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US consumer prices saw no change in December
Lower gas costs offset more expensive food and higher rents to keep a measure of U.S. consumer prices flat last month.
Business CEOs call for raising retirement age
An influential group of business executives is pushing a plan to increase the full retirement age to 70 for both Social Security and Medicare and to partially privatize the health insurance program for older Americans.
With S. California expansion, Dunkin’ Donuts plans to go Hollywood
Dunkin’ Donuts, a local icon of coffee and hand-held cuisine, said Wednesday that it is expanding to Southern California.
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School bus drivers go on strike in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) -- More than 8,000 New York City school bus drivers and aides went on strike over job protection Wednesday morning, leaving some 152,000 students, many disabled, trying to find other ways to get to school. ( 01/16/2013 1:58 PM )
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Smithsonian to reopen 1 of Mall's oldest buildings
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Smithsonian Institution announced plans Wednesday to create an innovation pavilion with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in one of the oldest buildings on the National Mall. ( 01/16/2013 3:35 PM )
Personal Finance
Financial rules for stay-at-home spouses
Here are some of the financial rules for stay-at-home spouses, defined as someone working on the home front but not drawing a paycheck.
The hottest places to live in Greater Boston
Redfin rolled out its list of the "hottest emerging neighborhoods and small cities" for 16 major metro areas across the country.
Technology
Review: Searching for answers on Facebook
Facebook unveiled a new search tool that gives users a chance to sift through the photos, places and other information available on the site.
PayPal expands retail store payments service
PayPal says it is expanding its payment service to more brick-and-mortar retailers, including RadioShack and Dollar General.
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Obama is flexing his leverage on debt, immigration
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is assembling an ambitious second-term agenda, pushing aggressively where he thinks he has political leverage but moving more cautiously on issues where he has less control. ( 01/16/2013 3:07 PM )
In Cambridge, a crazy lack of inventory?
If you want to live in Cambridge, take a ticket and get in line. You may be house hunting for a while. While there is...
What can we do about pooling tips?
Elaine Varelas taps Daniel Field of Morgan, Brown & Joy to provide clarity on the laws in MA surrounding tip pooling for service industry workers.
Winter buster: You could be driving in Cape Town
As you sit and complain about how cold it's gotten, wondering when the next snowfall will arrive and how much it will wreck your commute, I could not care less. It's not that I don't care about you, even......
Marketwire Press Releases
- Implant Sciences to Host Conference Call Wednesday, January 16th at 1:30 pm EST (Marketwire, 01/16/2013)
- Nexage Achieves 171% Growth in 2012 (Marketwire, 01/16/2013)
- ESCO Pipe Beveling Cutter Blades Direct Heat Away From Pipe Surface (Marketwire, 01/16/2013)
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