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- Independently-operated Upper Crust shops say pizza chain’s owners cut voucher deal that cost them thousands of dollars
- ICE fines 17 Massachusetts companies for hiring unlawful employees
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Spogo lets football fans earn freebies while watching the game
A South Boston start-up wants you to swap the remote control for your smartphone every few minutes.
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City Year unveils ‘crowd-sourced’ Twitter ad campaign
City Year is asking its current crop of roughly 2,500 corps members to tweet their stories, and these stories will be used to shape City Year’s marketing efforts.
US AG sets news conference on BP settlement
Eric Holder will speak in New Orleans about the $4.5 billion settlement with BP over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP)
Black Friday doorbuster deals 2012
We’ve rounded up some deals that stores will be offering so you can be prepared ahead of time. Here’s a look at some already announced deals; we will add more as they roll out.
Computer outage grounds United Airlines flights
This is at least the third major computer outage for the Chicago-based airline since June. (AP, 11:08 a.m.)
MassMutual agrees to $1.6 million penalty for misleading investors about annuities, SEC says
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. agreed to pay $1.6 million to settle charges that it misled customers about an obscure restriction in $2.5 billion of variable annuities it sold from 2007 to 2009, federal securities regulators said Thursday.
Post office reports record loss of $15.9b for year
The struggling U.S. Postal Service is reporting a record annual loss of $15.9 billion. The financial losses for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30 were nearly $11 billion more than the previous year.
Upper Crust shop owners say
voucher deal costs them thousands of dollars
The pizza chain’s owners sold thousands of discount vouchers, kept the proceeds, and then filed for bankruptcy protection, franchisees said. (Boston Globe)
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Report: Raters, regulators failed MF Global
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A House panel says credit rating agencies and federal regulators contributed to MF Global's collapse last year. But it pinned most of the blame on ex-CEO Jon Corzine. ( 11/15/2012 6:19 PM )
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AP PHOTOS: Impacts of the Gulf oil spill
BP has agreed to pay a $4.5 billion settlement with the U.S. government over the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. BP's Deepwater Horizon rig, 50 miles off the Louisiana coast, sank in an explosion on April 20, 2010, spewing crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, killing wildlife and shutting vast areas of the Gulf to commercial fishing for months. ( 11/15/2012 6:19 PM )
Personal Finance
Small businesses planning to hire
Small-business owners are optimistic about the coming year in Greater Boston, with most anticipating increased sales and many expecting to hire more workers. (Globe)
World's most expensive Thanksgiving dinner
For all of the work, dishes and ambrosia that go into a full Thanksgiving meal, the cost per person is often surprisingly cheap. What would Thanksgiving look like if you were to splurge a lot?
Technology
AT&T; named best Boston-area cellphone provider
A report due out Thursday found AT&T; provides speedier service than its local competition, despite a reputation for dropping calls in some parts of Boston.
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Amazon's larger Kindle Fire HD goes on sale early
Amazon has started shipping the larger version of its Kindle Fire HD tablet computer on Thursday, five days ahead of schedule. (Globe)
Markets
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Stocks close lower after weak retail reports
NEW YORK (AP) -- Stock indexes closed lower Thursday, a third straight decline, after U.S. retailers issued weak forecasts for earnings and more people filed claims for unemployment benefits. ( 11/15/2012 6:20 PM )
Can't afford new construction?
If so, you are not alone. New homes, apartments and condos carry a big premium in Greater Boston, and the reason why is not so...
Half-price Zipcar rentals on Election Day
Zipcar customers can rent hybrids, the company's cheapest rate, for $4 per hour anytime Tuesday from 5 a.m. through 9 p.m....
Marketwire Press Releases
- The Room to Dream Foundation Announces Major Support From Sherwin-Williams (Marketwire, 11/15/2012)
- Acceleration 2012 Emphasizes Importance of Alignment, Strategic Planning and Flexibility to Success of Early Stage Life Science Companies (Marketwire, 11/15/2012)
- Capitol Named 2012 Novarica Impact Award Winner (Marketwire, 11/15/2012)
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