One Fund, many $ decisions

As One Fund Boston administrator Kenneth Feinberg makes the tough calls over how to divide up nearly $30 million between people with a wide range of injuries — from double amputations to damaged limbs to brain damage and shrapnel wounds — experts say...

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Chamber honors 3 Boston leaders

More than 1,600 business, government and community leaders attended the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce annual meeting last night at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, and three of them were named to the Chamber's "Academy of Distinguished...

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Google launching YouTube fee plan

Netflix, Hulu and even cable companies, beware: Internet giant Google has big plans for its Web video powerhouse YouTube. Google reportedly is planning a subscription service that would charge viewers $2 or more per month for high-quality YouTube channels...

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China's April auto sales rise 13 percent

BEIJING — An industry group says China's auto sales rose 13 percent in April despite concern about a weak economic recovery while Japanese brands suffered less severe declines. The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said Thursday customers...

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New Zealand's central bank intervenes in currency

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand's central bank has intervened in the currency market for the first time in five years to try to curb the local dollar's rise. The rising Kiwi dollar, as the New Zealand currency is known, has been hurting the country's...

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Oil rises toward $96 as China trade improves

BANGKOK — Oil prices rose Wednesday after an upswing in China's trade for April restored hopes that the world's second-largest economy was strengthening. Benchmark crude for June delivery was up 10 cents to $95.72 per barrel at midday Bangkok time in...

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House set to OK bill to change overtime pay law

WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House is poised to approve a bill that would give private sector workers the option of choosing paid time off instead of cash wages for working overtime. The measure would allow employees who work more than 40 hours a...

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China reports stronger April trade growth

BEIJING — China reported stronger April trade but analysts said export data were inflated and its shaky recovery might be weaker than it looks. Exports rose 14.7 percent over a year earlier, up from March's 10 percent growth, customs data showed Wednesday....

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‘Iron Man 3’ gives movies a solid boost

All the naysayers who believe no one goes to the movies anymore, take note: "Iron Man 3" roared into U.S. theaters last week, opening to $175 million, the second-largest movie opening weekend of all time. Maybe it's another sign the economy is turning...

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Bangladesh garment accident death toll passes 700

DHAKA, Bangladesh — The death toll from last month's collapse of a building housing garment factories in Bangladesh has passed 700, police said Tuesday, as survivors of the country's worst-ever industrial disaster protested for compensation. The police...

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Internet sales tax bill faces tough sell in House

WASHINGTON — Traditional retailers and cash-strapped states face a tough sell in the House as they lobby Congress to limit tax-free shopping on the Internet. The Senate voted 69 to 27 Monday to pass a bill that empowers states to collect sales taxes...

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Microsoft touching up Windows 8 to address gripes

SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening a slump in personal computer sales. The tune up announced Tuesday won't be released to...

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Making bet on mobile gaming

The mobile game market is growing rapidly and — parents of game-addicted children beware — the makers of these time-wasters are coming up with novel ways to drain your wallet. Skillz, which launched last week with 10 games from 10 developers, is the...

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New Android features outbaking Apple

If you paid $200 or more for the newest iPhone recently, here's a harsh truth: You've been had. The iPhone 5 — released just seven months ago — is officially antiquated, with a slate of new Android and Windows Phone 8 devices leaving Apple looking several...

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Bashful? Buy the little blue pill online

TRENTON, N.J. — Men who are bashful about needing help in the bedroom no longer have to visit a drugstore to buy that little blue pill. In a first for the drug industry, Pfizer Inc. told The Associated Press that on Monday it will sell begin selling...

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Buffett defends structure of $23B Heinz deal

OMAHA, Neb. — Investor Warren Buffett says he expects Berkshire Hathaway to own a stake in ketchup-maker H.J. Heinz Co. forever, and he doesn't see a problem in taking a partner — the Brazilian investment firm 3G Capital — in the $23.3 billion deal....

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E! Online's Twitter, texting accounts hacked

LOS ANGELES — E! Online says hackers compromised its Twitter and text messaging accounts, sending out erroneous news alerts about Justin Bieber and Angelina Jolie. The Syrian Electronic Army claimed responsibility for Saturday's hack. E! Online said...

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Cities: deal us in big time

Host cities and towns negotiating with proposed resort casino operators shouldn't get too greedy, according to one gaming expert. "It does not help you to encourage massive promises — the politicians may like it, the lawyers may like it, but it doesn't...

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Airport app lands just in time

Local entrepreneur Wayne Chen wants his new app to take off with harried air travelers — literally. The 67-year-old has created Connect On Time, a free app for iPhones and iPads that provides customized maps of 42 global airports and calculates how...

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Leaders laud contest to grant $ to struggling communities

Community leaders from the Hub's more economically hard-hit cities hailed a competition launched by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston last week as a necessary tool to spur cross-sector partnerships and improve the health and well-being of lower-income...

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