Makeover is talk of the ’Town

This attached single-family home in Charlestown has had a complete makeover that opens up the living space and offers great views of the neighborhood's working waterfront. Completely gutted and renovated last year, the 2,100-square-foot four bedroom...

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‘Dynamic’ $hift for Green Monster

Prices for seats and standing-room tickets for Fenway Park's Green Monster will be based on what the market will bear this season. The Red Sox have adopted so-called "dynamic" pricing for the tickets, which means prices — much like those for airline...

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Firm to help find cures for children

Although their stories differed in detail, they shared a passion and a purpose no parent would envy: finding a cure for the diseases that afflict — and, in some instances, might one day kill — their children. At the ribbon-cutting yesterday for Intellimedix,...

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Jetblue’s NYC-Hyannis service takes off in June

Cape Cod is bracing for an even bigger wave of New Yorkers this year now that JetBlue has announced new daily direct seasonal flights between Hyannis and John F. Kennedy International Airport. "In summer, New York's our primary market," Cape Cod Chamber...

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The Ticker

Flood bill passes Mass. House The state House of Representatives has unanimously approved a bill aimed at softening the impact of new federal flood insurance rules on many coastal homeowners. The measure would tie the level of flood insurance that...

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Shops focus on race, recovery

Nearly a year after the first bomb exploded in front of Marathon Sports during the 117th Boston Marathon, the Boylston Street store has recovered financially, but emotionally the scars linger. "That's going to be there for a while," owner Colin Peddie...

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Alibaba buying media company ChinaVision for $804M

BEIJING — Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is expanding into media by acquiring control of a Hong Kong film and television company, ChinaVision, for $804 million. Alibaba Group will buy new shares giving it a 60 percent stake in the TV company, ChinaVision...

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Japan lab weighing retraction of stem cell paper

TOKYO — A Japanese government-funded laboratory said Tuesday it is considering retracting a research paper describing a simple way of turning ordinary cells from mice into stem cells. The RIKEN Center for Development Biology in Kobe, Japan, has been...

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The Ticker

Deutsche unit buys Fort Point buildings Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management's RREEF America, a division of Deutsche Bank, purchased the buildings at 269-277, 279-283 and 321-325 Summer St. in South Boston's Fort Point Neighborhood for $94.9 million...

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Asian stock market steady after sell-off

BANGKOK — Asian stock markets steadied Tuesday after a sharp sell-off the day before. There was a dearth of corporate or economic news for traders to digest and an insipid performance on Wall Street gave little direction either. Most indexes were modestly...

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Don't bite on bitcoin

The fact that bitcoin is becoming more popular — with an ATM at South Station and even spinoff startups — is not a sign that it is a legitimate or stable currency. Nine months ago, I told you you'd be hearing a lot more about bitcoin. But I declined...

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Medical marijuana business prospects topic of Boston forum

As Massachusetts gears up for its entry into the medical marijuana business, entrepreneurs will meet Saturday for a forum on the new industry. Hosted by the National Cannabis Industry Association, the all-day Northeast CannaBusiness Symposium will focus...

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Device aids weight loss

Doctors at three Massachusetts hospitals are recruiting people battling Type 2 diabetes and obesity for a clinical trial of a medical device that has been approved in other countries to reduce blood sugar and body weight without the need for the kind...

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Casinos’ projections trump panel’s

The annual gaming revenue projected by the competing Mohegan Sun and Wynn Resorts casino proposals exceed a new state Gaming Commission study, which factors in competition from the slots parlor the commission green-lighted to open at the harness racetrack...

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