engine. The other day my wife drove it down the block and didn't notice the red path of oil on the road. She came back immediately when she noticed the van would only "rev...

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