Harpoon to raise funds; Verizon donates $100G

Hub beer maker Harpoon will host "Brewed for Boston" nights at its Northern Avenue brewery to raise funds for victims of the Marathon bombings. On the next three Tuesday nights, the brewery will donate 100 percent of its beer pint and pretzel sales...

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Bombings give Marathon legend Bill Rodgers ‘a reason to run’

Monday's bomb attacks have prompted running legend and four-time Boston Marathon winner Bill Rodgers, who hasn't run the Hub race since 2009, to start lacing up for next year's 26.2-mile race. "It gives me a reason to run. I wouldn't run a marathon...

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State extends tax reprieve due to Marathon bombings

The Department of Revenue said today it will extend the one-week reprieve the agency began Tuesday for taxpayers affected by the Boston Marathon bombings, expanding the IRS' three-month extension to file personal income tax returns, payments and extensions....

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Record sale on JFK Street

The $33.15 million price tag for an unassuming commercial building on John F. Kennedy Street speaks to the strength of urban retail and mixed-use properties — and the value of a Harvard Square location. The sale puts a $1,511-per-square-foot price on...

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Asia stocks up as investors look to G-20 summit

BANGKOK — Asian stock markets posted modest gains Friday, ignoring a raft of disappointing U.S. corporate earnings as officials from the world's biggest economies meet in Washington to search for ways to remedy sluggish global growth. Officials of the...

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Experts: Mass. economy won’t sprout in spring

The Bay State could soon hit a "spring stall" when it comes to recovery and growth as federal budget cuts and European economic weakness threaten to choke off job opportunities, experts said yesterday. "I don't see a whole lot of oomph out there to...

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UMass cites Harvard flaw

News that a UMass Amherst graduate student had uncovered significant flaws in an influential paper by two eminent Harvard University economists roiled the profession this week, raising questions about the policies it influences at home and abroad. Thomas...

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The Ticker

Merrill Lynch fined $250G Merrill Lynch has been fined $250,000 in connection with improperly selling more than $39 million in unregistered securities, including auction-rate securities to two Massachusetts cooperative banks in violation of federal...

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Poll: Public pessimism on economy is increasing

WASHINGTON — For the third year in a row, the nation's economic recovery has hit a springtime soft spot. Reflecting that weakness, only 1 in 4 Americans now expects his or her own financial situation to improve over the next year, a new Associated Press-GfK...

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Reports: Boeing Dreamliner could fly next month

WASHINGTON — Published reports say Boeing's grounded 787 jetliners could soon be flying again. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Federal Aviation Administration is set to approve Boeing's fix for the ion-lithium batteries. The 787 Dreamliner...

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