Economic data up, but weather stalling recovery

A slew of economic data released yesterday pointed to a recovery that is still struggling to take off, experts said. "The numbers we had today show a continuation of a recovery, although it's subpar and it's anemic," said Christine Armstrong, senior...

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MiG jets designer Rostislav Belyakov dies aged 94

MOSCOW — The maker of MiG fighter jets says that its chief designer Rostislav Belyakov has died. He was 94. The company said in a statement that Belyakov died Friday in Moscow following an unspecified illness. Belyakov became the MiG chief designer...

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Buffett posts record profit but loses again to S&P

OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway reeled in record profits in 2013 as its wide-ranging businesses capitalized on the improving U.S. economy, though its performance again failed to keep pace with the surging S&P 500. "On the operating...

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Sports continues to move forward at MIT conference

For the eighth straight year, the' most forward-thinking minds in sports flocked to the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference to discuss and share big ideas with professors, professionals, and peers. Academics, league and team executives, analysts, bloggers...

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Slots parlor to spin ahead

Penn National Gaming is moving quickly on plans to build a slots parlor at a Plainville racetrack now that it has been awarded a state license, despite the possibility of a ballot question this fall to repeal the casino law. "We're not going to slow...

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Wilmington tops for buying home

Considering buying a home in Massachusetts but unsure where to look? How does Wilmington, Franklin or Reading strike you? They're the top three of the 20 best places to own a home in the Bay State, according to consumer finance website NerdWallet, which...

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Mass. awards urban farming grants

BOSTON — Massachusetts has launched a new $200,000 pilot project to encourage farming in cities across the state. Grants have been awarded this week to food-growing projects in Boston, Everett, Lawrence, Lowell, Somerville, Springfield and Worcester....

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Berkshire Hathaway's 4Q profit up 10 percent

OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett's company says fourth-quarter earnings rose 10 percent to nearly $5 billion as its insurance, rail and energy businesses generated major profit gains. Berkshire Hathaway's insurance companies, which include Geico and General...

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Colored lobster rope could be safer for whales

ROCKPORT, Maine — Preventing endangered northern right whales from becoming entangled in lobster gear could be as simple as changing the color of rope, a whale researcher says. If the whales can see the fishing gear more clearly, then they are better...

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Long waits frustrate callers to health exchanges

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — For those trying to enroll through online health exchanges, help has long been advertised as just a phone call away. Yet the challenge in some states has been trying to get a call through at all, never mind the multiple transfers once...

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