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Buying a car is an expensive endeavor. In addition to the purchase price of the vehicle, there are less overt charges that significantly add to...
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This week, Sally tells us about Maynard. It is an affordable choice in the middle of more expensive towns. I am a real estate agent,...
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US overpaid for for bank stocks
WASHINGTON - The federal government overpaid for stocks and other assets in attempting to help financial institutions last year, a government watchdog said yesterday, taking further issue with the beleaguered $700 billion rescue program.
Evergreen Solar swings to loss
YESTERDAY Close $2.22 Change +$0.14 52-WEEK High $12.64 Low $1.89 Evergreen Solar Inc., a maker of thin polysilicon solar laminates, reported a bigger-than-expected fourth-quarter loss on a charge to write down the value of a closed factory and higher start-up costs at another.
Lawmakers assail food-safety test secrecy
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers reacted angrily yesterday when told that food makers and state safety inspectors are allowed to keep test results secret. That keeps federal health officials in the dark even when products have been contaminated by salmonella or other dangerous bacteria.
30-year fixed mortgage rates higher
McLEAN, Va. - Rates on 30-year fixed mortgages climbed this week after recent economic reports were better than expected, Freddie Mac said yesterday.
Retailers see chilly sales in January
NEW YORK - Shoppers passed by the jewelry counter in January, delayed buying their favorite perfume, and even skimped on buying clothes for their growing kids. If they looked at status handbags, they put them back on the shelf and walked away.
New law affects minimum distribution seniors take from retirement plans
What lessons can we learn from the tax cases of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and Thomas Daschle, who withdrew as President Obama's pick for secretary of health and human services?
Judge orders toys off store shelves
CHICAGO - Toys containing a plastic-softening chemical linked to infertility and testicular cancer in men must be removed from store shelves by Tuesday, a federal judge ruled.
Wachovia settles securities complaint
NEW YORK - Wachovia Corp. , the bank purchased by Wells Fargo & Co. , completed a settlement with federal regulators to resolve claims it misled investors while selling auction-rate securities.
State Street's pay cuts will begin at the top
State Street Corp. , saddled with billions of dollars in sagging investments, rolled out a plan yesterday to fatten its capital cushion by slashing the dividend, cutting bonuses, and directing more money into conservative investments.
Solar program to double in one year
A year after its launch, the state's Commonwealth Solar rebate program is on track to more than double Massachusetts' solar power capacity, according to the state's Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.
Phase Forward finance chief to retire
WALTHAM - Phase Forward Inc., which provides data management for clinical trials and drug safety, said yesterday that its chief financial officer will retire, effective June 1.
European Central Bank holds rate steady
LONDON - The European Central Bank left its benchmark rate unchanged yesterday even as the Bank of England cut its rate to 1 percent in its fifth consecutive monthly reduction.
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What's on TV? The Internet
TV makers are moving to cut out the middleman and make Internet access a standard feature of future sets.
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Going to see Buffalo Tom leader Bill Janovitz (left) play is just one of many things you can do for free this month.
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Fresh from the farm, a biotech 'milestone'
A Framingham biotech company yesterday became the first to win federal approval to manufacture a drug by using genetically modified animals, an approach that could eventually be used to produce many drugs using farm animals.
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This contemporary Cape in Danvers has a stone chimney, cathedral ceilings.
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Tom Furrier stays in business because typewriters are still used in some places.