'Lego Dimensions' game from Warner Bros. to meld Batman, 'Lord of the Rings' and more

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment this fall is slated to launch "Lego Dimensions," a videogame that combines physical toy figurines and fuses together universes from multiple WB and Lego properties, including DC Comics' Batman, "The Lord of the...

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GE pares off financial unit and returns to industrial roots

General Electric is leaving the lending business, a major source of both profit and risk, as it continues to whittle its focus down to an industrial core. The company said Friday that it will sell most of its GE Capital assets over the next two years,...

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Healey: Forgive student debt

Attorney General Maura Healey, along with attorneys general across the country, is asking the federal Department of Education to forgive the student loan debt of students who they say fell victim to unfair and misleading practices by for-profit schools....

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Lawsuit says Wall Street executive overcharged on contracts

WASHINGTON — Two former employees of a helicopter company owned by a prominent Wall Street financier allege that she exploited a connection with an Army colonel to charge the U.S. government inflated prices for rotorcraft. In documents filed Thursday...

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Connector OKs risk adjustment

The state Health Connector board yesterday voted to proceed with an Obamacare provision that small health plans say will move millions of dollars from them to the state's largest insurer based on flawed data. "We remain very concerned about the impact...

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Prep Charter plans to build new $24.5M school

Boston Preparatory Charter Public School has filed formal plans with the city to build a permanent school in Hyde Park for an estimated $24.5 million. The college preparatory middle and high school, which has been leasing the former Most Precious Blood...

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Parking fines go up for Red Sox game days

Beginning Monday on Opening Day, people who park in resident-only spaces in the neighborhoods around Fenway Park during Red Sox games will have to pay more than double the usual fine. Mayor Martin J. Walsh yesterday signed an ordinance — passed by the...

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Hot Property: Communities the ‘new neighborhoods’

From pet-washing stations and green roofs to bocce courts, yoga studios, fire pits and screening rooms, Boston-area apartment and condo complexes are piling on the amenities. With studios fetching upward of $2,000 per month and $1 million-plus condos,...

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Latest on Apple Watch release: Shopping begins

11:09 a.m. EDT. Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster estimates that launch day supply (the models available for shipping on April 24th) was largely sold out within the first 10 to 30 minutes of going on sale. "We view this as an indication of solid demand paired...

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Analyst downgrades Apple shares as smartwatch goes on sale

NEW YORK — As consumers trekked to Apple stores to try on the company's smartwatch for the first time, a Raymond James analyst downgraded shares of the tech giant, saying its first product launch under CEO Tim Cook poses "more risk than reward." Analyst...

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