Confusion over Twitter amplifies Tweeter stock

A rush to get on the Twitter IPO bandwagon could be responsible for yesterday's massive stock price jump for Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, or could have just been a savvy investment move. Tweeter, the Canton-based electronics retailer that filed...

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Markets gain as shutdown continues Stocks moved higher on Wall Street yesterday, but investors remained focused on Washington, where a partial government shutdown and a fast approaching deadline on the nation's borrowing limit have weighed on markets...

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Hacking group members indicted A federal grand jury yesterday indicted 13 members of the Internet hacking group Anonymous for allegedly carrying out cyber-attacks worldwide, including against targets that refused to process payments for WikiLeaks, the...

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Market Basket workers to protest

Market Basket employees will converge at the Waltham site of a stalled store Sunday for a protest against the grocery chain's board. "The point of the rally is to bring attention to the board and the damage they're causing," said organizer Cindy Whelan,...

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Developer bags prime parcel

Construction will begin as early as next week on a 12-story apartment and retail building — including a possible supermarket — on Canal Street just a block from the TD Garden in a deal announced yesterday between developers and the state transportation...

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Bill filed to greenlight $1B convention center expansion

Lawmakers may soon decide whether to launch a 
$1 billion expansion of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center — a project that would add 1.3 million square feet of space, including additional exhibit and meeting areas and another, larger ballroom....

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Dewey Sq. muralist has more coming

The New York artist whose abstract mural is now occupying a prime art spot on a massive ventilation building in Dewey Square said people should expect to see more of his work throughout the city through next year. "There will be a couple of surprises,"...

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Now at your library: Streaming movies, music

SEATTLE — There's a new source to stream movies and other digital content, and it's not a tech company with tens of thousands of titles. It's something more familiar, and might even be just down the street: the public library. Often thought of as stodgy...

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What's changing, what's not, in a shutdown

WASHINGTON — Campers in national parks are to pull up stakes and leave, some veterans waiting to have disability benefits approved will have to cool their heels even longer, many routine food inspections will be suspended and panda-cams will go dark...

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Obama focuses on military as government shuts down

WASHINGTON — As much of the federal government grinds to a halt, President Barack Obama is telling the U.S. military he'll push Congress to re-open the government as soon as possible. In his sole response early Tuesday to Congress' failure to avert...

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Droid Maxx has maximum battery life, but also cost

Droid Maxx ($299.99 with a two-year-contract, $27.15/month with Verizon Edge, Verizonwireless.com) Motorola's latest Android offering is basically the same as the Droid Ultra, but with an astonishing battery life. The good: This speed demon of a smartphone...

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Dead delivery dotcom a tease

There have been lots of media reports over the past several days saying that the beloved, iconic dotcom failure Kozmo.com is about to make a comeback. Such reports are false. Allow me to explain. Kozmo, you may recall, was the delivery service that...

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Friendly’s fights slide

Two years after filing for bankruptcy, Friendly's Ice Cream continues to churn away at a tall order: reinvigorating a 78-year-old chain competing against the likes of Applebee's, Panera, IHOP and Chipotle. While analysts cite progress important to a...

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App’s the way to monitor baby

A Boston-based MassChallenge finalist is taking baby-monitoring beyond devices that record only sight or sound. The SensibleBaby SmartOne is a onesie with a front pocket containing an embedded sensor that sends a constant signal to a nearby smartphone...

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