Boston Scientific, among others, making moves

Major employers in MetroWest played another round of musical chairs yesterday as Boston Scientific made plans to move its headquarters to Marlboro and leave its Natick campus behind for software maker MathWorks. Starting next spring, the medical device...

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Massachusetts high-end housing market holds steady

The number of homes selling for $1 million and over in Massachusetts was 1,915 during the past year, almost unchanged from the 1,913 homes that sold for $1 million and over the year before. Here's a look at five properties that sold recently in the Bay...

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Students, mentors invest in StoxSmart

The Herald's StoxSmart program is back as a new class of budding student entrepreneurs learn the money management and financial skills necessary to tackle the unpredictable stock market. Suffolk Construction CEO John Fish returns for a second year,...

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US futures off before Obama addresses fiscal cliff

NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures fell sharply Friday in some of the heaviest trading this week before President Barack Obama speaks about avoiding the so-called fiscal cliff, an issue that has driven markets lower since his re-election three days ago....

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MoneyGram agrees to settle scam charges

DALLAS — MoneyGram said Friday that it has agreed to set up a $100 million compensation fund as part of a settlement of government allegations of fraud through money-transfer scams from 2003 to 2009. Under the terms of the deal with the U.S. Attorney's...

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Chrysler to recall 919,000 SUVs to fix air bags

DETROIT — Chrysler is recalling more than 919,000 older-model Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs worldwide because the air bags can inflate while people are driving them. The recall affects Grand Cherokees from the 2002 through 2004 model years...

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'NBA 2K13' tops video games titles in October

NEW YORK — U.S. retail sales of new video game hardware, software and accessories fell 25 percent in October, marking the 11th straight month of declining sales for physical game products, according to a report from NPD Group. Many gamers are waiting...

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Brandon Lloyd's leap

By now, word has gotten out about Brandon Lloyd's daring jump over a car that was traveling 35 miles per hour as part of a challenge by Mobile Technology's company MobiSquad. For those who were more than a little concerned the Patriots [team stats]...

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HapYak raises $850G in VC funding

HapYak.com, a Waltham-based social video commentary platform, said today it has secured $850,000 in seed funding to expand and build upon its platform. The funding round was led by Kepha Partners with participation and coordination from CommonAngels...

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Free Coffee Fridays return to Cumberland Farms

Cumberland Farms is looking to perk up customers with the return of Free Coffee Fridays. Starting today, the convenience and gasoline retailer is giving away cups of its Cumberland Farms Farmhouse Blend coffee — any way you like it, in any size — for...

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