Three T rail lines reopen on weekends

The MBTA is restoring weekend service to three commuter rail lines beginning next Saturday, two years after budget constraints forced it to cut the runs. Saturday and Sunday service will resume for the Kingston/Plymouth and Greenbush lines, and Saturday...

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Row house gets modern updates

This two-bedroom condo is one of two just carved out of a brick row house in Boston's charming Bay Village. While the upper-floor unit has just gone under agreement, Unit 1 at 34 Melrose St., a 1,229-square-foot first-floor and basement duplex, is available...

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Mercedes SUV more than meets the eye

Do not let the understated appearance of the 2015 Mercedes-Benz ML250 make you shy away from taking a long look at this diesel-
powered sport utility vehicle. Although Mercedes offers a wide array of crossovers and SUVs in many shapes and sizes, I found...

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N. Korea proposes joint probe over Sony hacking

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has proposed a joint investigation with the U.S. into the hacking attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment. U.S. officials blame North Korea for the hacking, citing the tools used in the Sony attack and previous hacks...

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Boston’s Revere Hotel gets a new owner

Boston's trendy Revere Hotel has a new owner, a little more than 2 1⁄2 years after it debuted following a $29 million transformation of an undistinguished Radisson Hotel into the luxury boutique property. Bethesda, Md.-based Pebblebrook Hotel Trust,...

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The Ticker

Dow soars 421 points The Dow Jones industrial average had its biggest surge in three years yesterday, soaring 421 points in its second straight triple-digit gain after the Federal Reserve's reassurance that it was in no hurry to raise interest rates....

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Weak coffee sales hurt Dunkin’ Donuts earnings

Dunkin' Brands announced weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter sales and lowered its 2015 outlook yesterday, blaming declining sales of Dunkin' Donuts' packaged coffee and continued pressure on consumers. Shares fell as much as 9.45 percent yesterday...

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Innovation expansion urged: Four areas envisioned as new Boston ‘districts’

A task force appointed in September by Mayor Martin J. Walsh is eyeing four neighborhoods as potential innovation hubs, Boston's economic development czar said yesterday. Although its final recommendations are not due until Jan. 30, the four areas most...

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Gas pipeline woes halt National Grid hookups on Cape

Residents of eight Cape Cod towns will have to wait years before new natural gas lines can be installed after National Grid instituted a moratorium on new hookups. The company will not install any new gas connections for five to seven years after the...

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Fung Wah gets feds’ conditional approval

Nearly two years after shutting it down, federal regulators have given Boston-­based Fung Wah Bus Transportation conditional approval to resume carrying passengers, but authorities say they'll be watching to see if the company slips back into a pattern...

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Sony has 'no further release plans' for 'The Interview'

Sony Pictures Entertainment has walked out on "The Interview," deciding against releasing the Seth Rogen-James Franco comedy in any form -- including VOD or DVD. "Sony Pictures has no further release plans for the film," a spokesman said Wednesday....

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Reports: North Korea ordered the Sony attack

Federal authorities have determined that hackers working on behalf of the North Korean government were behind the attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, according to published reports. "We have found linkage to the North Korean government," a source...

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Sony hack: Lionsgate sought merger talks with Sony, says report

Lionsgate Entertainment made an approach to Sony Corp in the middle of this year, according to Sony emails leaked by hackers. The Reuters news agency today reported that the emails show a conversation between activist investor Daniel Loeb and Nicole...

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Stocks mostly lower before Fed statement

BEIJING — Global stocks were mostly lower Wednesday as oil prices tumbled again while investors waited for a U.S. Federal Reserve statement on monetary policy. KEEPING SCORE: In early trading, Germany's DAX shed 1 percent to 9,471.58 points and France's...

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Sony ex-employees hit studio with another class action suit over hack attack

Two ex-employees of Sony Pictures Entertainment have filed a class action suit against the studio, claiming that it was negligent in protecting personal information and also in planning for the release "The Interview" in the face of a threat of a hacker...

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Ruble volatile as Russians rush to stores

MOSCOW — The Russian government looked at ways of easing the selling pressure on the ruble Wednesday amid fears the country may face a full-blown bank run and as consumers look to buy big-ticket items before prices rise. Deputy Finance Minister Alexei...

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Powdered alcohol? Not so fast, lawmakers say

DENVER — Powdered alcohol hasn't even arrived in stores yet, but states already are moving to ban the product touted by its inventor as an easy way to mix a drink on the go. Colorado is the latest state considering prohibiting "Palcohol" amid concern...

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China imprisons businesswoman in rail graft case

BEIJING — A Beijing court on Tuesday sentenced a businesswoman linked to China's fallen ex-railway minister to 20 years in prison for bribery and interfering with bids for rail projects. Ding Yuxin, formerly known as Ding Shumiao, illegally helped 23...

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The legal case for publishing Sony emails

On Sunday, media outlets received letters from famed attorney David Boies, representing Sony Pictures Entertainment, urging them to destroy or ignore the trove of hacked documents and e-mails from the hacking attack on the studio. While his letter certainly...

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HBO Go now available on Amazon Fire TV set-top

HBO Go, the premium cable network's Internet-video service, is now available on Amazon Fire TV set-top box -- an addition the e-commerce giant hopes will put the device on better footing with holiday shoppers against connected-TV rivals. Amazon's Fire...

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Europe stocks higher; Asia falls amid Sydney siege

European stocks inched higher Monday while Asian markets fell as weak Japanese data, slumping oil prices and a hostage situation in Australia's largest city induced caution. KEEPING SCORE: In early European trading, France's CAC 40 was up 0.3 percent...

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The power and the danger of email! (just ask Sony execs!)

"COMMON sense is not so common," said Voltaire. I KNOW I shouldn't be, but I continue to be astounded by what people at the highest levels of various business -- and just plain folks -- put into emails, on Facebook, iPhone, iCloud, Twitter, Instagram...

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Union calls 3-day strike at German Amazon centers

BERLIN — A union has launched a three-day strike at five Amazon.com distribution centers in Germany, the latest in a string of walkouts in a long-running wage dispute with the American online retailer. The ver.di union called workers at Bad Hersfeld,...

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Sales of macadamias soar in Korea after nut rage

SEOUL, South Korea — Nut rage imploded the career of a Korean Air Lines executive and embarrassed her family and country. Now South Korean retailers are experiencing the unexpected upside: a boom in sales of macadamias. The flavorful macadamia nut was...

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Uber executive in dispute with San Francisco landlord

SAN FRANCISCO — An Uber executive who recently suggested launching a million-dollar campaign to investigate journalists critical of the ride-booking company is in a bitter dispute with the landlord of his rental condo. The San Francisco Chronicle reported...

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Drug companiess to lose $65 billion on patents

Pharmaceutical companies will lose an estimated $65 billion in sales by 2019 due to patent expirations of leading drugs, according to one research and consulting firm. The companies that will likely be hardest hit include Otsuka, Eli Lilly and AstraZeneca,...

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New app hits the parking SPOT

For Boston drivers, easy and parking are two words rarely found together. SPOT CEO Braden Golub wants to change that. His new mobile app launched on Thursday connects private spot owners and drivers looking for a place to park. The idea was born out...

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Hackers to Sony: ‘Christmas gift’ to be the worst

Sony hackers have promised to release a disastrous "Christmas gift" that will "put Sony Pictures into the worst state" — another round of embarrassing personal emails, according to multiple news reports. One of the emails allegedly ridicules Leonardo...

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