Consumer spending in U.S. sinks for first time in year

Consumer spending dropped for the first time in a year as shoppers kept their wallets in their pockets in April, leaving experts split on whether the economy is headed for a rebound. The Commerce Department said yesterday that consumer spending dropped...

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Drinking past 2 a.m. has shot

Extended bar and restaurant hours in Boston — part of Mayor Martin J. Walsh's push to make the Hub a late-night city — could be piloted as soon as August if things go as planned, according to a co-chairman of the task force leading the effort. Lobbying...

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Yesterday’s mews: Ex-stable charms

This unique Bedford house was built in 1836 as a racehorse stable for a nearby track, but has been expanded into a four-bedroom home with sensitively added rear additions. The fieldstone stable with a slate roof retains its original charm, and the current...

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Car Smart: Infiniti coupe puts you in loop of luxury

A coupe always catches my eye and is refreshing to spot among the more practical autos that clog the roads these days. It's the well-proportioned wheel base and the balance of only one door per side along with muscular lines that combine to give the...

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Venture group taps Jack Hart to push non-compete pact ban

The New England Venture Capital Association has hired a former state senator as a lobbyist as it ramps up its effort to ban non-compete agreements and lawmakers take up Gov. Deval Patrick's proposal to eliminate the practice in Massachusetts. Former...

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Panel sees nothing odd on casino vote

The state Gaming Commission yesterday brushed off concerns that Chairman Stephen P. Crosby's decision to recuse himself from discussions over the Boston area's sole casino license could result in a tie vote. "We're not the first board to have an even...

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Gap filled in downtown

Gap Inc. is seeking workers for a new Gap Outlet that will open in Downtown Crossing — the latest evidence of a looming revival for the Boston shopping district. The Gap is in talks to open the outlet on Washington Street, across from the Millennium...

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How Google got states to legalize driverless cars

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — About four years ago, the Google team trying to develop cars driven by computers — not people — became convinced that sooner than later, the technology would be ready for the masses. There was one big problem: Driverless cars...

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The Ticker

Apple aims for street cred with $3B Beats buy Apple is striking a new chord with a $3 billion acquisition of Beats Electronics, a headphone and music streaming specialist that also brings the swagger of rapper Dr. Dre and recording impresario Jimmy...

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Target tests same-day delivery

Target Corp. will pilot same-day delivery in Boston next month as the latest retailer to enter the online shipping fray. The retailer's test of "rush delivery" in select parts of Boston, its hometown of Minneapolis and Miami will allow customers to...

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Google gets ready to rev up driverless cars

Google announced its latest "moonshot" yesterday — a fully autonomous, driverless car — saying it hopes to have hundreds of prototypes on the roads a year from now. The cars have no steering wheels, gas pedals or brake pedals, Google said. Instead,...

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8 vehicles earn top rating for collision warning

DETROIT — The 2014 Chevrolet Impala was the only non-luxury car to earn the highest safety rating in new tests of high-tech crash prevention systems. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested cars equipped with collision warning and automatic...

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The Ticker

Jobless rate in N.E. falls to 6.1 percent The unemployment rate in New England fell to 
6.1 percent in April, which is slightly below the U.S. average. The New England information office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced the rate for...

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Southie residents upset over Bastille’s valet parking plan

The newest entry to Fort Point's growing restaurant scene is putting further pressure on street parking — already at a premium in the South Boston neighborhood — with its plans to squeeze in valet services. Bastille Kitchen, a 240-seat French bistro...

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Vote set for Boston Convention & Exhibition Center expansion

State lawmakers are set to vote today on the 
$1.1 billion expansion of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, already the largest building ever constructed in New England. The plan to add
1.3 million square feet of space, including meeting...

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Google: We're building car with no steering wheel

LOS ANGELES — Google will build a car without a steering wheel. It doesn't need one because it drives itself. The two-seater won't be sold publicly, but Google said Tuesday it hopes by this time next year, 100 prototypes will be on public roads. Though...

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Union goes after water park developer

FITCHBURG  — Unionized carpenters want the state to rescind a 20-year tax increment financing deal to the developer of a water park and resort in Fitchburg. The New England Regional Council of Carpenters says Wisconsin-based Great Wolf Lodge failed...

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CapeFlyer train riding high

More people rode the CapeFlyer this Memorial Day weekend than last, putting the seasonal weekend train service between Boston and Cape Cod on track to another year in the black, an official said. A total of 1,037 passengers rode the rails to and from...

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Bowman: Remembering names makes you look good

Most of us are challenged remembering names. When another person approaches us and says their name, we, as professionals, should be conditioned to respond by saying our name. While it may easier to forget and more tempting to ignore people, something...

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Median CEO pay crosses $10 million in 2013

NEW YORK — They're the $10 million men and women. Propelled by a soaring stock market, the median pay package for a CEO rose above eight figures for the first time last year. The head of a typical large public company earned a record $10.5 million,...

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Pilgrim protesters to gather at Sagamore Bridge

BOURNE — Protesters are planning to gather near the Sagamore Bridge on Memorial Day to highlight concerns about the safety of the Pilgrim nuclear power plant in Plymouth. The protesters called the current emergency plan in the event of an accident at...

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These cars great for ‘staycations’

The family-vacation-turned-disaster is a meme that has spawned countless horror stories, from "National Lampoon's Vacation" trips to Walley World to several sorry sequels to Baby being put in a corner to Mitt Romney's dog. What happened to this idyllic...

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Newspaper’s ‘Innovation Report’ is underwhelming, unrealistic

As a chorus of sycophants throws its collective back out to deem the leaked New York Times' Innovation Report a seminal work of genius, allow me to tell you why the 96-page document needs to be shelved like every other blue-ribbon commission production...

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Regulations mulled for bitcoin

State regulators in Massachusetts and others around the country are taking a close look at virtual currencies as bitcoin continues to grow in popularity. "We will be trying to come up with a model law or regulations states can use," said David Cotney,...

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Starting 2012 Chrysler van gives driver a jolting jump

Recently I purchased a 2012 Chrysler Town & Country SXT V6 van with 39,000 miles. It is a one-owner vehicle with no Carfax issues. When starting out anytime, the accelerator pedal moves about an inch down before the vehicle responds from idle. When...

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Chips still on web gambling

Online gaming proponents are vowing to push ahead despite a leading casino industry lobbying group's withdrawal of support for expanded Internet gambling, which has proved to be a divisive issue among Las Vegas gaming titans. State Treasurer and gubernatorial...

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New FHA rules making condos no-lending zones

WASHINGTON — For young first-time buyers, people with modest down payment cash, or seniors who want to tap their equity using a reverse mortgage, it's a growing problem: They cannot use Federal Housing Administration financing in condominiums. It's...

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Private hospitals could take some pressure off VA

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration's decision to allow more veterans to get care at private hospitals could take some pressure off backlogged Veterans Affairs facilities struggling to cope with new patients from the wars on terrorism as well as old...

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