BRA pushing forward on Downtown vendors

Boston Redevelopment Authority officials will meet with Downtown Crossing pushcart operator Craig Caplan on Tuesday to discuss the future of the outdoor program after Mayor Thomas M. Menino intervened to prevent the vendors' ouster at the end of this...

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It’s hip to be square in Cambridge

This architect-designed home may be the most unique in Cambridge, as much a work of art as a place to live. The single-family detached house at 19 Clifton St. sits on commonly held land behind an 1886-built home and is technically part of a two-unit...

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Agriculture disputes threaten new US-EU talks

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama used Washington's grandest stage — the State of the Union speech — to announce negotiations with Europe aimed at creating the world's largest free trade agreement. Just weeks later, there are signs that old agriculture...

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Troubled Calif. nuke plant seeks restart in summer

LOS ANGELES — As part of an effort to convince federal regulators that a nuclear reactor is safe to restart, the operator of the shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant in California has disclosed it might push for a rewrite of the facility's operating...

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New England farmers look for creative ways to grow

DEERFIELD — Atlas Farm is growing more than just food — it is growing its business in ways that bring it more in touch with the everyday consumers it, and all New England farms, needs to survive. Owner Gideon Porth, who has farmed 55 acres of land on...

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Pay your best estimate to IRS

Tax season is upon us and the Herald's TaxSmart experts are here every Friday to help. Today, Jonathan Gorski of Boston-based Edelstein & Co. discusses estimated tax payments to the Internal Revenue Service. When am I required to make estimated...

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Saudi buyer has new Ames for Hub mansion

Brokers wrapped up a blockbuster deal in Boston's Back Bay this week, finalizing the $14.5 million sale of the Ames-Webster mansion. But it took three years and a hefty 37 percent price cut before a deep-pocketed Saudi businessman snapped up 306 Dartmouth...

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Take these jobs and love it

Patrick administration officials touted yesterday's jobs report, trumpeting that the state has returned to pre-recession employment levels, but the anemic 500 jobs created last month could be one indication that Massachusetts is not out of the woods...

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Walmart ad chops Stop & Shop

Walmart takes aim at competing local grocery stores in a new price-comparison advertising campaign, but a Somerville consumer advocate warns such ads are "inherently deceptive." The Bentonville, Ark.-based retail giant specifically targets Quincy-based...

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Judge: Aggregator of AP news can't have free ride

NEW YORK — A federal judge ordered an Internet news clipping service to stop reselling stories from The Associated Press, saying the ability of news organizations to perform an "essential function of democracy" was jeopardized when a company is allowed...

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Expo-sure is key for game makers at PAX

Thousands of gamers will be descending on the Seaport District tomorrow — many dressed as their favorite characters — as the highly anticipated PAX East extravaganza kicks off, offering a glimpse of the latest video games while giving independent developers...

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Managers have ball in their court

Some companies blame March Madness for distracting workers and sapping office productivity, but other firms say the college basketball tourney actually boosts morale and can be a team-building tool. ZeroTurnaround, a Hub-based Java productivity tools...

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Sox hit deal out of park

The owners of the Boston Red Sox have snapped up a parking garage on Lansdowne Street opposite Fenway Park, paying $10.5 million for the potential redevelopment play. "I'm not sure what exactly they have in mind for the property, but they could...

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Device blocks cell use in cars

The West Bridgewater Police Department is touting a device they say can save lives by preventing people from texting, emailing or calling while driving. Sgt. Tim Nixon said the department will describe the Cellcontrol Trigger to parents today at West...

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Average for US jobless claims at fresh 5-year low

WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid barely changed last week, while the average over the past month fell to a fresh five-year low. The decline in layoffs is helping strengthen the job market. Weekly unemployment benefit applications...

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UK to deliver another austere budget

LONDON — Britain is on the verge of slipping back into recession, it has seen its top AAA credit rating cut, and living standards have dropped under the impact of austerity measures. Even so, Treasury chief George Osborne is expected to cling to his...

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Markets sanguine over Cyprus uncertainty

LONDON — Markets took the uncertainty over Cyprus' bailout in their stride on Wednesday ahead of the latest policy statement from the Federal Reserve. Though tensions remain over the financial future of Cyprus after its Parliament rejected a proposal...

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Cyprus rushes to find Plan B to avoid bankruptcy

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cypriot officials rushed Wednesday to find a new plan to stave off bankruptcy, a day after Parliament rejected an initial scheme to contribute to the nation's bailout package by seizing up to 10 percent of people's bank savings. Tuesday's...

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Website offline where stolen credit reports posted

WASHINGTON — The Russian website where hackers had published the stolen credit reports for Michelle Obama, the attorney general, CIA director, FBI director and other politicians and celebrities has mysteriously disappeared. It's been inaccessible since...

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UK public OK with creating babies from 3 people

LONDON — Britain's fertility and embryology regulator says it has found broad public support for in vitro fertilization techniques to allow the creation of babies with DNA from three people for couples who might otherwise face the risk of passing on...

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Fed likely to back low-rate policies despite gains

WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy is strengthening on the fuel of more job growth, rising home prices and solid retail sales. Just don't expect the Federal Reserve to let up in its drive to keep stimulating the economy with record-low interest rates. Not...

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Cyprus proposes no charge on small account holders

NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cypriot finance officials are revising a planned financial bailout to relieve small account holders from having to pay a charge on their savings in order to secure an international rescue of the country's troubled banks. Under a new...

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India cuts key interest rate to 7.5 percent

MUMBAI, India — India's central bank lowered its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point Tuesday as it tries to revive stalled growth in Asia's third-largest economy. The announcement was overshadowed by India's minority government losing a coalition...

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Cyprus crisis hurts Greek bank stocks

ATHENS, Greece — Banks stocks were sharply lower on the Athens Stock Exchange, as trading resumed for the first time in Greece since the details of a bailout in Cyprus and a shock levy on bank deposits were announced. Following broader losses in Europe,...

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A look at Cyprus' move to seize bank deposits

PARIS — Lawmakers in Cyprus are still scrambling for a way to raise €5.8 billion ($7.5 billion) to help pay for an international bailout of the country's banks and government. A plan to seize up to 10 percent of people's savings has been met with fury...

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Justice official to be nominated to top Labor slot

WASHINGTON — Seeking to fill yet another second-term Cabinet vacancy, President Barack Obama is set to nominate Thomas Perez, an assistant attorney general, to be the next secretary of labor, the White House says. If confirmed by the Senate, Perez,...

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Cyprus bailout deposit tax rattles markets

LONDON — Stocks around the world and the euro fell sharply Monday as investors fretted over a plan to tax depositors in Cypriot banks as a way to partly fund a bailout of the Mediterranean island nation. Although Cyprus accounts for only around 0.2...

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Futures drop on bank tax in small Euro nation

NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures slumped Monday after the Mediterranean island nation of Cyprus proposed a hefty levy on bank deposits as a condition for a national bailout. The proposal roiled international markets, The measures being proposed in Cyprus...

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Phone hacking lawyer: 100s of new victims

LONDON — British investigators have found hundreds more potential phone-hacking victims of Rupert Murdoch's now-defunct News of the World tabloid, a victim's lawyer said Monday. Lawyer Hugh Tomlinson made the announcement at Britain's High Court during...

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Myanmar holds off on press law following criticism

YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar journalists just getting used to their new era of freedom howled when the government announced plans for a media law that could lock many old restrictions back into place. Then, in the latest of many moves that never would have...

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The Ticker

Gas spikes prices A spike in gas prices drove a measure of U.S. consumer costs up in February by the most in more than three years. But outside the gain in fuel costs, inflation was mostly modest. The consumer price index increased a seasonally adjusted...

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