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Insurance fee freeze is backed
BOSTON - The Massachusetts Senate voted unanimously Thursday to freeze the state’s unemployment insurance rate for 2011, over the objections of union officials.Tech stocks drive market lower
NEW YORK - Stocks finished flat on Thursday, dragged down by Cisco Systems Inc. and Akamai Technologies Inc. Both issued weak earnings forecasts, raising concerns about business and technology spending.Era of super-low mortgage rates appears to be over
NEW YORK - The days of the absurdly low mortgage rate are over.On the job: Fotios Karayianis, owner, Fotios Karayianis Tailor Shop, Southbridge
“Everything is the same to me. Some things, you know, are a lot of work, like when you rebuild suits and jackets. It's a complicated job, with stitching it's a lot of different stitches, different things.” (T&G;)Vietnam devalues currency by 8.5 percent
HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam devalued its currency Friday by 8.5 percent as the Communist-ruled country grapples with double-digit inflation and a widening trade deficit.