Nissan 370Z is 100% sports car

The 2013 Nissan 370Z Roadster Touring boasts outstanding sports car performance that is priced well under the German and Italian competition — an entry level 370Z is yours for under $45,000. Our gorgeous test Z was dressed in a midnight blue metallic...

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Dow has worst week Stocks fell yesterday, closing out what was the worst week of the year for the Dow Jones industrial average. The market was dragged lower by a weak performance from retailers and companies sensitive to higher interest rates. Homebuilders...

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Mass. likely to mirror U.S. start stats

Massachusetts builders appeared to follow a national trend of breaking ground on more apartments than single-family homes in July, particularly in Boston and its suburbs, according to a local builders group. "Massachusetts continues to lag behind the...

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MIT, Ford: Road worries

Ford Motor Co. is collaborating with the high-powered brains at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to help tackle some of the biggest future transportation problems they foresee, such as global gridlock. "We want to try to solve the problems...

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Many left waiting for bombing insurance $$

Scores of insurance claims either have been closed without payment or remain open four months after the Boston Marathon bombings, leaving business owners and residents in limbo, according to the state Division of Insurance. Of the 207 claims reported...

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Judge stalls ruling on airline bankruptcy Lawyers for American Airlines pressed a judge yesterday to approve the company's plan to merge with US Airways and exit bankruptcy protection, but the judge delayed a ruling because of the federal government's...

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Heat’s a bit off on high apartment prices in Boston

It is no secret that rents for apartments in Boston are expensive, making it difficult for tenants to find affordable places to live. According to Trulia's latest report released in July, rents in Boston rose 4.1 percent compared to the same time last...

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L'Oreal makes $843M bid for Chinese skincare brand

HONG KONG — French cosmetics giant L'Oreal is making an $843 million takeover offer for skincare company Magic Holdings to help it expand in China's fast-growing beauty market. Magic Holdings International Ltd. is the "ideal fit" for L'Oreal SA's existing...

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Microsoft restores Outlook.com service on the Web

SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft said it has fixed a problem that prevented some people from getting their email on Outlook.com, but mobile users might still be having problems. Service had been restored on the Web shortly after 2 p.m. PDT Wednesday, according...

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Karen Spilka flips tech tax vote

An Ashland state senator running for Congress is trying to lead the charge to repeal the so-called "tech tax" just weeks after she voted at least three times to support the measure — a flip-flop her rivals say is a conveniently timed attempt to score...

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Finish line cos. struggling

Four months after the Boston Marathon bombings, some Boylston Street businesses are still struggling to return to a sense of normalcy, even as the one that was closed the longest marks a welcome milestone with its relaunch today. Forum General Manager...

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Board chief: City can take care of its liquor licenses

The city can effectively regulate its entire liquor license process, the chairwoman of the state-appointed Boston Licensing Board said at a hearing yesterday to reclaim that local control from the Legislature. The number of licenses — capped by the...

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Backers of Demoulas CEO take to Web

A new online petition supporting Market Basket CEO Arthur T. Demoulas calls on his rival cousin, backing a move to unseat him, not to "underestimate the damage you will do to thousands of families if your corporate raid is successful." The petition...

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Comcast expands low-cost Internet plan, ups speed

LOS ANGELES — Comcast Corp., the nation's largest cable company, is expanding the number of low-income families that can automatically qualify for its $9.95-per-month Internet access. It's also boosting download speeds on the service to 5 megabytes per...

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Oil rises above $107 per barrel

BANGKOK — The price of oil rose Tuesday as traders waited for more economic news from the U.S. Benchmark crude for September delivery was up $1 to $107.11 a barrel at late afternoon Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange....

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Markets solid ahead of US retail sales data

LONDON — Hopes over the European economy coupled with a strong bounce-back in Japan's Nikkei stock index to shore up markets Tuesday, ahead of key U.S. retail sales data that could have a bearing on when the Federal Reserve starts to rein in its monetary...

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Handy pebble rocks a little

With the flood of Apple iWatch and Samsung Galaxy Gear rumors, it would be easy to see a future where everything we need is in a mobile device on our wrist, or in frames around our eyes. Still, that literal version of a constantly connected society isn't...

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White House calls for increased grid spending

NEW YORK — The cost of weather-related power outages is rising as storms grow more severe and the U.S. electric grid gets older, an Obama Administration report says. It calls for increased spending on the nation's electric power system. Power outages...

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Japan economy up sluggish 2.6 percent for quarter

TOKYO — Japan's economy grew a slower-than-expected 2.6 percent last quarter as companies wary over the prospects for a sustained recovery kept a tight rein on investment. On a quarter-to-quarter basis, the world's third-largest economy grew 0.6 percent...

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Car company's big plans haven't come to fruition

TUNICA, Miss. — It seemed like a win for everyone involved when a startup car company, backed by political heavyweights, wooed investors with plans to build a massive auto plant in the Mississippi Delta, hire thousands of people and pump out a brand...

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Blue Cross reaches out over insurance law changes

MORRISVILLE, N.C. — Just down from the Target and Gander Mountain big-box stores and between a nail salon and dental office, North Carolina's largest health insurer opened its first retail store. It has some exercise offerings — step aerobics classes...

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City eyes authority on liquor licenses

A Boston city councilor is making a fresh push to wrest control of Boston's liquor licensing process from the Legislature, arguing that giving the city the power to increase the number of licenses issued would help revitalize neighborhoods by reducing...

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Raynham joins group to organize casino worker training

The Massachusetts Casino Careers Training Institute has added Raynham Park to the list of prospective slots parlor and casino operators agreeing to collaborate on workforce development issues with the consortium of community colleges. As the would-be...

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Biotechs push to save tax credit for rare-disease medicine makers

Some of the Bay State's biggest biotech companies are teaming up with drug makers and patient advocacy groups across the country to wage battle to protect the crucial federal tax credit that provides a key incentive for pharmaceutical companies to develop...

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