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With the music industry going through seismic changes, classic studios like the Blue Jay Recording Studio in Carlisle are becoming rare....
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Do you use your phone or tablet to help your kids busy on long flights or car rides? What are the best apps to keep the kids from getting bored?
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Save money on health care
Studies show that approximately 80 percent of bills from health care providers contain errors. Make sure you aren't paying for someone else's mistake.
Studies show that approximately 80 percent of bills from health care providers contain errors. Make sure you aren't paying for someone else's mistake.
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Todd English sued over rent
Celebrity chef Todd English is being sued for more than $1 million in unpaid rent and other charges due from his recently shuttered Kingfish Hall restaurant at Faneuil Hall Marketplace.
Money management for recent graduates
You've put in four (or maybe to your parent's dismay, five or six) years of hard work in college, and now graduation is here. What's next? Planning for retirement.
Greece to decide on interim government
Greece's president is to convene the crisis-struck country's political leaders once more, this time to appoint a caretaker government that will lead the country into new elections next month.
Bangladesh announces probe into Grameen Bank units
Bangladesh has ordered a four-member commission to investigate 54 businesses linked to the pioneering microlender Grameen Bank founded by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.
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After fall, insurers’ auto rates up again
Auto insurance rates, which tumbled after Massachusetts opened the state to more competition four years ago, are marching steadily upward again.
US consumer prices flat as gas costs fall
U.S. consumer prices were flat last month as cheaper gas offset modest increases for food, clothing and housing. The data indicate that inflation remains in check.
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Poll: Half of Americans call Facebook a fad
Half of Americans think Facebook is a passing fad, according to the results of a new Associated Press-CNBC poll. And, in the run-up to the social network's initial public offering of stock, half of Americans also say the social network's expected asking price is too high.
Study: Phone co customer satisfaction evens out
A study of customer satisfaction of the major wireless carriers finds no significant difference between them because of improvements in customer service at Sprint Nextel Corp. and AT&T Inc.
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World stocks fall amid political turmoil in Greece
World stocks dived Wednesday after a failure by Greece's political leaders to form a coalition government set the stage for new elections next month, keeping Europe's debt crisis center stage.
Deluded buyers to blame?
That's the latest theory on what caused the housing bubble - and it makes a certain sense. A new Boston Fed paper takes aim at...
Clinical outreach nurse educates needy patients about community resources
By Cindy Atoji Keene Controlling healthcare spending continues to...
Is my Chevy Silverado's fuel pump going to fail soon?
Q. I own a 2001 Chevy Silverado extended cab pickup truck. I use it for dump runs and trips to the home improvement store. It has the smaller V-8 engine. My question involves the fuel pump. My friend (who in......
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