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1-month loss of 7,000 Massachusetts jobs seen as drop in bucket

Massachusetts employers slashed 7,000 jobs from payrolls last month - and total job cuts could hit 135,000 by the time the current economic downturn finishes beating up the economy, according to reports released yesterday. The state’s jobless rate...

Crooks target home equity

By Jay MacDonald / Bankrate.Com

Have you checked your home-equity line of credit lately? If not,...

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Pol: Hub tax-break rules overdue

By Christine McConville

Five months ago, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino promised to craft a set of rules that the city would use when...

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Lawyer to lenders: Prove you own mortgages

By Thomas Grillo

A class action lawsuit has been filed that could stop hundreds of foreclosures and reverse thousands of others. “The rush to foreclose...

AG Coakley alleges discrimination by Premier Insurance

By Jay Fitzgerald

Attorney General Martha Coakley is accusing Premier Insurance Co. of discriminating against consumers by improperly...

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Business & Markets

Shreve building fight heads toward court

PASSING JUDGMENT: Diana Eckstein disagrees with the Boston Landmarks Commission’s assessment that the Shreve, Crump and Low building is not worthy of landmark protection.

By Greg Turner

Diana Eckstein figures if the Boston Landmarks Commission can’t see the architectural value of...

Automotive

Volkswagen Jetta TDI wins Green Car of the Year

Stefan Jacoby, president and CEO Volkswagen of America, holds the 2009 Green Car of the Year award in front of the 2009 Jetta TDI at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Thursday.

By Mark Phelan

LOS ANGELES — The conventional wisdom that ultra-environmental vehicles must be either tiny and...

Media & Marketing

New York Times Co. cuts dividend by 74 percent

By Associated Press

NEW YORK - The New York Times Co. is slashing its quarterly dividend by 74 percent amid a worsening advertising slump, a move that will save...

Technology

Study suggests ’hanging out’ on Facebook, MySpace not a waste for teens

By Joe Crawford

ST. LOUIS - Some might call it unproductive. Or maybe a bad habit. Or just a frivolous distraction. Or even dangerous. Julianne Howell, a...

Real Estate

Walking away from foreclosure

By Steve McLinden

Q: I bought a home two years ago that’s now worth $120,000 less than I paid for it. Ouch! That said, I do have about $80,000...

Healthcare

Insurers make pitch for health coverage mandate

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON - The health insurance industry said Wednesday it will support a national health care overhaul that requires them to accept all customers,...