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Health insurance tax credit for small businesses
Certain small businesses may not know it, but they could be eligible to receive a federal tax credit in 2010, provided they paid a portion...
ODIN Technologies, Virginia company focused on RFID deployments, acquires Reva Systems for undisclosed sum
Remember RFID tags? They were gonna be on everything? Radio-frequency...
Swallowing Samsung's tablets
A million sold, so far. I guess many consumers don't...
Bay State homeowners, brokers, lead nation in real estate optimism
The rest of the country is bracing for another double dip in home prices. But a sizable chunk of homeowners here in Greater Boston and...
The grim reality of workplace bullying
Q. My friend works in a legal office as an...
Chrysler's comeback cars: Charger, 200, T&C;, Challenger, Durango
Good news for Chrysler: Eight brand-new or significantly-updated models have been rolled out this year, with more on the way in 2011....
Municipalities receive $1.14 million for reycling
In these times of tight budgets, cities and towns in Western Massachusetts have found that it pays to recycle. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection...
MIT Museum store 20 percent off today
For the science-minded on your holiday shopping list, you may want to hit the MIT Museum store, where all items in the store are 20...
Who's what, where?
Here's your guide to personnel changes in Massachusetts.
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Standing up to the surge
PROVIDENCE — In the sunshine, Johnson & Wales University’s new Cuisinart Center for Culinary Excellence looks sleek and sharp; it’s a light-filled space on the Narragansett Bay campus.
Credit card offers are back — but at a price
Credit card offers are surging again after a three-year slowdown, as banks seek to revive a business that brought them huge profits before the financial crisis wrecked the credit scores of so many Americans.
Semprus BioSciences lands another $18m
Highlights from Scott Kirsner’s Innovation Economy blog. Investors are handing an additional $18 million to Semprus BioSciences Corp., of Cambridge, making it one of the area’s biggest medical device investments of the year. Semprus is developing a process to make implantable devices more resistant to bacterial infection over a long period of time; such infections cause more than 50,000 deaths ...
Banner years for Wall Street banks
NEW YORK — Wall Street’s biggest banks are set to complete their best two years in investment banking and trading, buoyed by 2010 results likely to be the second-highest ever.
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- Dubai's ruler shakes up Dubai World leadership
- Oil rises above $88 as OPEC leaves output stable
- Sanofi-Aventis extends Genzyme takeover offer
- First Senate vote expected on Obama-GOP tax deal
- Payroll tax cut worries Social Security advocates
- China's Wen to visit India amid trade, land spats
Technology
Hackers' attacks alarm Web
The coordinated hacking of companies that have cut ties to WikiLeaks has done little damage so far, but has shown attackers can pierce security defenses.
Personal Finance
Splurging makes a comeback
Affordable luxury goods like gourmet coffee, lingerie, and high-end skin cream have been enjoying a comeback since the stock market began to rally in August.
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World stocks rise as China rate hike fear fizzles
World markets rose Monday as Chinese shares vaulted on relief that Beijing refrained from raising interest rates over the weekend.
Health Care
Semprus BioSciences lands another $18m
Highlights from Scott Kirsner’s Innovation Economy blog. Investors are handing an additional $18 million to Semprus BioSciences Corp., of Cambridge, making it one of the area’s biggest medical device investments of the year. Semprus is developing a process to make implantable devices more resistant to bacterial infection over a long period of time; such infections cause more than 50,000 deaths ...
Real Estate
Renters by choice
LeVar and Tamara Johnson look like the perfect couple to buy a home at today's low prices and rock-bottom interest rates. Instead, they choose to remain renters.
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AG to probe Upper Crust
The pizza chain is coming under scrutiny by the attorney general’s office for potential violations of workplace laws.
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Photos: N.E. Auto Show
Even fuel-sippers and mainstream cars are getting exciting, so check out scenes from the show, which ended Sunday.
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Marketwire Press Releases
- No Halt by U.S. Government to Sending WikiLeaks Documents by Email, According to SMTP, Inc. (Marketwire, 12/13/2010)
- OGC Announces Table Joining Service Standard (Marketwire, 12/13/2010)
- Putnam Announces Dividend Rates for One Class A Open-End Fund (Marketwire, 12/13/2010)
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