Deck the Faneuil Hall

The managers of Faneuil Hall Marketplace are seeking city approval to build a large deck off the south side of the Quincy Market building for an outside "lounge" — one of a series of changes in the works to attract new visitors. The year-round, 61-foot...

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Graduate to a Davis Square condo

This stylish three-unit condo complex has been carved out of a traditional triple decker just outside Somerville's Davis Square. The three-bedroom duplex units range from $849,000 to $969,000, and all have red oak floors throughout, quartz and cherrywood...

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Jaguar Coupe’s 
a sexy sportster

To say that the 2015 Jaguar F-Type Coupe is a head-turner would be an understatement. During our four-day trial, this sexy sportster was subjected to catcalls, oglers, hoots and hollers whether parked or rolling through town. This coupe screams "look...

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Market Basket deal could extend beyond today’s 5 p.m. deadline

The parties negotiating the sale of Market Basket — facing a self-imposed deadline of 5 p.m. today — are signaling talks may spill into the weekend, with sources on both sides saying they're close to an agreement, but are wading through a series of complex...

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MassBio: Seed-stage funds slow

The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council is sounding a warning over seed-stage funding — the earliest form of investment in startups — saying recent dips could hurt innovation in the long run, according to its latest report on the health of the state's...

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Biotech $ barometer

Total Massachusetts seed-stage funding 
by year: 1999: $11,395,000 2000: $5,040,000 2001:$3,019,900 2002: $27,600,000 2003: $5,000,000 2004: $6,750,000 2005: $15,799,800 2006: $48,201,000 2007: $90,334,100 2008:$275,896,900 2009:$265,548,900...

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GE brings good things to Massachusetts

GE Healthcare Life Sciences' new $21 million headquarters for U.S. operations will open in Marlboro next year, the company said yesterday, bringing 220 new jobs in the fast-growing industry to the state. "Our new facility in Massachusetts will position...

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Analysts see steep cost to Market Basket debt

A debt-financed acquisition of ailing Market Basket chain by ousted CEO Arthur T. Demoulas could end up driving up the revived chain's signature low prices — and drive off its loyal customers — according to experts who say the celebrated grocery titan...

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Experts downplay bid by Hannaford

A bid to buy Market Basket by the parent company of Hannaford Supermarkets is improbable given not only the current state of the Tewksbury chain's stores, but also the likely extended federal antitrust review it would require, according to grocery analysts....

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Disney stock closes in on $100 after hitting $90 high

Disney enjoyed a magical day on Wall Street Tuesday with its stock trading at record levels of $90 a share -- the highest in more than 16 years. The stock ended the day at $90.09, up 12 cents, a 52-week high. It nearly broke the $90 mark on Monday,...

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Loan repayment is key to Market Basket sale

Talks to sell the beleaguered Market Basket grocery chain to Arthur T. Demoulas are not about sale price, but a key factor that has emerged is how much the ousted CEO would pay upfront for the family business, according to sources briefed on the negotiations....

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Next iPhone, first iWatch raises Apple stock to record highs

The anticipation of new products -- the iPhone 6 and an iWatch -- raised Apple's stock to record territory on Tuesday. Shares in the company closed at $100.52, up $1.37, the highest price in the company's history since September 2012 -- before a seven-to-one...

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Roku's first streaming-video TVs ready to hit U.S. market

For years, Apple has been rumored to be developing an integrated, Internet-connected HDTV designed to make streaming video the first input on the biggest screen in the house. But now Roku, maker of Internet-streaming video players that compete with...

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The Ticker

Third of Americans have no retirement savings More than a third of American adults have no retirement savings, including 14 percent of those 65 years of age or older, according to a new study released yesterday. The low savings rate for people at or...

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Bowman: Arthur-ian legend created

Grocery-chain cult hero Arthur T. Demoulas has demonstrated that when you give people respect, you earn respect and loyalty. Lots of loyalty. The ousted former Market Basket CEO has treated his employees like family, and in so doing has helped build...

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Now, where did I put that thing?

Nokia Treasure Tag (various retailers, $29.99 and up) Who among us doesn't occasionally leave behind keys, a wallet or a purse? The Nokia Treasure Tag is a little proximity sensor designed to warn you when you're about to leave something behind by accident....

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Program out to make legal representation affordable

A University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Law School program aims to match new lawyers in need of work with people who need legal help but can't pay the steep rate that most firms charge. "Around 85 percent of the people who appear in court for custody,...

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Market Basket: ‘Real progress’ in late-night Patrick, Hassan negotiations

Bay State Gov. Deval Patrick and New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan last night personally joined the negotiations over the long-drawn-out Market Basket dispute that has put a multibillion-dollar company and tens of thousands of jobs at risk in both states....

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Tax holiday lures Massachusetts shoppers

Shoppers packed stores as the state's sales tax holiday kicked off yesterday, with retailers anticipating a blockbuster weekend at the registers in the doldrums of summer. "We are expecting to see a pretty big weekend," said Bill Rennie, vice president...

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Site lets job seekers ‘upskill’

When Iba Masood and Syed Ahmed graduated from college in 2010 and 2011, respectively, they initially had trouble finding jobs. Like many of their classmates, they had the education, but not the specific skill sets that some companies were looking for....

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Malibu fault code affected by which engine powers it

Code P0172 came up in my 2010 Chevy Malibu. The dealer charged me $100 to troubleshoot the code. I was told that all the sensors were good and to run the gas tank low and fill up with high-octane gas. Does going to high-octane gas make any sense to you?...

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