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I'm Joining the Open Office Hours Movement, November 24th
I think there's a new trend surfacing in Boston: the...
Ready or not, it's here
It’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but the Christmas season is in full force as evidenced by the commercials, ads and catalogs I’ve seen in the...
Beating up the house
This is not the first time, and I regret to say, it will not be not the last… I just saw a house that was...
Job Doc chat - Monday at noon
Elaine Varelas joins us Monday at noon for another Job...
Tesla coming to Boston auto show, 8 other brands call quits
(Clifford Atiyeh/Boston.com)The Tesla Roadster near Pigeon Point Lighthouse in Pescadero, Calif. during a road test. Tesla Motors, which opened a Manhattan showroom in July, will...
Who's what, where?
Here's your guide to personnel changes in Massachusetts.
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US Senate candidates sound off about the economy
With the weak economy the overriding domestic issue, the five candidates for US Senate spoke with Casey Ross of the Globe staff about their plans to combat the recession, fix Wall Street, and address other financial matters.
Websites’ rivalry provides lessons in sharing, or not sharing, strategic secrets
On July 20, 2006, Sheila Marcelo and Nick Beim flew from Boston to Chicago to visit a company called Sittercity. The business, which charged parents to access an online database of sitters and nannies, had been launched in Boston five years earlier.
You don’t have to look frumpy when traveling on business
Business travelers cringe at this scenario: You’re called to a last-minute meeting in another city, and you’re on the next shuttle flight out of Logan International Airport. You’ve got about 30 minutes to pack, grab your presentation, and make it to the airport in time to board your flight, when you realize your best suit is at the dry cleaners ...
Networking opportunities improve when people don name badges
Q. On which side of the shoulder/chest should a name tag be worn? M. L., Laramie, Wyo.
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- Rising unemployment taxes could hinder hiring
- NY saves $3.1 million in energy efficiency program
- Senate moderates frustrate other Democrats on bill
- More Americans expected to travel for Thanksgiving
- South Koreans to get Apple's iPhone this week
- Deutsche Bahn signs $26B Qatar railroad deal
- Iraq's Oct. oil exports drop due to attacks
- Denmark: 65 world leaders for UN climate summit
- Schumer wants probe of frequent flier mile claims
- NRC investigating radiation at Three Mile Island
Technology
Tech Lab
HTC Pure no threat to iPhone
Remember when Microsoft seemed unbeatable? But when superior competition comes along, Microsoft is as vulnerable as any other outfit.
Personal finance
More college-bound students express willingness to help pay burgeoning costs
A whopping 90 percent of graduating high school seniors, surveyed for the first time in the Fidelity study, believe they should pay for at least some college costs.
Columnists
Markets
Investors look to data-heavy week for more clarity
Investors are heading toward the final month of the year with more questions about the economy than they had just a few weeks ago.
Healthcare
Boston Scientific OK’d to market WallFlex stent
Boston Scientific Corp. has received regulatory approvals to market an esophageal stent in the United States and Europe, the company said yesterday.
Real Estate
Monthly foreclosures in Mass. jump
Foreclosures in Massachusetts rose nearly 30 percent in October from the previous month, but petitions to foreclose, were down 9 percent, the Warren Group said.
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Jobs
Bay State's jobless rate ebbs
The Massachusetts unemployment rate dropped last month for the first time in two years, and job losses slowed - signs the state's job market may be stabilizing.
Cars
Thanksgiving car travel expected to rise
An estimated 38.4 million Americans will be traveling 50 miles or more from home over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, AAA reports.
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