Carl Icahn snaps up another $500M of Apple stock

SAN FRANCISCO — Outspoken billionaire Carl Icahn has tossed another bushel of Apple stock into his investment portfolio and suggested some new products as he tries to persuade the iPhone maker to do more to lift its market value. In an attempt to give...

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Experts: Care.com IPO shows Boston’s Web savvy

The long-awaited initial public offering of Boston-based Care.com shows that consumer-oriented startups can find success locally and offers a boost to other such companies in the region, experts said. "I think it's a fantastic example of how to build...

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7 Signs You’re About to be Fired

You've heard the rumors in the breakroom. Layoffs are imminent. Or maybe you just didn't meet your productivity goals last quarter and you're nervous. Are you the one who'll be laid off? Did your mistake cost you your job? How can you tell? Here are...

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Techstars Boston announces new class

Start-up accelerator Techstars Boston, the local branch of one of the most prominent start-up accelerator programs in the country, announced its newest wave of companies today. "I just want to express how honored we are to have such strong support from...

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Mass. jobless rate dips, but trails U.S.

Massachusetts added more than 10,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate dipped slightly, but the gap between the state's and the nation's jobless rate continued to widen. "We're just staying the same and the U.S. has been going down," said Elliot...

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A million Neiman customer cards hit

The FBI is warning retailers to be on alert for more cyber-attacks involving malicious software used to steal customers' credit and debit card data as luxury retailer Neiman Marcus yesterday disclosed that more than 1 million customers' cards may have...

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Panel: Minimum on tax too low

The Gaming Commission is considering asking lawmakers to raise the minimum amount of winnings subject to state tax requirements, arguing that failing to do so could cost the Bay State as much as $58 million in lost revenue by driving gamblers to less...

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The Ticker

Credit Suisse buys 400 Atlantic Ave. Investment bank Credit Suisse bought 400 Atlantic Ave. in Boston for $50 million from New York's Colonnade Properties, according to Registry of Deeds documents filed this week. The law firm Goulston & Storrs...

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It takes a Village to raise a neighborhood

The district around the Broadway T station in Southie,­ once home to Whitey­ Bulger's Triple O's, used to be called the Lower End and more recently was considered part of the neighborhood's expansive West Side. But the triangle along Dorchester Avenue...

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Beloved ‘Chet and Nat’ shared spotlight

Chet and Nat. They were a TV news anchor match made in heaven. Natalie Jacobson yesterday shared some kind words about her former husband Chet Curtis in a statement she read to the Herald. Curtis died Wednesday night at age 74 of pancreatic cancer....

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