Built for entertaining, just blocks from BU

This gracious, renovated Colonial in the Cottage Farm area of Brookline near Boston University is made for grand-scale entertaining, with its large reception hall off of which is a series of elegant connected rooms and a showpiece grand staircase. Built...

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Pay limits tore at TARP bailout

The executive pay limits that came with the bank bailouts of the 2008-2009 financial crisis may have had the unintended benefit of reducing the bailouts' scope, a new study has found. A report in the Journal of Banking, Finance and Accounting finds...

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Addicted to Black Friday

Despite economic worries and Thursday night openings in neighboring states, consumers rewarded Massachusetts retailers and malls for opening earlier than ever yesterday, showing that Black Friday shopping has become as much of a tradition as turkey on...

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Revved up over Jaguar XJ

The 2013 Jaguar XJ with a 3-liter, V6 engine was a tough sell — at first. My initial reaction was that the smaller engine would diminish the prestige of the luxury sedan that I'd always known to have an abundance of brawn under the hood. However,...

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Nokia's True Cars map the world

Nokia Corp. is making a giant push for its navigation technology, showing off its so-called True Car mapping vehicle in the Hub and rolling out a new brand called "Here." "One of the things that distinguishes Nokia is navigation," Aaron Dannenbring,...

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Home buyers see few price reductions

Today kicks off the holiday shopping season, which can mean big sales for most shoppers. But while the retail world is offering deals and slashing prices, many home buyers aren't seeing the same price reductions they were getting in the recent past....

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Small biz big on Saturday

Small Business Saturday is quickly becoming the little shopping holiday that could. Despite being sandwiched between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, local brick-and-mortar retailers say they're happy to fling their doors open tomorrow to lure sales and...

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Shoppers pack stores for Black Friday deals

Black Friday got off to a raucous start at the Wrentham Village Premium Outlets, where traffic was backed up for miles and shoppers lined up at high-end stores for deep discounts.The trend was self-gifting, with many people standing for hours in line...

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Black Friday weekend store hours

Here's a representative list of Bay State store hours. Check individual locations when in doubt. Best Buy Friday: 12:01 a.m. or 1 a.m. '10 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. '10 p.m. Sunday: 10 a.m. '8 p.m. BJ's Wholesale Club Friday: 7 a.m. '10 p.m. (Select...

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Cuts at struggling Citibank

As part of a global retrenchment, struggling Citibank will close nine of its 31 Massachusetts branches early next year, the company said. The bank wouldn't disclose the specific branches that will close, but said they will be mostly outside Boston and...

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Media screens to light up Innovation Center

Boston's burgeoning Innovation Center will be dressed up with digital signs, as city planners hope the facility becomes a beacon for entrepreneurs when it opens next year. The Boston Redevelopment Authority is floating plans for flashy "media screens"...

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Hostess winding down A bankruptcy court judge yesterday approved a request by Hostess Brands Inc. to begin winding down its operations. The ruling came after the maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Wonder Bread failed in last-ditch negotiations to end...

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Walmart making wait worth it by guaranteeing sale items

Walmart is bracing for protests on Black Friday, but not from shoppers who will get an in-store guarantee on select items for the first time this year, an attempt by the retailer to ensure that long waits in line won't be in vain. The three items —...

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CVS scraps plans for Nantucket

There once was a man from Nantucket, who opposed CVS so much it said ... forget it. Greg Hinson, a family doctor, photographer and 12-year island resident, started an online petition that prompted the pharmacy giant to scrap plans to replace a supermarket...

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National Grid sued over missing pay

A group of 10 local unions are suing National Grid after thousands of workers haven't been paid some of their hard-earned wages for nearly a month, even forcing some to miss mortgage payments, according to court papers filed yesterday accusing the utility...

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Expert sees a gathering storm for top fund manager

NEW YORK — The arrest of a former hedge fund portfolio manager in what prosecutors are calling one of the most lucrative insider trading schemes ever indicates that prosecutors may be setting their sights higher — toward a wealthy business leader the...

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Bay State homeowners see mortgage relief Massachusetts homeowners have received more than $266 million in total relief through the end of September from a national mortgage settlement with five major banks. The banks have reported more than $21.9 billion...

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No fun for Black Friday

Holiday shoppers with toys on their lists may do well to sleep in on Black Friday. A study that tracked the online prices of 252 toys last year — including those on the Toys 'R' Us "hot toy" list — found that Black Friday ranked as the worst day to...

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SBLI chief Bob Sheridan leaves 'on a high note'

Savings Bank Life Insurance Co. CEO and President Bob Sheridan, a major player in Boston business and philanthropy, retired yesterday after 20 years as the boss at the Woburn-based life insurer founded in 1907 by Louis Brandeis. "Bob has shepherded...

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Cambridge proves true V.C. hub

Boston has been touting its Innovation District, but Cambridge continues to outpace the Hub in venture capital, angel and corporate investment, and that gap appears to be widening, according to a report released yesterday. Cambridge saw $305 million...

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Rooftop farm plants seeds in the Seaport

A Hub urban agriculture startup has landed a location for a rooftop farm in South Boston's Seaport District. Higher Ground Farm has signed a lease to grow vegetables and fruits atop the eight-story Boston Design Center. The 55,000-square-foot organic...

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Markets set sale for holidays

The markets are switching into full holiday mode with trading weeks interrupted by days off, hyped-up concern about retail sales and end-of-the-year sell offs. But add heightened concern over conflict in the Middle East and uncertainty about the fiscal...

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'Twilight' finale dawns with $141.3M weekend

LOS ANGELES — The sun has set on the "Twilight" franchise with one last blockbuster opening for the supernatural romance. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2" sucked up $141.3 million domestically over opening weekend and $199.6 million more...

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Walmarts to be besieged

Walmart shoppers may get more than they bargained for on Black Friday. Activists plan demonstrations at Massachusetts Walmarts on the day after Thanksgiving to call attention to the retail giant's alleged retaliation against employees who speak out...

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Hub man convicted in mortgage fraud Sirewl R. Cox, 37, of Boston was convicted late last week on charges relating to a massive mortgage fraud case. A jury found Cox guilty on counts of wire fraud, bank fraud and conducting an unlawful monetary transaction....

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Developer not sold on downtown

Not everyone is moved by the momentum in Boston's Downtown Crossing. A New York developer who filed plans for a 28-story apartment and retail tower on Washington Street four years ago — in the teeth of the Great Recession — is not yet sold on the shopping...

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Spindle app spools out hype - and investors

A new app developed by three former Microsoft workers helps people find the most interesting social media updates from businesses and organizations at any given time. Spindle 1.1 — released on Thursday in Boston and San Francisco, with other major cities...

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Best defense: Made in USA

New Balance is on a mission to provide lightweight military sneakers made in the United States, and it wants the Defense Department to equip soldiers with them, company head Rob DeMartini told the Herald. "For whatever reason, the sneaker is the only...

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