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JetBlue unveils 'Red Sox' plane

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Ira Kantor) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:03:13 -0500

Talk about a high fly ball. JetBlue Airways, the official flight sponsor of the Red Sox, unveiled a custom,...

Friendly's CEO steps down

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Associated Press) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:40:19 -0500

WILBRAHAM -- The chief executive of the Friendly's restaurant chain has announced he is stepping down after 18...

Dunkin' Donuts' service, menu getting jolt

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Donna Goodison) — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:07:21 -0500

Dunkin' Donuts is looking to quicken its service, especially as it adds more sandwiches to its menu. "We've...

Talk to our tax experts

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Jerry Kronenberg) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:45:58 -0500

If you think a W-2 is something you spray on a bike chain to keep it running smoothly, the Boston Herald's new...

Gambling odds favor Robert Kraft

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Jerry Kronenberg) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:50:52 -0500

It's like owning the New England Patriots and a slice of the New York Giants during the Super Bowl - you win either...

The Ticker

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Staff And Wire Reports) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:07:44 -0500

Foreclosure deal Boston anti-foreclosure activists say a $25 billion state and U.S. government settlement with...

Friendly's CEO to step down

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Donna Goodison) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:42:31 -0500

Friendly Ice Cream Corp. will soon get its third and fourth CEOs since 2007. The Wilbraham ice cream chain,...

Groupon stock plunges on growth worries

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Associated Press) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:04:50 -0500

NEW YORK - Groupon had a lot to prove with its first earnings report as a public company. The nearly 14 percent...

Dunkin' Donuts parent swings to profit

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Donna Goodison) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:51:30 -0500

Dunkin' Brands Group Inc. rebounded to post a fourth-quarter profit as revenue jumped 12.5 percent thanks to improved...

Coakley: Mass. to get $318M from foreclosure settlement

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Associated Press) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:22:22 -0500

Massachusetts will receive nearly $318 million from a national settlement announced Thursday with mortgage lenders...

Obama: Mortgage deal turns page on reckless era

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Associated Press) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:05:16 -0500

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says a $25 billion settlement between mortgage lenders and states over foreclosure...

Casino backers seek non-binding vote in Brimfield

trose@heraldinteractive.com (State House News Service) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:19:33 -0500

Developers hoping to build a casino in Brimfield filed a petition this morning seeking a non-binding town meeting...

State Street ordered to pay Prudential $28M

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Herald Staff) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:48:29 -0500

State Street Corp. said it's been ordered to pay $28.1 million to Prudential in a lawsuit over fixed-income investments. The...

Stocks rise early after Greek deal, then drop back

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Associated Press) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:43:45 -0500

NEW YORK - U.S. stocks opened higher today after Greek leaders agreed to cost-cutting measures that should prevent...

Report: Mass. bankruptcy filings fell in 2011

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Ira Kantor) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:10:05 -0500

Personal bankruptcy filings in the Bay State dropped 16 percent in 2011 from a year earlier, according to a new...

Pepsico to cut 8,700 jobs; 4Q net rises

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Associated Press) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:55:57 -0500

NEW YORK - PepsiCo plans to cut 8,700 jobs, or about 3 percent of its workforce, as it seeks to offset high commodity...

Unemployment aid applications near a 4-year low

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Associated Press) — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:54:22 -0500

WASHINGTON - The number of people seeking unemployment aid neared a four-year low last week, an encouraging sign...

SEC cop says scammers often top feds in tech

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Jerry Kronenberg) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:11:08 -0500

The SEC has thrown its crime-fighting efforts into high gear following the Bernard Madoff scandal - but is often...

Mom: Urban Outfitters should keep sex books from kids

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Ira Kantor) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:03:07 -0500

A Dedham mother's attempt to get sexually explicit books at Legacy Place's Urban Outfitters moved to an "adults...

The Ticker

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Staff and Wire Reports) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:38:39 -0500

Shaw's cuts 60 jobs Shaw's Supermarkets is cutting about 60 positions in New England as part of belt-tightening...

DeLeo pledges 'no new taxes,' seeks friendly business climate

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Brendan Lynch) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:04:42 -0500

Massachusetts Speaker of the House Robert DeLeo made a pitch to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other technology...

Groupon reports 4Q loss, higher revenue

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Associated Press) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:53:07 -0500

NEW YORK - Online deals site Groupon Inc., reporting for the first time as a public company, said today that its...

House GOP fast-tracks bill to ban'insider trading' by members of Congress

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Associated Press) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:41:39 -0500

WASHINGTON - House Republicans have rejected from a Senate measure a requirement that people who collect information...

Logan to test new lower-hassle screening

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Associated Press) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:14:25 -0500

WASHINGTON - A new passenger screening program to make check-in more convenient for certain travelers is being...

Nokia ends phone assembly in Europe, cuts jobs

trose@heraldinteractive.com (Associated Press) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:34:40 -0500

HELSINKI - Nokia Corp. plans to stop assembling cell phones in Europe by year-end as it shifts production...