Chamber honors 3 Boston leaders

More than 1,600 business, government and community leaders attended the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce annual meeting last night at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, and three of them were named to the Chamber's "Academy of Distinguished...

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Google launching YouTube fee plan

Netflix, Hulu and even cable companies, beware: Internet giant Google has big plans for its Web video powerhouse YouTube. Google reportedly is planning a subscription service that would charge viewers $2 or more per month for high-quality YouTube channels...

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New Zealand's central bank intervenes in currency

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand's central bank has intervened in the currency market for the first time in five years to try to curb the local dollar's rise. The rising Kiwi dollar, as the New Zealand currency is known, has been hurting the country's...

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China reports stronger April trade growth

BEIJING — China's trade accelerated in April in a possible positive sign for its shaky economic recovery. Exports rose 14.7 percent over a year earlier, up from March's 10 percent growth, customs data showed Wednesday. Imports gained 16.8 percent, up...

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Bain directs $6.9B deal

BMC Software's transition from a public company to a private one thanks to a near $6.9 billion acquisition deal led by Boston-based Bain Capital and Golden Gate Capital could give a much-needed boost to the company's enterprise services business, which...

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Microsoft touching up Windows 8 to address gripes

SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft is retooling the latest version of its Windows operating system to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening a slump in personal computer sales. The tune up announced Tuesday won't be released to...

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Making bet on mobile gaming

The mobile game market is growing rapidly and — parents of game-addicted children beware — the makers of these time-wasters are coming up with novel ways to drain your wallet. Skillz, which launched last week with 10 games from 10 developers, is the...

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New Android features outbaking Apple

If you paid $200 or more for the newest iPhone recently, here's a harsh truth: You've been had. The iPhone 5 — released just seven months ago — is officially antiquated, with a slate of new Android and Windows Phone 8 devices leaving Apple looking several...

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Airport app lands just in time

Local entrepreneur Wayne Chen wants his new app to take off with harried air travelers — literally. The 67-year-old has created Connect On Time, a free app for iPhones and iPads that provides customized maps of 42 global airports and calculates how...

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Leaders laud contest to grant $ to struggling communities

Community leaders from the Hub's more economically hard-hit cities hailed a competition launched by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston last week as a necessary tool to spur cross-sector partnerships and improve the health and well-being of lower-income...

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