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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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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Home buyers see few price reductions

Today kicks off the holiday shopping season, which can mean big sales for most shoppers. But while the retail world is offering deals and slashing prices, many home buyers aren't seeing the same price reductions they were getting in the recent past....

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Traffic backup snarls Wrentham outlets' Black Friday opening

Interstate 495 in Wrentham is significantly backed up as shoppers head to the highly anticipated Black Friday midnight opening at the Wrentham Village Premium Outlets.The worst traffic was on the southbound side, where backups were already over a mile...

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Media screens to light up Innovation Center

Boston's burgeoning Innovation Center will be dressed up with digital signs, as city planners hope the facility becomes a beacon for entrepreneurs when it opens next year. The Boston Redevelopment Authority is floating plans for flashy "media screens"...

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The Ticker

Hostess winding down A bankruptcy court judge yesterday approved a request by Hostess Brands Inc. to begin winding down its operations. The ruling came after the maker of Twinkies, Ding Dongs and Wonder Bread failed in last-ditch negotiations to end...

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Business - BostonHerald.com

Business - BostonHerald.comBusiness - BostonHerald.com http://www.bostonherald.com/business/?srvc=rss The Boston Herald online: The closest distance between you and the news en-us Copyright 2012, Herald Interactive, Inc. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:26:59 -0500...

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No fun for Black Friday

Holiday shoppers with toys on their lists may do well to sleep in on Black Friday. A study that tracked the online prices of 252 toys last year — including those on the Toys 'R' Us "hot toy" list — found that Black Friday ranked as the worst day to...

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SBLI chief Sheridan leaves 'on a high note'

Savings Bank Life Insurance Co. CEO and President Bob Sheridan, a major player in Boston business and philanthropy, retired yesterday after 20 years as the boss at the Woburn-based life insurer founded in 1907 by Louis Brandeis. "Bob has shepherded...

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Rooftop farm plants seeds in the Seaport

A Hub urban agriculture startup has landed a location for a rooftop farm in South Boston's Seaport District. Higher Ground Farm has signed a lease to grow vegetables and fruits atop the eight-story Boston Design Center. The 55,000-square-foot organic...

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Markets set sale for holidays

The markets are switching into full holiday mode with trading weeks interrupted by days off, hyped-up concern about retail sales and end-of-the-year sell offs. But add heightened concern over conflict in the Middle East and uncertainty about the fiscal...

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Spindle app spools out hype - and investors

A new app developed by three former Microsoft workers helps people find the most interesting social media updates from businesses and organizations at any given time. Spindle 1.1 — released on Thursday in Boston and San Francisco, with other major cities...

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Best defense: Made in USA

New Balance is on a mission to provide lightweight military sneakers made in the United States, and it wants the Defense Department to equip soldiers with them, company head Rob DeMartini told the Herald. "For whatever reason, the sneaker is the only...

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