Holiday shopping spree not for everyone

NEW YORK — Many Americans are watching the annual holiday spending ritual from the sidelines this year. Money is still tight for some. Others are fed up with commercialism of the holidays. Still others are waiting for bigger bargains. And people like...

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US stocks fall for a third straight day

The stock market fell to its lowest level in a month Thursday as investors worried that the end may be nearing for the Federal Reserve's support for the economy. The Fed's stimulus efforts have been a key factor in the bull market that has pushed the...

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Asian stocks tentative amid Fed stimulus cut fears

BEIJING — Asian stock markets mostly posted tentative gains Friday as investors prepared for the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision next week on whether to reduce its monetary stimulus. Oil prices edged up, staying above $97 per barrel. Asia's heavyweight...

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Retail sales ring up hikes

Retail sales nationally rose each of the past two months, according to figures released yesterday, but a snowstorm forecast for this weekend has Massachusetts retailers worried they could lose critical holiday sales. The Commerce Department said November...

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Southie hall hotels under way

The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority yesterday heralded a groundbreaking for two "mid-priced" hotels on D Street as the kickoff to its proposed $1 billion expansion of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. CV Properties and Starwood...

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Boutique buildings fill Boston niche 
with distinction

While a lot of attention has been given to the larger residential projects in the Hub, there are a number of new, smaller boutique buildings that promise buyers and tenants something more distinctive. "In a smaller-scale building you can pay much more...

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Hospitals get $25M NIH grant

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a group of researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Medical Center and Brigham and Women's Hospital a $25 million grant to determine the most effective treatment for the most severe form of...

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B.R.A. to give ‘blighted’ tax break to Garden complex

The Boston Redevelopment Authority is set to approve a $950 million redevelopment of the former Boston Garden site next week — including $7.8 million in tax breaks for the city-designated "blighted" area — despite neighborhood objections to a 600-foot...

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The Ticker

Profit-taking trips up stocks but not Facebook U.S. stocks fell yesterday as retail sales rose solidly in November, adding to signs the economy is strong enough for the Federal Reserve to begin reducing the pace of monetary stimulus. Profit-taking...

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Orange County Register owner plans daily LA paper

LOS ANGELES — The parent company of the Orange County Register plans to expand with a daily paper in Los Angeles, looking to further stretch its regional reach to nearly all of Southern California. The new, seven-days-a-week paper will be known as the...

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