Feds: Job numbers up for June

The economy added 195,000 jobs in June and significantly more in the previous two months than had been reported, the Labor Department said today, raising hopes for a more robust economy in the second half of the year. The hotels, restaurants and entertainment...

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Same-sex ruling has employers tweaking benefits

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's landmark ruling on same-sex marriage has private employers around the country scrambling to make sure their employee benefit plans comply with the law. The impact of the decision striking down part of the federal Defense...

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Stocks end with strong gains after jobs report

NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market is closing higher after a bumpy start, with investors encouraged by a big uptick in hiring. The government says that the U.S. economy added a stronger-than-expected 195,000 jobs last month. That helped investors shake...

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Illnesses prompt wide Whole Foods cheese recall

NEW YORK — Whole Foods Market Inc. is recalling Crave Brothers Les Freres cheese in response to an outbreak of a bacterial infection that has sickened people in several states and killed at least one person. Whole Foods says the cheese may be contaminated...

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Bar raised at Graybar site with 560 apartments on tap

Developers have filed formal plans to construct apartments and retail space in a section of the South End that has become a hot spot for redevelopment. The applicants, listed officially as F8345 Harrison Owner LLC, would build two multi-family apartment...

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U.S. jobs up, but many gigs are not 40 hours

Employers kept hiring in June, adding a better-than-expected 195,000 jobs, but many of them were part-time or temporary positions, hinting at a hollow economic recovery. The number of part-timers who said they would prefer full-time work soared 322,000...

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Egyptian unrest trips hike in crude oil prices

Crude oil prices surged yesterday on a better-than-expected U.S. jobs report and concern about escalating unrest and violence in Egypt. U.S. crude oil futures hit a 14-month high, climbing more than $1.98 per barrel to close at $103.22, after hitting...

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Set loft-y goals in sunny JP unit

Carved out of a former carriage factory in Jamaica Plain, this authentic-looking loft has brick walls throughout and gets lots of light from a wall of front-facing windows. Unit 9 at 172 Green St. is one of 14 units in a former brick carriage factory...

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Hyundai does luxury right

The 2013 Azera, which is slotted between Hyundai's Sonata and Genesis, is one of six sedans in the Korean automaker's 10-model lineup. I'm amazed that Hyundai offers that many models, but I shouldn't be surprised, Hyundais are everywhere you look these...

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Mills joins 22 other states in letter to Google

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine's attorney general is urging Google to put in place more and better transparency and privacy controls. Janet Mills joined 22 other state's attorneys general in a letter to Google CEO Larry Page this week that says they will be...

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