Protests greet shoppers at Wal-Marts nationwide

PORTLAND, Ore. — Wal-Mart workers and supporters marched in protest at a number of stores nationwide Thursday and Friday, blasting the wages, benefits and treatment of employees of the world's largest retailer. The efforts seemed to do little to keep...

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Mark Thompson testifies at London probe into BBC

LONDON — New York Times [NYT] Co. CEO Mark Thompson has testified before a committee in London investigating a scandal at his former employer, the BBC, a Times spokesman said Friday. Thompson gave testimony Friday to the inquiry, which is looking...

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Brisk shopping, but no madness in Hub today

Foot traffic was steady, but not crazy, this morning at the Shops at Prudential Center, making the holiday seem no different than a typical shopping day. Terri Lee, 40, a teacher from Back Bay, who was shopping there, said she avoided big box stores...

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The Ticker

Manufacturing in Mass. redux Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Greg Bialecki will join Lt. Gov. Tim Murray to address the first-year accomplishments of the Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative, as well as new goals moving forward on Tuesday....

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Built for entertaining, just blocks from BU

This gracious, renovated Colonial in the Cottage Farm area of Brookline near Boston University is made for grand-scale entertaining, with its large reception hall off of which is a series of elegant connected rooms and a showpiece grand staircase. Built...

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Pay limits tore at TARP bailout

The executive pay limits that came with the bank bailouts of the 2008-2009 financial crisis may have had the unintended benefit of reducing the bailouts' scope, a new study has found. A report in the Journal of Banking, Finance and Accounting finds...

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Revved up over Jaguar XJ

The 2013 Jaguar XJ with a 3-liter, V6 engine was a tough sell — at first. My initial reaction was that the smaller engine would diminish the prestige of the luxury sedan that I'd always known to have an abundance of brawn under the hood. However,...

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Addicted to Black Friday

Despite economic worries and Thursday night openings in neighboring states, consumers rewarded Massachusetts retailers and malls for opening earlier than ever yesterday, showing that Black Friday shopping has become as much of a tradition as turkey on...

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Western Mass. country store turned into co-op

CUMMINGTON — A popular country store and gathering place in western Massachusetts has been bought by its loyal customers and turned into a cooperative. The Old Creamery Grocery in Cummington has been bought by 550 member-owners for $1.3 million. They...

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Greek protesters march against mining projects

THESSALONIKI, Greece — About 3,000 protesters have marched in the northern Greek city in protest against what they claim are environment-threatening gold mining projects. Riot police barred the protesters' intended route to the Canadian Consulate...

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