Startup chirps over buggy food

They're low in fat and high in protein. They emit less greenhouse gas than cattle and produce 12 times as much meat for the same amount of feed. And if three Harvard alumnae get their way, they're coming to a supermarket near you. They're insects. And,...

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Spurned co. seeks rail pact delay

Lawyers for spurned commuter rail operator MBCR yesterday sought a 60-day delay to the contract awarded to Keolis Commuter Services to run the commuter rail system, while MBTA lawyers maintained the bidding process was fair. The Massachusetts Bay Commuter...

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Volvo redefines luxury wagon

The all new 2015 Volvo V60 Sportswagon T5-E is roaring back into the U.S. luxury wagon market with a vengeance. Don't pooh-pooh the wagon anymore, folks. This car will make a hard run for your driving affections. The Swedish automaker behind one of...

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Biden: Raising minimum wage is good for business

WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden says raising the federal minimum wage is good for business. Biden is delivering the White House's weekly radio and Internet address in place of President Barack Obama, who was traveling this week. He's urging Congress...

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Health law legacy eludes Obama as changes sink in

WASHINGTON — As a roller-coaster sign-up season winds down, President Barack Obama's health care law has indeed managed to change the country. Americans are unlikely to go back to a time when people with medical problems could be denied coverage. But...

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H&M withdraws vest over anti-Semitism controversy

PARIS — Fashion retailer H&M has pulled a vest from its shelves worldwide after accusations its design, which featured a menacing skull in the center of a Star of David, was anti-Semitic. The menswear item, which was withdrawn this week following...

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Former gas co. reborn as luxury apartments

The Arlington is the latest luxury apartment offering to open in Boston, but unlike its competitors' complexes, this is not a new building. The Park Square rental complex at Arlington Street and Columbus Avenue in Bay Village has been carved out of...

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McDonald's offering free coffee amid breakfast war

NEW YORK — McDonald's is giving away free coffee to its customers for a limited time as competition for the breakfast crowd intensifies. The world's biggest hamburger chain announced Friday that participating U.S. locations will offer free small McCafe...

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Indiana's Paul George joins Gatorade team

INDIANAPOLIS — Paul George is joining a new All-Star team. On Friday, Gatorade will introduce the Pacers' budding star as its newest NBA spokesman in a lineup that already features prominent athletes such as Heat guard Dwyane Wade, Denver Broncos quarterback...

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Poll: Obama health law fails to gain support

WASHINGTON — Public support for President Barack Obama's health care law is languishing at its lowest level since passage of the landmark legislation four years ago, according to a new poll. The Associated Press-GfK survey finds that 26 percent of Americans...

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Stocks give up an early gain and turn lower

NEW YORK — The stock market continued its recent pattern of one step forward, one step back. After starting the day higher following an encouraging report on orders for manufactured goods, stocks drifted lower in afternoon trading Wednesday and gave...

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Chicago firm moves toward suit over Malaysia plane

CHICAGO — Court documents that often precede a lawsuit have been filed by a U.S. law firm on behalf of a relative of a passenger on missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. The filing in Chicago asks a judge to order Malaysia Airlines and Chicago-based...

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Millions could get extra time for health sign-ups

WASHINGTON — Millions of Americans could get extra time to enroll for taxpayer-subsidized coverage this year under President Barack Obama's health care law. That would let the administration boost sign-ups and aid Democrats under attack over the program's...

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Women: J&J trashed records in product injury suits

TRENTON, N.J. — Lawyers and advocates for women alleging Johnson & Johnson products injured them urged the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday to investigate their claims the health care giant deliberately destroyed many documents critical to their...

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Dish, DirecTV shares rise on reported merger talk

LOS ANGELES — Shares of satellite TV companies Dish and DirecTV surged in midday trading Wednesday after a report said that Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen had contacted DirecTV CEO Mike White about merging. Bloomberg News reported Ergen initiated the discussion...

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Asian stocks muted, European markets gain

MANILA, Philippines — Asian stock markets were muted Tuesday with little news to excite investors, but European shares and U.S. futures were mostly higher. In early European trading, Britain's FTSE 100 was up 0.8 percent at 6,571.0 and Germany's DAX...

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Friendly’s puts it on the line

Friendly's CEO John Maguire — promising a friendlier, cleaner and tastier dining experience — said he's so confident of recent improvements to the struggling 79-year-old restaurant chain he's offering customers a free meal if they're not satisfied. ...

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Group eyes lower teen minimum wage

Staring down proposals to raise the state's minimum hourly wage from $8 to $10.50 or $11, the Retailers Association of Massachusetts is targeting a state law that gives hourly retail workers overtime on Sundays, and angling for a lower teen minimum wage....

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Gov. Patrick: $25M for 335 new Mass. housing units

BOSTON — Gov. Deval Patrick is set to announce more than $25 million in funding to help create more than 335 units of housing for veterans, the homeless and very low-income families as the state works to reduce the number of homeless families living...

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Walgreen fiscal 2Q profit drops less than 1 pct

Walgreen's fiscal second quarter earnings slipped compared with last year, as a slowdown in generic drug introductions and bad weather contributed to a performance that missed Wall Street's profit expectations. The drugstore chain and its competitors...

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Many Mass. companies can't find skilled workers

BOSTON — A Massachusetts business group is calling for changes in the state's education system in light of a report that shows more than two thirds of the state's employers report difficulty hiring appropriately skilled employees. The report by the...

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In California, chefs fight for bare-hand contact

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As the happy hour crowd poured in on a recent weeknight, the kitchen and bar staff at Hock Farm restaurant scrambled to meet the incoming orders. One used her hands to toss locally grown Romaine hearts with anchovy dressing in a...

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Camera used on moon landing sold for $758,489

VIENNA — It was put on auction as the only camera that made it to the moon and back. And it had its price — nearly $760,000. The Hasselblad 500 sold over the weekend is described by Vienna auctioneers Galerie Westlicht as part of the equipment carried...

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Survey: Economists see US growth pickup this year

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the pace of U.S. economic growth seen speeding up later this year and next, many business economists expect the Federal Reserve to end its bond purchases this fall or even earlier. The consensus of the 48 economists surveyed...

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Health law birth control coverage before justices

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration and its opponents are renewing the Supreme Court battle over President Barack Obama's health care law in a case that pits the religious rights of employers against the rights of women to the birth control of their...

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Health law birth control coverage before justices

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration and its opponents are renewing the Supreme Court battle over President Barack Obama's health care law in a case that pits the religious rights of employers against the rights of women to the birth control of their...

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Hub hosts fest on music tech

Artists, researchers and hackers are getting together in Cambridge this weekend to promote and advance music technology. "The Music Tech Fest is a festival of music ideas," said Michaela Maga, one of the festival's organizers. "We gather the whole music...

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Rescuing data from ransom

A cloud backup firm is flourishing thanks to a malicious software capable of wiping out all of a government agency's, business' or PC user's data in one fell swoop unless the victim pays a ransom. Intronis this year plans to add 45 employees to the...

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Hope for mortgage forgiveness tax relief, extenders

WASHINGTON — Here's some good news for 
homeowners worried that Congress will fail again to renew popular tax benefits for use in 2014 — especially those allowing for mortgage debt forgiveness, write-offs for energy-saving improvements and mortgage insurance...

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Driver wonders if antilock brakes all that effective

I have two cars with ABS — a 1999 Buick Regal and 2013 Toyota Corolla. I am wondering if ABS is really the best way for stopping on an icy road. This past week I had several occasions where I tried to stop as I approached a stop sign, but when applying...

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