Massport set to hike parking fees as payroll grows

The cost of parking at Logan International Airport could soon soar by as much a $3 a day, Massport announced, just days after the Herald reported the agency's skyrocketing payroll topped the $100 million mark. "They're not interested in losing one nickel...

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Southboro’s Globoforce cancels IPO

A Southboro tech company canceled its initial public offering hours before markets opened yesterday, a move experts said was a sign of low demand for shares of Globoforce, not a trend that will drag down other tech companies looking to go public soon....

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'20s charm abounds in Belmont home

This classic colonial in Belmont has been updated but retains much of its woodwork and charming details, such as arched doorways. Built in 1928, the five-bedroom home at 22 Adams St. lies in the town's high-end Presidential Estates subdivision. The...

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Obama: Women still face outdated policies at work

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the U.S. economy hasn't caught up to the new reality that women now make up about half of the workforce. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says women still earn about 77 cents for every dollar men...

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Sanctions not seen as damaging to U.S.

Economic sanctions President Obama ordered yesterday against some of Russian President Vladimir Putin's closest associates will have little impact on the U.S. or global economies, unless they are expanded to restrict Russia's energy exports to Europe,...

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Howard Johnson Inn to get ‘edgy’ redo

An "edgy" and "irreverent" 94-room boutique hotel paying homage to the Fenway's musical and artistic history will replace the shuttered and past-its-prime Howard Johnson Inn. Samuels & Associates plans to open The Verb this summer after an 
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Health Connector tab grows

The state could lose up to $90 million in federal funds because lingering problems with its disastrous Obama­care website have kept tens of thousands of people on health plans that were supposed to expire in January — forcing it to burn up cigarette...

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Putnam CEO picked to also run parent co.

Putnam Investments President and CEO Robert L. Reynolds has been tapped to also head the Boston firm's parent company as it combines its retirement businesses to serve the U.S. marketplace with greater breadth. In a conference call with reporters yesterday,...

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Jury finds against Herald in libel suit

A Suffolk Superior Court jury yesterday found the Boston Herald responsible for defamation in a case arising from a May 28, 2009 article regarding a prison visit involving Joanna Marinova at Old Colony Prison in Bridgewater earlier that month. The newspaper...

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The Ticker

Toyota to pay $1.2B to settle criminal probe Toyota agreed to pay $1.2 billion to settle an investigation by the U.S. government, admitting that it hid information about defects that caused Toyota and Lexus vehicles to accelerate unexpectedly and resulted...

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Business is crazy for March Madness

March Madness, once dreaded by businesses and managers as a productivity killer, is being accepted and even embraced as a morale booster despite some estimates that say the wildly popular tournament costs U.S. employers billions of dollars. "I would...

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Fed may end stimulus this fall

The Federal Reserve could end its bond-buying stimulus this fall, and interest rates could start to rise six months later, Fed Chair Janet Yellen said yesterday after leading the Federal Open Market Committee meeting for the first time. U.S. stocks...

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Asian stocks mostly down ahead of Fed news

SEOUL, South Korea — Asian stock markets mostly drifted lower Wednesday ahead of the outcome of the Federal Reserve's first policy meeting under its new chief. The Asian heavyweight index, Tokyo's Nikkei 225, was down 0.5 percent at 14,335.81 and China's...

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Report: US, Toyota may reach settlement in probe

TOKYO — The Wall Street Journal is reporting the U.S. Justice Department may reach a $1 billion settlement with Toyota Motor Corp., ending a four-year criminal investigation into the Japanese automaker's disclosure of safety problems. Toyota declined...

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London 'draining life' from rest of UK economy

LONDON — There's London. And then there's the rest of the U.K. A tale of two Britains has increasingly emerged since the Great Recession. While the government trumpets the country's recovery from the financial crisis and its status as the world's fastest-growing...

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China, New Zealand begin direct currency trading

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — China on Wednesday allowed its currency to be directly traded with the New Zealand dollar in another step toward allowing greater international use of the yuan. New Zealand Prime Minister John Key announced the start of trading...

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Glitch disrupts Fidelity Web orders

Fidelity Investments is working with an undisclosed number of brokerage clients whose online orders were delayed or accidentally duplicated yesterday, a spokesman said. The malfunction, which began at about 9:45 a.m. and lasted for about a half-hour,...

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Martha Coakley backs AGs’ call to snuff smokes

A group of 28 state attorneys general are calling on Wal-Mart and other retailers to follow the lead of CVS Caremark and stop selling tobacco products in their stores with pharmacies — a move Massachusetts AG Martha Coakley backs but has not yet signed....

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Wal-Mart to accept video game trade-ins in stores

NEW YORK — Wal-Mart plans to expand its video game trade-in program to its stores, offering store credit for thousands of video games. The world's largest retailer plans to let video game owners trade in used video games online and in Wal-Mart and Sam's...

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Asian stocks gain on US data, Russia sanctions

BEIJING — Asian stocks advanced Tuesday on stronger U.S. factory production and relief that sanctions imposed on Russia following the Crimea reference avoid its vital economic interests. European markets were down. The Asian heavyweight index, Tokyo's...

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Toyota shuts 2 India plants in lockout over wages

MUMBAI, India — Toyota said Monday it has shut down production at its two auto-assembly plants in India, locking out 6,400 workers amid testy wage negotiations and allegations of threats against management. A statement from the Indian unit of the world's...

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‘It’s Woodstock for payment geeks’

High-profile payment industry executives visit Boston this week to talk about the future of how we pay for things at an exclusive, 
invitation-only conference. "It's really about bringing together the elite innovators in the payments and commerce space...

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Study to test 'chocolate' pills for heart health

UNDATED — Chocolate lovers might perk up at word that researchers will study the potential health benefits of the yummy treat, but it's not about eating candy bars. A study of 18,000 men and women is being launched to see if pills containing the nutrients...

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World stock markets mostly shrug off Crimea vote

HONG KONG — World stocks drifted Monday as investors largely shrugged off a weekend vote in which Crimeans opted to leave Ukraine and join Russia. Safe-haven assets such as the Japanese yen got a boost after results showed an overwhelming number of...

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If brake account is accurate, dealer dropped the ball

I have a 2003 Buick Rendezvous. After the dealer did a brake job, the red "Brake" warning light on the dash came on, along with an audible alarm. The dealer said they didn't cause it, don't know why it's doing it and don't know how to fix it. They said...

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Silicon Valley billionaire buys record life policy

SAN FRANCISCO — An unnamed Silicon Valley billionaire has purchased the world's most valuable life insurance policy. The man who cobbled the deal together said Saturday that it took seven months and 19 insurance companies to put together a deal that...

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Boston’s winning war vs. bedbugs

Boston seems to be slowly winning its battle against bedbugs more than a decade after the scourge broke out. The number of complaints about the tiny, blood-sucking pests has dropped 16 percent, from 410 in 2012 to 344 last year, the Department of Inspectional...

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Coders launch careers

A local training company is churning out a new crop of developers to help staff rapidly growing tech companies starving for talent. "We take them from absolute novice to hireable junior developer," said Dan Pickett, co-founder of Launch Academy, a full-time,...

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