China's February exports down 18 percent

BEIJING — China's exports plunged by an unexpectedly large 18 percent in February, possibly denting hopes trade will help drive the slowing economy while communist leaders push ambitious promised reforms. Exports declined to $114.1 billion while imports...

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Still no price on fix for botched Health Connector site

Beleaguered Health Connector officials continue to chip away at the massive backlog of Bay Staters' applications for health insurance, but still won't say how much taxpayers will have to shell out to fix the state's entire Obamacare fiasco. "We are...

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Spotify snags Echo Nest

Music streaming company Spotify has bought The Echo Nest, a Somerville company that powers many online streaming radio services. Founded at the MIT Media Lab, The Echo Nest has more than a billion data points about more than 35 million songs, information...

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Top brokers draw wealthy clients

Selling super high-end properties in Boston, those over $10 million, is a rarefied world dominated by a handful of Hub brokers. Sometimes these brokers represent the sellers, sometimes they bring buyers to the deal. Jonathan Radford of Coldwell Banker...

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Cybersecurity a focus for Israel’s Yehuda­ Yaakov

Forging bilateral cyber­security ties is among Yehuda­ Yaakov's goals in his new role as Israel's consul general to New England. The Brooklyn, N.Y., native wants to model the partnerships on the life sciences relationship between Massachusetts and Israel...

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Cold weather puts Duck Tours on ice

Boston Duck Tours could be the latest victim of a frigid­ and stormy winter that's grounded flights, resulted in a road salt shortage and caused potholes galore. The 20th season of the company's land-water tours could be delayed due to a frozen Charles...

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Radioshack sends bad signal

RadioShack plans to close a quarter of its stores as it continues its struggle with an outdated image and finding a niche in the competitive consumer electronics industry. The chain yesterday said it plans to shutter 1,100 under-performing stores as...

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Site that sells student class notes nabs another competitor

Instead of throwing binders full of notes in the trash at the end of a semester, college students can now sell their notes online to their classmates. That, at least, is the plan for Flashnotes, a Boston-based education technology startup that is trying...

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Time may have passed for opposition to Boston MinuteClinics

Pharmacy walk-in clinics could soon come to Boston now that they no longer face mayoral opposition. A spokeswoman for Mayor Martin J. Walsh said while he has concerns about the clinics, the mayor has no current plans to oppose their expansion into the...

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Gaming panel enlisted in lawsuit vs. Mohegan

Mohegan Sun's erstwhile Palmer landlord is roping the state Gaming Commission into its lawsuit that seeks to bar Mohegan from building a casino anywhere but Palmer, demanding the commission turn over any communications between Mohegan and Suffolk Downs...

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Medical pot shop ads to hit Mass.

Massachusetts viewers soon will get a hit of what's expected to be the Northeast's first marijuana-related commercial on major networks. New York-based Medical Cannabis Network has booked April airtime to advertise marijuanadoctors.com, which pairs...

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Nanocrystals come up big

In a winter of seemingly endless snow and ice, what if there were a better way of fortifying roads against potholes? What if this same technology could be used to build stronger bridges, create solar panels, even penetrate and selectively kill cancer...

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Area hospitals get healthier

The sustainability trend is finally coming to the hospital industry in a big way. Dozens of Massachusetts hospitals — including six in just the past month — have signed on to a national initiative to get "healthier" by improving their food options,...

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Volvo needs 20 minutes of highway driving to warm up

I have an issue with my car warming up slowly when the temperature gets down around 0 degrees F. The car is a 2011 S40 Volvo with the T5 engine. The dealer confirmed that the issue I describe is happening but say they checked another 2011 S40 they had...

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