Market Basket’s Web PR

The embattled board of the Market Basket supermarket chain has launched a public relations offensive by taking its message directly to the public. A new website, dsmboardinfo.com, is intended to provide factual information from the board about the Tewksbury...

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New rule demands parity for mental health coverage

WASHINGTON — It's final: Health insurance companies must cover mental illness and substance abuse just as they cover physical diseases. The Obama administration issued new regulations Friday that spell out how a 5-year-old mental health parity law will...

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South Boston stunner provides scenic style

The contemporary-styled Macallen building in South Boston was built in 2007, but its two penthouses were not built out until this year and a spacious single-story unit is still available. Penthouse B, a three-
bedroom condo atop the 140-unit building,...

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Eastie casino foes: Fold Suffok's hand

East Boston casino opponents yesterday called on their elected officials and the state Gaming Commission to reject Suffolk Downs' last-ditch effort to shift its proposed casino to Revere, but a gaming expert said the matter ultimately may be decided...

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Few options for Obama to fix cancellations problem

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he'll do everything he can to help people coping with health insurance cancellations, but legally and practically his options appear limited. That means the latest political problem engulfing Obama's health care...

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Amenities rival upscale hotels’

It's not new for apartment buildings to be customized with common areas, including pools, gyms and game rooms, but some of today's high-end buildings are outdoing each other with services and features that rival the most upscale hotels. "Modern and...

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The Ticker

Markets take hit Frenzied buying in Twitter shares grabbed Wall Street's attention yesterday, as the social media stock surged well above expectations, while major indexes fell, with the S&P 500 suffering its worst daily decline since August. The...

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Twitter stock closes 73% above IPO price

Shares of Twitter skyrocketed yesterday on its first day of trading on the Nasdaq in what analysts said was an emotional reaction to the highly anticipated, high-profile IPO. "It's a passion play," said Max Wolff, chief economist at ZT Wealth. "Buying...

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Massachusetts economy’s running ahead of U.S.

A recovering housing market and resilient consumers boosted the Bay State economy in the third quarter, but federal fiscal policies continue to restrain growth, according to a University of Massachusetts journal. Massachusetts real gross domestic product...

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Worcester health insurer lays off 62 workers

WORCESTER, Mass. — A Worcester-based health insurance provider has announced that it is laying off 62 workers, or about 6 percent of its total workforce. Fallon Community Health Plan President and Chief Executive Patrick Hughes said in a written statement...

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Startups urged to fight patent trolls

The booming Bay State startup economy is being threatened by patent trolls — patent-owning firms with frivolous or overreaching infringement claims — and needs to fight back, industry leaders and Attorney General Martha Coakley said yesterday. Level...

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Power players laud Marty Walsh as ‘facilitator’

Power brokers and developers welcomed the prospect of doing business with Mayor-elect Martin J. Walsh yesterday, calling him a fair negotiator focused on "getting to yes," based on his past experience as a union leader. "People have a trust for Marty...

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Skanska’s ship comes in with third Seaport parcel

Skanska Commercial Development has acquired its third Seaport Square parcel, paying $36 million for a former parking lot on which it plans a 425,000-square-foot office building with ground-floor retail. "We'll be engaging a design and consulting team...

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BRA: Exhibit ‘Vital’ to foot traffic

Faneuil Hall Marketplace is bringing in a new tenant just in time for the holiday shopping season, but it's not a store or restaurant. "Body Worlds Vital" — an exhibit of human body parts and cadavers preserved through "plastination" — debuts at the...

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Fannie Mae posts 7th straight profit in 3Q

WASHINGTON — Mortgage giant Fannie Mae earned $8.7 billion in the July through September period, its seventh straight profitable quarter. The government-controlled company will have nearly repaid in full its taxpayer bailout of five years ago, after...

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Toyota profit jumps 70 percent despite sales slip

TOKYO — Toyota's quarterly profit soared 70 percent, and the world's top-selling automaker raised its earnings forecast, as cost cuts and the weaker Japanese yen compensated for slightly weaker vehicle sales. The Tokyo-based maker of cars such as the...

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ECB rate cut hopes shore up markets

LONDON — Markets, particularly in mainland Europe, recovered their poise Wednesday amid hopes that the European Central Bank may be moved to cut interest rates to shore up the recovery from recession. The Fed has been the central bank most in the news...

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ING profit dented by loss on sale of Korean arm

AMSTERDAM — ING Groep NV saw its third-quarter profit fall sharply after it booked a loss on the sale of operations in South Korea. However the company's new chief executive said Wednesday profits on an underlying basis were stable and that the company...

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Samsung aims to topple Apple as No. 1 in tablets

SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics Co. has a new goal after overtaking Apple in smartphones: it wants to be world No. 1 in tablet computers too. A top executive, Shin Jong-kyun, told analysts on Wednesday that Samsung's tablet business is growing...

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In Boston, helping amputees is this family's biz

BOSTON — When amputees take their first steps on artificial legs, that moment of triumph can be tinged with a sudden sense of disappointment that things will never be the way they were before. Paul Martino, president of a family-run Massachusetts prosthetics...

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What is Google building out in San Francisco Bay?

San Francisco's mayor says he doesn't know what it is. Police say it's not their jurisdiction. And government inspectors are sworn to secrecy. Google is erecting a four-story structure in the heart of the San Francisco Bay but is managing to conceal...

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China warns local leaders to cut industry bloat

BEIJING — Chinese leaders have ordered local officials to stop expanding industries such as steel and cement in which supply outstrips demand, a Cabinet statement said Tuesday, in a sign previous orders to cut overcapacity were ignored. Beijing has...

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Oil steady above $94 for second day

BANGKOK — Oil flat-lined for a second day Tuesday as traders waited for a new cue after a month of falling prices. Benchmark U.S. crude for December delivery was up 11 cents at $94.73 a barrel at midafternoon Bangkok time in electronic trading on the...

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Markets subdued in run-up to key global events

LONDON — Financial markets were leaden-footed Tuesday in the run-up to key economic events in Europe, the U.S. and China this week. In the U.S., a run of economic data culminates on Friday with the publication of the delayed nonfarm payrolls report...

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Correction: Mali-France-Journalists Killed story

PARIS — In a story Nov. 3 about the deaths of two journalists in Mali, The Associated Press reported their ages incorrectly, relying on initial information from their employer, Radio France Internationale. Ghislaine Dupont was 57, not 51, and Claude...

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Site repair: Hold that online health application

WASHINGTON — The application page of the troubled health insurance website is offline until Sunday morning. The Health and Human Services Department says a technology team will be working on HealthCare.gov, so people won't be able to apply or enroll...

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Food pantries fear EBT cuts

Local charities are bracing for a boost in requests for help now that almost half a million households in the Bay State that rely on government assistance to feed their families are getting less money thanks to the end of a federal stimulus program....

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Expressway’s a parking lot

Construction on a new "MassDot Mobility Hub" is under way, with the first 235 of 432 planned parking spaces below Interstate 93 in the South End slated for substantial completion next month. The state Department of Transportation is soliciting businesses,...

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Wrangler windshield wipers have a mind of their own

I have a 2008 Jeep Wrangler that has a weird problem with the windshield wipers. When I shut the Jeep off the wipers are tucked down in the normal "park" position, yet most of the time when I return the wipers are up about a third of the way up the windshield....

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EBay says sorry for Holocaust items on site

LONDON — Online auction site eBay has apologized after a newspaper found apparent Holocaust memorabilia, including the clothes of concentration camp victims, being offered for sale. Britain's Mail on Sunday newspaper said items included shoes and a...

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