Alibaba seeking to buy 37% stake in Lionsgate: report

China's Alibaba Group, flush with some $25 billion in cash after its blockbuster IPO last month, is interested in acquiring Lionsgate co-chairman Mark Rachesky's 37% stake in the studio, according to a report. Rachesky, through his MHR Fund Management...

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N.H. co. settles with Apple A New Hampshire company that was manufacturing synthetic sapphire glass has reached a settlement with Apple, but at the expense of layoffs at its facilities in Salem and New Hampshire. GT Advanced Technologies said in a...

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Pipeline ‘consumer’ advocates are gas industry insiders

A new group that claims to advocate for consumers by pushing for natural gas pipeline construction as a way to cut rising electricity costs is made up of industry insiders. Anthony Buxton, general counsel and spokesman for the Coalition to Lower Energy...

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Judge issues injunction to prohibit Aereo's live broadcast streams

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction that officially prohibits Aereo from offering unauthorized streams of broadcast programming. The judge's action is not a surprise given the Supreme Court's ruling in favor of broadcasters in June. But...

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Jennifer Lawrence snags celebrity pedigreed pad in Beverly Hills

Though she cleaves fiercely and admirably to her pre-fame sanguinity and candor it really doesn't come as much surprise to this veteran celebrity property gossip that the honest to goodness if freshly anointed show business cynosure known as Jennifer...

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N.H. company reaches Apple settlement, lays off hundreds

A New Hampshire company that was manufacturing synthetic sapphire glass has reached a settlement with Apple, but at the expense of layoffs at its facilities in Salem and New Hampshire. GT Advanced Technologies said in a statement yesterday it will "wind...

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Amazon’s new Kindles a perfect read

The new Kindle Voyage is the perfect binge-reader. It proves that the iPad isn't for bookworms anymore, because even the most old-school lover of dead trees should take a look at the Voyage, which takes all the best aspects of Amazon's previous e-readers...

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Lumiere shines light on high-end Medford site

A large site across from the Mystic River Reservation in Medford is being turned into the area's latest luxury apartment development with views across the river to the Boston skyline. The 164-unit Lumiere is about a mile from the Wellington Orange Line...

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Dunkin' Donuts counting fewer beans

Weak consumer spending and increased competition for their breakfast business yesterday prompted the parent company of Dunkin' Donuts to warn that it might miss sales forecasts. It will be a "challenge" for Canton-based Dunkin' Brands to achieve the...

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NBCUniversal to settle suit by former interns for $6.4 million

NBCUniversal and a group of former interns have agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit contending the interns should have been paid for their work. The $6.4-million settlement, subject to court approval, would be shared by thousands of interns, including...

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