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Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index logs another record high close as world markets rally
The Nikkei 225 index also hit a record high last week, propelled skyward by strong buying enthusiasm and gains on Wall Street.
Island Creek Oysters launches its cannery of tinned seafood
Island Creek, an already well-known name on restaurant menus, hopes the longer shelf life of canned food helps it reach a larger market.
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BMC’s Alastair Bell takes a broad view of system’s role in Boston’s health scene
Bold Types is our weekly roundup of movers and shakers on Boston's business scene.
New Jersey fines Boston-based DraftKings $100,000 for reporting inaccurate sports betting data to the state
The errors resulted in regulators having to post corrected financial data for several months, something that had not happened in 13 years.
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Trump’s economy wasn’t the greatest ever. Biden’s successes are overshadowed by inflation.
A review of the facts might help undecided voters assess whether Donald Trump’s economic record warrants a second chance.
First partial heart transplant in New England helps 4-year-old boy: ‘Jack was in the right hands’
The cutting-edge procedure is a major breakthrough in the treatment of children born with defects in portions of their hearts and circulatory systems.
Eli Lilly agrees to buy Waltham-based biotech Morphic in $3.2 billion deal
The company will pay $57 a share in cash for Morphic, or 79 percent more than the closing price Friday.
Paramount agrees to merge with Skydance
The move ushers in a new era for CBS, Nickelodeon and the film studio behind the “Top Gun” and “Mission: Impossible” franchises.
Scammers are swiping billions from Americans every year. Worse, most crooks are getting away with it.
“We are at a crisis level in fraud in society,” said one expert. “So many people have joined the fray because it is pretty easy to be a criminal."
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Inside the last company building boats in Boston
Along the Mystic River, Boston Boatworks continues a tradition that reaches back centuries to the construction of the USS Constitution and the clipper ships built in Donald McKay’s shipyard.
What do bagged chickens have to do with sliced cheese?
Reining in plastic packaging is an obvious first step to cutting back on plastics. But putting that into practice has been tricky for businesses, policymakers, and shoppers. Everyone has an opinion.
This former state employee is still fighting for his pension benefits — five years after retiring
Long delays are common in state retirement disputes. John Sorrentino, who worked for the newborn screening program for 18-plus years, has learned that firsthand.
Can Boston still compete? State Street CEO O’Hanley says yes, but change is needed.
Ron O’Hanley brought a global perspective to local issues for his two years leading the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.
Beryl moves over Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula as Texas officials urge coastal residents to prepare
After battering the resort of Tulum, Beryl prepared to reemerge into the Gulf of Mexico.
Software firm UKG lays off 2,000 worldwide
The cuts will mainly affect UKG’s US workforce, but the company declined to say how many Massachusetts workers will lose jobs.