Three T rail lines reopen on weekends

The MBTA is restoring weekend service to three commuter rail lines beginning next Saturday, two years after budget constraints forced it to cut the runs. Saturday and Sunday service will resume for the Kingston/Plymouth and Greenbush lines, and Saturday...

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Row house gets modern updates

This two-bedroom condo is one of two just carved out of a brick row house in Boston's charming Bay Village. While the upper-floor unit has just gone under agreement, Unit 1 at 34 Melrose St., a 1,229-square-foot first-floor and basement duplex, is available...

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Mercedes SUV more than meets the eye

Do not let the understated appearance of the 2015 Mercedes-Benz ML250 make you shy away from taking a long look at this diesel-
powered sport utility vehicle. Although Mercedes offers a wide array of crossovers and SUVs in many shapes and sizes, I found...

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Weak coffee sales hurt Dunkin’ Donuts earnings

Dunkin' Brands announced weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter sales and lowered its 2015 outlook yesterday, blaming declining sales of Dunkin' Donuts' packaged coffee and continued pressure on consumers. Shares fell as much as 9.45 percent yesterday...

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Boston’s Revere Hotel gets a new owner

Boston's trendy Revere Hotel has a new owner, a little more than 2 1⁄2 years after it debuted following a $29 million transformation of an undistinguished Radisson Hotel into the luxury boutique property. Bethesda, Md.-based Pebblebrook Hotel Trust,...

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Hot Property: Think inside the Box in Chelsea’s Flats at 22

The Flats at 22 in Chelsea's new Box District neighborhood is now leasing — and providing some relief from Boston's high apartment prices. This is developer Mitchell Properties and builder Traggorth Cos.' third apartment project in the area of former...

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The Ticker

UMass prez leaving for Maryland post University of Massachusetts President Robert Caret is leaving to become chancellor of the University System of Maryland. The announcement was made yesterday by James Shea, chairman of the USM Board of Regents. Caret...

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Patient Fed spurs Wall Street

The Federal Reserve yesterday said it will be "patient" in raising interest rates, sending stocks soaring as Wall Street registered its best day in more than a year. Fed chairwoman Jan­et Yellen said economic fundamentals will be the guide for raising...

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Brewery expansion on tap for Jack’s Abby

Framingham craft beer maker Jack's Abby Brewing will undergo a major expansion that will allow it to ramp up production, offer its beer in cans and 12-pack bottles and open a restaurant and much larger tasting room. The 3-year-old company has leased...

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Menus will sport new calorie labels for alcohol

WASHINGTON — Don't want to be confronted with the number of calories in that margarita or craft beer? Then avoid the menu and order at the bar. New menu labeling rules from the Food and Drug Administration will require chain restaurants with 20 or more...

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Fed pondering change in rate hike signals

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy is finally doing better, and the Federal Reserve may be ready to acknowledge that fact. In a statement it will issue Wednesday after two days of discussion, the Fed may no longer say it plans to keep a key interest rate...

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Russian ruble recovers losses

MOSCOW — Russia's embattled ruble appeared to be regaining some of its catastrophic losses in early trading on Wednesday, boosted by the finance ministry's announcement that it is about to intervene to support the currency. Deputy Finance Minister Alexei...

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Watchdog dredges up private-funding idea for Boston harbor project

Massport and members of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation say taxpayers will see a return on their $310 million investment in a Boston Harbor dredging project in the form of economic development, but one watchdog said the quasi­public agency...

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Powdered alcohol? Not so fast, lawmakers say

DENVER — Powdered alcohol hasn't even arrived in stores yet, but states already are moving to ban the product touted by its inventor as an easy way to mix a drink on the go. Colorado is the latest state considering prohibiting "Palcohol" amid concern...

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China imprisons businesswoman in rail graft case

BEIJING — A Beijing court on Tuesday sentenced a businesswoman linked to China's fallen ex-railway minister to 20 years in prison for bribery and interfering with bids for rail projects. Ding Yuxin, formerly known as Ding Shumiao, illegally helped 23...

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Sales of macadamias soar in Korea after nut rage

SEOUL, South Korea — Nut rage imploded the career of a Korean Air Lines executive and embarrassed her family and country. Now South Korean retailers are experiencing the unexpected upside: a boom in sales of macadamias. The flavorful macadamia nut was...

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Union calls 3-day strike at German Amazon centers

BERLIN — A union has launched a three-day strike at five Amazon.com distribution centers in Germany, the latest in a string of walkouts in a long-running wage dispute with the American online retailer. The ver.di union called workers at Bad Hersfeld,...

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Europe stocks higher; Asia falls amid Sydney siege

European stocks inched higher Monday while Asian markets fell as weak Japanese data, slumping oil prices and a hostage situation in Australia's largest city induced caution. KEEPING SCORE: In early European trading, France's CAC 40 was up 0.3 percent...

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