History comes alive in Salem

This elegant single ­family in Salem's beautiful ­McIntire Historic District is on Chestnut Street, itself a National Historic Landmark lined with grand ­antique homes. This area of 407 homes and carriage houses is named after Salem architect Samuel...

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Five top vehicles that’ll get you there in style

As hundreds of motorists hit the road in the spirit of explorer Christopher Columbus this long holiday weekend, there's plenty of options for getting there in style, and in comfort. As new vehicles continue to roar off dealers' lots, car expert Mike...

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Facebook, Google hit on changes

Privacy advocates were dealt a one-two punch as Google announced plans to sell some of its users' information for use in ads, and Facebook said it's removing the privacy setting for Timeline searches. Google yesterday said beginning Nov. 11, some of...

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Davis Cos. nabs building in Seaport

The Davis Cos. is the new owner of Tower Point @ A Street, and CEO Jonathan Davis has a long list of reasons why the Fort Point office complex in the Seaport District is a great buy at $43.4 million. The six-story, brick-and-beam 154,143-square-foot...

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Providence offers buyers more home for the money

Providence is a small-town city with a lively culture and arts scene that has a lot to offer less than an hour from Boston. Institutions of higher learning, including Brown University, the Rhode Island School of Design and Johnson & Wales, give...

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Markets soar on move to spending deal

The possibility of a deal to avert a government default sent stocks soaring yesterday, as President Obama and congressional Republicans met at the White House, capping an up-and-down day that saw Republicans floating a compromise the president appeared...

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Jury: Toyota not liable for death of Calif. woman

LOS ANGELES — A verdict clearing Toyota Motor Corp. in the death of a California woman whose 2006 Camry apparently accelerated despite her efforts to stop could bode well for the Japanese automaker as it faces similar cases. Jurors deliberated for about...

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US debt ceiling hopes shore up markets again

LONDON — Indications that a deal to increase the U.S. debt ceiling may be imminent shored up markets once again on Friday. Stocks have rallied over the past day or so amid signs that the White House and Republicans in Congress were inching toward a...

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Wal-Mart splits from India partner; retail on hold

MUMBAI, India — Wal-Mart Stores said Wednesday it is splitting from its Indian business partner and suspending plans for its own retail stores in India because strict government regulations on sourcing from local small businesses make it impossible....

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Global markets drift on IMF warning, US shutdown

LONDON — Markets settled Wednesday as investors set aside concerns over the U.S. budget stalemate and welcomed reports that Janet Yellen will be nominated to become the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. Yellen, currently Ben Bernanke's number 2,...

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Budget clash intensifies amid hints of short truce

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner are increasing the pressure on each other to bend in their deadlock over the federal debt limit and the partial government shutdown. Even as they do, there are hints they might consider...

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Mass. lawmakers to consider tribal casino compact

BOSTON — A revised casino compact between Gov. Deval Patrick and the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe faces a test in the Legislature. The House of Representatives on Wednesday is expected to debate and likely take a vote on the compact. Approval of the agreement...

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Judge nixes Cuban's bid to have lawsuit dismissed

DALLAS — The insider-trading lawsuit against Mark Cuban will continue after a federal judge turned down the billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner's attempt to dismiss the government's case as unproven. U.S. District Court Judge Sidney Fitzwater's ruling...

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Three slots hopefuls pitch plans to gaming panel

The three companies competing for the state's sole slots parlor license each claimed yesterday that they had the best location, the widest support and the most to offer the host community and state. "We're going to have a tough choice," Stephen Crosby,...

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Mass. National Guard troops back on job

Almost all Massachusetts National Guard members are back at work after 99 percent of furloughed workers were recalled by the Pentagon, but other Bay State programs remain in limbo as the effects of government shutdown lingers. "We're about at full capacity,"...

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Cape mussel farmer hopes to start pioneer project

CHATHAM — Nantucket Sound may soon host the nation's first offshore aquaculture project in federal waters. The Cape Cod Times reports (http://bit.ly/1afVIYy) that Chatham shellfisherman Domenic Santoro has proposed the 30-acre mussel farm in the sound,...

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NYC fraud trial to begin for 5 ex-Madoff employees

NEW YORK — The longtime secretary of imprisoned financier Bernard Madoff and four other back-office subordinates of the Ponzi king go to trial Tuesday as the government for the first time shows a jury what it has collected in its five-year probe of one...

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Shutdown spawns vacuum in farm market information

WICHITA, Kan. — When Tim Peterson finished planting his 900 acres of winter wheat last week, the usually market-savvy Kansas farmer unexpectedly found himself struggling to make critical marketing decisions without being able to access to vital agricultural...

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Families hoard cash 5 yrs after crisis

NEW YORK — They speak different languages, live in countries rich and poor, face horrible job markets and healthy ones. When it comes to money, though, they act as one: They're holding tight to their cash, driven more by a fear of losing what they have...

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World Bank lowers growth outlook for East Asia

MUMBAI, India — The World Bank cut its 2013 growth forecast for East Asia's developing countries on Monday, reflecting regional powerhouse China's slowdown plus the looming end of the United States' cheap-money stimulus policy. The international lender...

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BlackBerry faces class action shareholder lawsuit

TORONTO — A class action lawsuit has been filed against BlackBerry by a shareholder claiming the company misled investors about its future, including how the BlackBerry 10 smartphone line would fare against competitors. The lawsuit seeks to represent...

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Egypt journalist gets 6-month suspended sentence

CAIRO — An Egyptian military court released an award-winning journalist Saturday after giving him a six-month suspended sentence for endangering national security by spreading false information in his coverage of operations against Islamic militants...

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Sustaining local seafood

The New England Aquarium has been helping Gorton's put added weight behind its familiar "Trust the Gorton's Fishermen" advertising jingle. This is the fifth year of a sustainable seafood partnership between the aquarium and the 164-year-old Gloucester...

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Co. calculates need for iPad textbooks

It took a single semester of teaching freshmen physics at Harvard three years ago to convince Zachary Wissner-Gross that lectures — and the leading online learning programs that emulate them — are often the least effective way to teach. "They all have...

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