Coke ad: It takes 23 minutes to burn off a soda

NEW YORK — Coca-Cola is taking on obesity, this time with an online video showing how fun it could be to burn off the 140 calories in a can of its soda. In the ad, the world's biggest beverage maker asks what would happen if people paid for a can of...

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GM ousts 15 employees over ignition-switch scandal

WARREN, Mich. — General Motors said Thursday that it has forced out 15 employees for their role in the deadly ignition-switch scandal and will set up a compensation fund for crash victims, as an internal investigation blamed the debacle on engineering...

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The Ticker

Foreclosures rise in Mass. Foreclosures in Massachusetts rose again last month, but experts say it is nothing to worry about. Foreclosure petitions rose by 126 percent compared to April 2013, for a total of 740, according to The Warren Group. Still,...

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Melrose development rock solid

Wood Partners is betting big on Melrose and so far it's paying off. The first two buildings of the developer's 212-unit Alta Stone Place are 98 percent leased — with 67 units rented — and pre-leasing has just begun on two others, one a 93-unit building...

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Lawyer blasts GM firings

A lawyer for families of people killed and hurt in accidents allegedly caused by faulty ignition switches in now recalled General Motors cars said the automaker's firing of 15 workers doesn't go far enough. "It's the wrong focus," said Robert C. Hilliard...

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New push to cover Greenway ramps

Three years after the last plans were abandoned to build community and cultural institutions over the open highway ramps that now interrupt the Rose Kennedy Greenway, a greener approach is under consideration. The state Department of Transportation...

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Janitors balk at being broomed by MBTA

The union representing MBTA janitors yesterday called on lawmakers to oppose plans to cut cleaning staff by one-third and reduce the hours of those still on the job by Sept. 1 — steps they said will lead to dirtier stations as employees bear heavier...

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Noncompetes out of control

Teenage camp counselors, personal trainers, salon assistants and even interns are being forced to sign controversial noncompete agreements typically reserved for high-tech executives in a sign the practice of blocking employees from jumping to a competitor...

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Emotional robot set for sale in Japan next year

TOKYO — A cooing, gesturing humanoid on wheels that can decipher emotions has been unveiled in Japan by billionaire Masayoshi Son who says robots should be tender and make people smile. Son's mobile phone company Softbank said Thursday that the robot...

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Gatorade apologizes over LeBron-related tweets

SAN ANTONIO — Gatorade apologized Friday for comments posted to the company's Twitter feed after Miami Heat star LeBron James cramped up and had to leave Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The tweets were not deleted. James needed intravenous fluids after the...

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