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Judge: Apple to modify e-book contracts Looking to force Apple to obey antitrust laws, a judge yesterday ordered the technology giant to modify contracts with publishers to prevent electronic book price-fixing and said she will appoint an external compliance...

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Nissan rolls out a sleeker Altima

Fully redesigned for 2013, the Nissan Altima is a smart choice for competitively priced, comfortable driving. A quiet cabin features upgraded materials throughout with excellent visibility and well-thought-out controls. The car may not be a sports sedan,...

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Jobs news rattles Fed

An unexpectedly poor jobs report yesterday that included significant downward revisions for employment in June and July has brought uncertainty to the market, and has analysts questioning the timing of the Fed's plan to taper its $85 billion bond-buying...

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Victorian shines on Waltham street

It's hard not to notice the F.W. Wetherbee House, a striking Queen Anne-style Victorian amid equally large but mostly nondescript homes along Waltham's Crescent Street. Built in 1892, the 10-room, three-floor dwelling's corner turret, elaborately patterned...

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Google argues for right to continue scanning Gmail

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Attorneys suing Google say the firm violates privacy and takes personal property by electronically scanning the contents of people's Gmail accounts and then targeting ads to them. "This company reads, on a daily basis, every email...

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Market Basket, ‘A’ to ‘B’

Market Basket CEO Arthur T. Demoulas and other so-called "B" shareholders in his camp are asking a court to put on hold a $300 million shareholder payout until a judge decides whether the company's interim board chairman is independent as mandated by...

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New projects replenish dwindling housing stock

It's no surprise that the inventory levels of residential real estate in Boston are down — way down. According to the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), in an analysis of the Back Bay, Beacon Hill and South End neighborhoods, it's become extremely low....

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Mass. AG, officials hold forum on foreclosures

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Attorney General Martha Coakley is holding a home foreclosure prevention program in Springfield with local officials and advocates. Coakley's office says the state's first-in-the-nation HomeCorps program has helped work out more...

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State grabs $21 million 
in employer fraud sweep

The state has recovered more than $21 million over an 18-month period by rooting out employer fraud in the so-called underground economy — an amount that is more than the state recovered in the three previous years combined, officials said. "These efforts...

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No results from tech tax talk

Frustrated tech industry leaders pushing to repeal a potentially job-killing tech tax say they're stepping up efforts to rally support after a closed-door meeting with the governor and legislators yesterday produced no answers on whether they plan to...

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Samsung tries to take bite out 
of Apple with smartwatch reveal

Samsung Electronics kicked off the busiest week in tech this year with a direct broadside at Apple, announcing a new tablet-style phone, a new 10-inch tablet and its first foray into wearable technology. At an event in Berlin and simulcast in Times...

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Surgical gear may have spread brain disease New Hampshire public health officials believe one person died of a rare, degenerative brain disease, and there's a remote chance up to 13 others in multiple states were exposed to it through surgical equipment....

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Candidates tout economic plans

Bostonians would enjoy higher minimum wages, better job training and a better shot at construction jobs under plans touted by three mayoral candidates yesterday, in an indication of the key role the city's economic health will play in the final weeks...

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Studies examine cardiac safety of two new diabetes drugs

Two studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine yesterday offered hope for doctors, patients and pharmaceutical firms concerned about the potential negative cardiovascular effects of new drugs designed to combat Type 2 diabetes. A new class...

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Microsoft to buy Nokia phones, patents for $7.2B

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft is buying Nokia's line-up of smartphones and a portfolio of patents and services in an attempt to mount a more formidable challenge to Apple and Google as more people pursue their lives on mobile devices. The 5.44 billion...

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Nokia stock surges on Microsoft takeover

HELSINKI — Microsoft Corp. is buying Nokia Corp.'s line-up of smartphones and a portfolio of patents and services in an attempt to strengthen its fight with Apple Inc. and Google Inc. to capture a slice of the lucrative mobile computing market. The...

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