Bad tech co. news sinks Nasdaq

A twitchy stock market closed lower yesterday off bad tech company news, eliminating promising gains earlier in the week, after disappointing earnings reports from major companies. The Nasdaq composite index fell 72 points ­— 1.8 percent — while the...

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Workplace Diversity Job Fair Monday, April 28, 2014

Workplace Diversity Job Fair Monday, April 28, 2014 10:00-4:00 Boston Marriott Copley Place 110 Huntington Ave., Boston Job seekers, don't miss this exciting opportunity The Boston Herald is hosting the 21st annual Workplace Diversity Job...

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Stylish loft offers space to ‘park’

This Manhattan-style loft in Boston's Leather District has something rarely seen inside a residence — a custom glass garage door that separates the home office/study space from the open dining/living area. With its authentic brick and beam feel, the...

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Obama pushes again for minimum wage increase

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is again encouraging Congress to pass a bill raising the minimum raise to $10.10 an hour. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says increasing the pay for minimum-wage workers would help 28 million workers....

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Strike at Chinese shoe factory ends partially

BEIJING — Most of the tens of thousands of workers who were striking at a massive Chinese shoe factory complex have returned to the job, labor activists said Saturday, enabling Adidas to resume production there. The Germany-based athletic wear giant...

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Auto review: Nissan adds economy to practicality in Pathfinder Hybrid

Take one of the best family-size crossover utility vehicles on the market, and add a gasoline-electric hybrid drive system to it, and you'll have the best of both worlds: versatility and efficiency. That's the theory behind the all-new 2014 Nissan Pathfinder...

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Auto review: McLaren 650S a step below P1, but who will know?

The envy one feels toward an exclusive $1.15 million super car is usually from the buyer's perspective. But with the 2015 McLaren 650S, it's the British sports car maker that seems to be lusting after its own, more premium creation, the P1. Designed...

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Auto review: New Cadillac ELR is more flash than dash

Sky-high fins clung to old Cadillacs with swaying, raucous grace. Brash and a bit obnoxious, they gave the big, cushy cruisers the sort of strut and flash usually found in a French Quarter parade. I remember. As a sweaty gomer on a faded red Schwinn...

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Redesigned Camry, Sonata debut as competition heats up

The battle for buyers of family sedans — already the most competitive U.S. auto segment — will heat up this fall when Toyota and Hyundai launch dramatically restyled versions of their respective offerings, the Camry and the Sonata. A decade ago, the...

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Auto review: Jaguar F-Type a worthy heir to fabled E

Fifty-three years ago, in the afterglow of its 1961 debut, Enzo Ferrari described the Jaguar E-Type as "the most beautiful car ever made." That's right, Mr. Ferrari. Today, 50 years after I lusted after this sleek and unique Jag, 50 years after Jan...

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Apple’s stock jumps after earnings top Wall Street expectations

Strong iPhone sales helped Apple Inc. blow through Wall Street expectations for its fiscal second quarter, sending its stock sharply up in after-hours trading. The Cupertino, Calif., company announced Monday it earned $10.2 billion, or $11.62 a share,...

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The Ticker

Postal workers to protest at Staples stores Thousands of members of the American Postal Workers Union plan to protest outside Staples stores today, including in Auburn and Springfield. The union is protesting a deal struck between the U.S. Postal Service...

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IV fluids in short supply at U.S. hospitals

Massachusetts hospitals have been closely monitoring their supplies of IV fluids due to a nationwide shortage. Lori J. Schroth, a spokeswoman for Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, said over the past year IV fluids have been in short supply for...

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Aetna's 1Q profit jumps 36 pct, forecast climbs

Aetna's first-quarter net income soared 36 percent, fueled by gains from a multi-billion-dollar acquisition, and the health insurer hiked its 2014 earnings forecast above Wall Street expectations. Its results breezed past analysts' expectations, and...

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Dunkin' says bad weather hurt profit

NEW YORK — Dunkin' Brands on Thursday reported a lower profit for its first quarter, citing severe weather for dampening its U.S. sales. Its net income and sales missed Wall Street expectations and shares fell 3 percent to $47.59 in premarket trading....

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State issues restrictions for painkiller Zohydro

BOSTON — After a federal judge struck down Massachusetts' first-of-its-kind ban of the painkiller Zohydro, Gov. Deval Patrick is trying another approach: imposing more requirements on doctors who prescribe the powerful new drug. The governor's office...

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Delta navigates nasty winter, tops profit forecast

DALLAS — Delta Air Lines Inc. is making more money by filling more seats on its planes and paying a bit less for fuel. Delta's first-quarter profit beat expectations and underscored how most big airlines are prospering with a combination of strong business...

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Supreme Court justices cautious about broadcasters’ bid to shut Aereo

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices sounded uncertain and conflicted Wednesday in trying to decide whether a TV streaming service that allows users to receive their favorite programs through tiny, rented antennas violates the broadcasters' copyrights....

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Microsoft expands ad-free Bing search for schools

LOS ANGELES — Microsoft is expanding a program that gives schools the ability to prevent ads from appearing in search results when they use its Bing search engine. The program, launched in a pilot program earlier this year, is now available to all U.S....

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Massachusetts homes sales down in March

BOSTON — Two organizations that follow the state's real estate market say a shortage of homes on the market is driving down sales while driving up prices. The Massachusetts Association of Realtors reported Wednesday that the number of sales of single-family...

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Venerable Somerville Theatre celebrates its centennial with time-honored movies

You can't watch "Jurassic Park" on an iPad. Oh, sure, technically you can. But if you reduce Steven Spielberg's terrible lizards down to something you can hold in your lap, you lose too much — nobody wants to see a jeep racing away from a T. rex the...

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Coachella's young audience a marketers paradise

INDIO, Calif. — When it first started in 1999, Coachella was a couple of stages and a dance tent. Tickets were $65. A few dusty stands sold hot dogs and Cokes. It was the end of grunge and the start of a new millennium, and it was all about the music....

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4 French journalists abducted in Syria freed, safe

PARIS — Ten months after their capture in Syria, four French journalists crossed the border into neighboring Turkey and reached freedom Saturday, though dozens more remain held in the country's chaotic civil war. Edouard Elias, Didier Francois, Nicolas...

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Dart adapter flashes power

Laptops keep getting smaller and lighter, but chargers never seem to change — until now. A California-based company founded by a group of MIT graduate students has invented what it calls the world's smallest laptop-charger. Measuring 2.5 cubic inches...

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Robot gives telecommuters a presence in the workplace

Technology is already allow­­ing people to tele­commute across vast distances, giving companies the luxury of finding the talent they want, even if that talented individual doesn't live in the same city, state or country. And the ability to work remotely...

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