Fed urges growth as 'fiscal cliff' looms

KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. military has lifted a ban on contracts with an Afghan airline suspected of drug...

TOKYO — An investigation into a lithium ion battery that overheated on a Boeing 787 flight in Japan last month found...

AMSTERDAM — Royal KPN NV, the largest telecommunications company in the Netherlands, said Tuesday it plans to...

The future of Downtown Crossing's pushcarts is under review, and longtime vendor Craig Caplan hopes his...

Software giant Oracle's announcement yesterday that it will acquire Bedford's Acme Packet for 
$2.1 billion...

Shares of the company formerly known as Research in Motion rose
15 percent yesterday on its first day of trading since...

Nypro sells for $665MBay State plastics manufacturer Nypro will be acquired by Jabil Circuit of Florida for $665...

BEIJING — Asian markets fell Tuesday following declines on Wall Street and in Europe amid concern about the political...

TORONTO — Canada started phasing out its penny, the nuisance coins that clutter dressers and cost more than their one-...

LAS VEGAS — Sports fans bet a record $98.9 million at Nevada casinos on the Super Bowl, the Nevada Gaming Control...

DUBLIN — Ireland's government announced Monday that DNA testing has confirmed that Polish meat offcuts imported into...

NEW YORK — The euro fell against the dollar Monday as a political scandal in Spain worried investors.Spain's Prime...

TRENTON, N.J. — Shares of drugmaker Merck & Co. declined Monday after two analysts downgraded their ratings,...

NEW YORK — If you missed any of the Super Bowl ads your friends and co-workers are talking about, Hulu, CBS and...

SEATTLE — An effort is building in Congress to change U.S. marijuana laws, including moves to legalize the industrial...

The stock market is closing out its worst day so far this year, bringing the Dow average back below 14,000.The drop,...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina announced a two-month price freeze on supermarket products Monday in an effort to...

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TORONTO — The chief executive of Research In Motion said he's disappointed the new BlackBerry won't be...

Readyforce, a San Francisco-based career network for college students, said it has acquired Umeqo, a Massachusetts...

With Sony expected to unveil the PlayStation 4 at a mystery event later this month and a new Xbox on the horizon, 2013...

"There are crazy cat people in the world. We are crazy dog people."So begins Elliot Pirate Epstein's tale of how he and...

SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter confirmed Friday that it had become the latest victim in a number of high-profile cyber-...

TechStars has joined forces with another startup accelerator to set up shop in Chicago.As Tech Stars has expanded into...

Sycamore Networks Solutions has launched as a privately held company following Marlin Equity Partners'...

WASHINGTON — High-level talks with the Chinese government to address persistent cyberattacks against U.S....

TOKYO — Japanese electronics makers Panasonic Corp. and Sharp Corp. both stuck to full year forecasts for massive...

Sales of tablet computers soared during the holiday shopping season, as Apple's iPad continued to dominate the...

CryoXtract Instruments, a Woburn company that develops automation solutions for preserving and optimizing frozen...

TORONTO — BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. will kick off a critical, long-overdue makeover when chief...

Bedford-based 1366 Technologies celebrated the opening today of its new, 25 megawatt wafer manufacturing facility with...

Southboro-based uTest said today it has launched a mobile app called Applause, which analyzes more than 50 million...

A Cambridge startup that focuses on detecting the bugs in apps announced this week it is being acquired by Twitter....

DataGravity, a Nashua, N.H.-based startup founded by former EqualLogic executives, said today it has raised $30 million...

The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center today announced the first global product launch of a technology funded in part...

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We're... No. 17 on Forbes' 'best states for business' list

KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. military has lifted a ban on contracts with an Afghan airline suspected of drug...

TOKYO — An investigation into a lithium ion battery that overheated on a Boeing 787 flight in Japan last month found...

AMSTERDAM — Royal KPN NV, the largest telecommunications company in the Netherlands, said Tuesday it plans to...

The future of Downtown Crossing's pushcarts is under review, and longtime vendor Craig Caplan hopes his...

Software giant Oracle's announcement yesterday that it will acquire Bedford's Acme Packet for 
$2.1 billion...

Shares of the company formerly known as Research in Motion rose
15 percent yesterday on its first day of trading since...

Nypro sells for $665MBay State plastics manufacturer Nypro will be acquired by Jabil Circuit of Florida for $665...

BEIJING — Asian markets fell Tuesday following declines on Wall Street and in Europe amid concern about the political...

TORONTO — Canada started phasing out its penny, the nuisance coins that clutter dressers and cost more than their one-...

LAS VEGAS — Sports fans bet a record $98.9 million at Nevada casinos on the Super Bowl, the Nevada Gaming Control...

DUBLIN — Ireland's government announced Monday that DNA testing has confirmed that Polish meat offcuts imported into...

NEW YORK — The euro fell against the dollar Monday as a political scandal in Spain worried investors.Spain's Prime...

TRENTON, N.J. — Shares of drugmaker Merck & Co. declined Monday after two analysts downgraded their ratings,...

NEW YORK — If you missed any of the Super Bowl ads your friends and co-workers are talking about, Hulu, CBS and...

SEATTLE — An effort is building in Congress to change U.S. marijuana laws, including moves to legalize the industrial...

The stock market is closing out its worst day so far this year, bringing the Dow average back below 14,000.The drop,...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina announced a two-month price freeze on supermarket products Monday in an effort to...

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Fed urges growth as 'fiscal cliff' looms

SEOUL, South Korea — World stock markets moved cautiously higher Monday as investors continued to feel confident...

Fort Point's burgeoning restaurant scene is slated to welcome yet another newcomer by this summer.Former Foundation...

Strong start on Wall St.The stock market may have packed much of its fun for the year into one exhilarating January.The...

WASHINGTON — A proposed agreement on fresh tomatoes imported from Mexico would strengthen anti-dumping enforcement and...

YORK, Maine — Lobstermen are worried that last summer's low prices could return this year.The Portsmouth...

WASHINGTON — At the same time the government certified Boeing's 787 Dreamliners as safe, federal rules barred the type...

NEW YORK — Sick of pizza after the Super Bowl? Pizza Hut is hoping to tempt you with tiny new pies.The chain is...

HARTFORD, Conn. — Sometime last summer, Andrew Beck says he stopped looking for work, stymied as he got nowhere...

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine's two U.S. senators are co-sponsoring a bill that's intended to make it easier to...

BAGHDAD — The Iraqi mobile phone company Asiacell sold a 25 percent stake to investors Sunday, raising close to $1.3...

ROME — Media mogul Silvio Berlusconi on Sunday promised Italians that if they vote him back into office, he will...

A coalition crafted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce will prod Congress this week to amend visa and green card...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says 2013 can be a year of solid economic growth, but only if Washington gets out...

WASHINGTON — Port operators along the East Coast have reached a tentative deal on a new contract with the union for...

Former multimillionaire convenience store magnate Christy Mihos' company has filed for bankruptcy, four months...

Wall Street rallied behind strong January jobs figures yesterday as both the Dow Jones industrial average and S&P...

BJ's board wins suitBJ's Wholesale Club's directors won dismissal of investor claims that the board...

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With Sony expected to unveil the PlayStation 4 at a mystery event later this month and a new Xbox on the horizon, 2013...

"There are crazy cat people in the world. We are crazy dog people."So begins Elliot Pirate Epstein's tale of how he and...

SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter confirmed Friday that it had become the latest victim in a number of high-profile cyber-...

TechStars has joined forces with another startup accelerator to set up shop in Chicago.As Tech Stars has expanded into...

Sycamore Networks Solutions has launched as a privately held company following Marlin Equity Partners'...

WASHINGTON — High-level talks with the Chinese government to address persistent cyberattacks against U.S....

TOKYO — Japanese electronics makers Panasonic Corp. and Sharp Corp. both stuck to full year forecasts for massive...

Sales of tablet computers soared during the holiday shopping season, as Apple's iPad continued to dominate the...

CryoXtract Instruments, a Woburn company that develops automation solutions for preserving and optimizing frozen...

TORONTO — BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. will kick off a critical, long-overdue makeover when chief...

Bedford-based 1366 Technologies celebrated the opening today of its new, 25 megawatt wafer manufacturing facility with...

Southboro-based uTest said today it has launched a mobile app called Applause, which analyzes more than 50 million...

A Cambridge startup that focuses on detecting the bugs in apps announced this week it is being acquired by Twitter....

DataGravity, a Nashua, N.H.-based startup founded by former EqualLogic executives, said today it has raised $30 million...

The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center today announced the first global product launch of a technology funded in part...

Privacy advocates are pushing for a higher bar when it comes to government access to online data, after Google and...

Samsung Electronics America Inc., a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, said today it has acquired medical...

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We're... No. 17 on Forbes' 'best states for business' list

SEOUL, South Korea — World stock markets moved cautiously higher Monday as investors continued to feel confident...

Fort Point's burgeoning restaurant scene is slated to welcome yet another newcomer by this summer.Former Foundation...

Strong start on Wall St.The stock market may have packed much of its fun for the year into one exhilarating January.The...

WASHINGTON — A proposed agreement on fresh tomatoes imported from Mexico would strengthen anti-dumping enforcement and...

YORK, Maine — Lobstermen are worried that last summer's low prices could return this year.The Portsmouth...

WASHINGTON — At the same time the government certified Boeing's 787 Dreamliners as safe, federal rules barred the type...

NEW YORK — Sick of pizza after the Super Bowl? Pizza Hut is hoping to tempt you with tiny new pies.The chain is...

HARTFORD, Conn. — Sometime last summer, Andrew Beck says he stopped looking for work, stymied as he got nowhere...

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine's two U.S. senators are co-sponsoring a bill that's intended to make it easier to...

BAGHDAD — The Iraqi mobile phone company Asiacell sold a 25 percent stake to investors Sunday, raising close to $1.3...

ROME — Media mogul Silvio Berlusconi on Sunday promised Italians that if they vote him back into office, he will...

A coalition crafted by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce will prod Congress this week to amend visa and green card...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says 2013 can be a year of solid economic growth, but only if Washington gets out...

WASHINGTON — Port operators along the East Coast have reached a tentative deal on a new contract with the union for...

Former multimillionaire convenience store magnate Christy Mihos' company has filed for bankruptcy, four months...

Wall Street rallied behind strong January jobs figures yesterday as both the Dow Jones industrial average and S&P...

BJ's board wins suitBJ's Wholesale Club's directors won dismissal of investor claims that the board...

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Fed urges growth as 'fiscal cliff' looms

WASHINGTON — Port operators along the East Coast have reached a tentative deal on a new contract with the union for...

Former multimillionaire convenience store magnate Christy Mihos' company has filed for bankruptcy, four months...

Wall Street rallied behind strong January jobs figures yesterday as both the Dow Jones industrial average and S&P...

BJ's board wins suitBJ's Wholesale Club's directors won dismissal of investor claims that the board...

NEW YORK — The launch of the iPhone 5 and the declining popularity of non-smartphones have made Apple the biggest...

NEW YORK — Commuters and day-trippers may do a double-take at the gas station after the biggest one-day pop in pump...

Brightcove, a Boston-based provider of cloud content services, said the company's current president and chief...

NEW YORK — Gasoline prices are getting an early start on their annual spring march higher.The average U.S. retail...

LONDON — Iceland's interior minister said Friday that he ordered the country's police not to cooperate with FBI agents...

Fidelity Investments said today it has been Dell's new recordkeeping service provider of its 401(k) plan since...

LONDON — Evidence that the U.S. economic recovery is firmly on track drove markets higher on Friday, adding to the...

Putnam Investments today announced a new leadership structure for its Global Asset Allocation investment organization,...

Raytheon BBN Technologies said today it has been awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation for "...

LONDON — The chief executive of Britain's Barclays bank said Friday he is giving up his 2012 bonus amid a...

SKOWHEGAN, Maine — Electrical workers at a Skowhegan paper mill have rejected a new contract offer, setting the stage...

Stop & Shop is preparing for a potential labor strike or lockout later this month by hiring temporary replacement...

The number of people in Greater Boston with subprime credit scores is slowly shrinking, according to new data from...

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SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter confirmed Friday that it had become the latest victim in a number of high-profile cyber-...

TechStars has joined forces with another startup accelerator to set up shop in Chicago.As Tech Stars has expanded into...

Sycamore Networks Solutions has launched as a privately held company following Marlin Equity Partners'...

WASHINGTON — High-level talks with the Chinese government to address persistent cyberattacks against U.S....

TOKYO — Japanese electronics makers Panasonic Corp. and Sharp Corp. both stuck to full year forecasts for massive...

Sales of tablet computers soared during the holiday shopping season, as Apple's iPad continued to dominate the...

TOKYO — Japanese phone company Softbank, owned by billionaire Masayoshi Son, says its net profit more than doubled in...

TUSTIN, Calif. — The massive blimp-like aircraft flies but just barely, hovering only a dozen feet off a military...

NEW YORK — As much as I like Google Docs for word processing and spreadsheets, I find the online software clunky at...

NEW YORK — After lengthy delays, Research In Motion Ltd. unveiled its first two phones with the new BlackBerry 10...

CryoXtract Instruments, a Woburn company that develops automation solutions for preserving and optimizing frozen...

TORONTO — BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. will kick off a critical, long-overdue makeover when chief...

Bedford-based 1366 Technologies celebrated the opening today of its new, 25 megawatt wafer manufacturing facility with...

Southboro-based uTest said today it has launched a mobile app called Applause, which analyzes more than 50 million...

BEIJING — Personal computer maker Lenovo Group said Wednesday its quarterly profit rose 34 percent to a record high on...

TROY, N.Y. — Watson, the supercomputer famous for beating the world's best human "Jeopardy!" champions, is going to...

SEOUL, South Korea — LG Electronics Inc. reported its first quarterly loss in a year Wednesday after Europe slapped it...

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We're... No. 17 on Forbes' 'best states for business' list

WASHINGTON — Port operators along the East Coast have reached a tentative deal on a new contract with the union for...

Former multimillionaire convenience store magnate Christy Mihos' company has filed for bankruptcy, four months...

Wall Street rallied behind strong January jobs figures yesterday as both the Dow Jones industrial average and S&P...

BJ's board wins suitBJ's Wholesale Club's directors won dismissal of investor claims that the board...

NEW YORK — The launch of the iPhone 5 and the declining popularity of non-smartphones have made Apple the biggest...

NEW YORK — Commuters and day-trippers may do a double-take at the gas station after the biggest one-day pop in pump...

Brightcove, a Boston-based provider of cloud content services, said the company's current president and chief...

NEW YORK — Gasoline prices are getting an early start on their annual spring march higher.The average U.S. retail...

LONDON — Iceland's interior minister said Friday that he ordered the country's police not to cooperate with FBI agents...

Fidelity Investments said today it has been Dell's new recordkeeping service provider of its 401(k) plan since...

LONDON — Evidence that the U.S. economic recovery is firmly on track drove markets higher on Friday, adding to the...

Putnam Investments today announced a new leadership structure for its Global Asset Allocation investment organization,...

Raytheon BBN Technologies said today it has been awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation for "...

LONDON — The chief executive of Britain's Barclays bank said Friday he is giving up his 2012 bonus amid a...

SKOWHEGAN, Maine — Electrical workers at a Skowhegan paper mill have rejected a new contract offer, setting the stage...

Stop & Shop is preparing for a potential labor strike or lockout later this month by hiring temporary replacement...

The number of people in Greater Boston with subprime credit scores is slowly shrinking, according to new data from...

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Fed urges growth as 'fiscal cliff' looms

Stop & Shop is preparing for a potential labor strike or lockout later this month by hiring temporary replacement...

The number of people in Greater Boston with subprime credit scores is slowly shrinking, according to new data from...

Union backs off vs. WalmartThe United Food and Commercial Workers International Union has denied it's trying to...

The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union has denied it's trying to organize and represent...

Massachusetts will receive $1.6 million as part of a national settlement under which Jacksonville-based Lender...

Labor groups say they will end their picketing at Wal-Mart stores for at least 60 days as part of a settlement with the...

Correlsense, a Framingham-based company that specializes in application performance management software, said today...

The head of the Security and Exchange Commission's Boston office has been named acting deputy director of the...

NEW YORK — The Dow logged its best start to the year in almost two decades.Stocks rallied in the first week of the...

NEW YORK — Gasoline prices are getting an early start on their annual spring march higher.The average U.S. retail...

Dynamic Precision Group, a portfolio company of global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group, said today it has...

Don't expect any free or two-for-one drink specials at your local pub when casinos are finally built in...

Hub-based information storage company Iron Mountain Inc. said today it has created a new solution to help law firms...

One of the biggest U.S. mortgage processing companies has agreed to pay $121 million to resolve states' claims that it...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is letting his jobs council expire, cutting off one source of input from business...

NEW YORK — Frito-Lay wants a bigger bite of Taco Bell's popular Doritos Locos Tacos.The snack food giant plans to roll...

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department filed a lawsuit Thursday to stop Anheuser-Busch InBev's proposed $20.1 billion...

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