Cambridge Health will operate with Beth Israel

The financially strapped Cambridge Health Alliance has signed an agreement for a clinical and academic affiliation with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in a bid to enhance care and cut costs. "In this era of global payments, declining reimbursements...

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Economists: U.S. job growth remains anemic

The U.S. economy likely received a much-needed dose of job growth last month thanks to a strong housing market and consumer spending, yet experts were divided yesterday over how high the tally would be given March's less-than-stellar figures. Robert...

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B&N to add Google Play app store to its Nook HD

NEW YORK — Barnes & Noble is teaming up with Google to vastly increase the number of apps available on its Nook HD tablets. The bookstore chain says it will add Google's Play app store to its 7-inch Nook HD and 9-inch HD+ products in the U.S. and...

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Casinos brace for impact of Internet gambling

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — With legal gambling now moving beyond the casinos and onto the Internet, the industry is bracing for the most far-reaching changes in its history. A Las Vegas firm, Ultimate Gaming, on Tuesday became the first in the U.S. to offer...

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Outgoing Alibaba CEO Ma says he's 'old' for Web

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Alibaba founder Jack Ma, the billionaire who has run the Chinese e-commerce giant since 1999, says he's getting "a bit old" for the Internet. That's what the outgoing chief executive told a charitable event in Santa Monica Thursday...

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Nation adds 165,000 jobs in April; unemployment rate 7.5 percent

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 165,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 7.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.Over the prior year, employment growth has averaged 169,000 per month. Employment...

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Warren Buffett says economy still improving slowly

OMAHA, Neb. — Investor Warren Buffett believes that the economy and the U.S. job market will continue to improve, but slowly. In an interview that aired Friday, Buffett said business has been creeping upward at his Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate. ...

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Pentagon clears use of Samsung's devices

SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics Co. says the U.S. Department of Defense has approved using Samsung smartphones for its networks. The South Korean company said Friday the Galaxy S4 smartphone has become the first Android device to meet the security...

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Strong US jobs report triggers stock market rally

LONDON — Stock markets rallied on Friday, with both the Dow and S&P hitting new highs, after an unexpectedly strong U.S. jobs report indicated the world's largest economy is not slowing down, as some had feared. The Labor Department said a net 165,000...

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Stocks surge to new highs after hiring climbs

NEW YORK — A big gain in the job market is lifting the stock market to new milestones. The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 15,000 for the first time early Friday, and the Standard and Poor's 500 index, a broader market measure, broke through 1,600...

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