New Hub report denies a ‘brain drain’ exodus

A new BRA report debunks what Hub officials have long bemoaned as Boston's "brain drain" — the mass exodus of the young and college educated who flee the area soon after graduation and take their talents to high tech jobs in other cities. The report,...

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Land Rover made to go off-road

The Land Rover LR4 HSE is the luxury SUV for those who actually go off-road. More than just a boxier, gussied-up Jeep, the LR4 is equally at home on any surface. This upscale vehicle does it in style, with a straight-grained walnut-trimmed dashboard...

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The Ticker

N.H. co. settles with Apple A New Hampshire company that was manufacturing synthetic sapphire glass has reached a settlement with Apple, but at the expense of layoffs at its facilities in Salem and New Hampshire. GT Advanced Technologies said in a...

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Amazon’s new Kindles a perfect read

The new Kindle Voyage is the perfect binge-reader. It proves that the iPad isn't for bookworms anymore, because even the most old-school lover of dead trees should take a look at the Voyage, which takes all the best aspects of Amazon's previous e-readers...

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Mayor Martin J. Walsh seeks global partnerships, startups

Mayor Martin J. Walsh, hosting attendees from 14 countries at a State House conference yesterday, said Boston can't just rely on home-grown businesses to fuel its economy. "Boston and Massachusetts cannot operate in silos," Walsh said. "It's so important...

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China lowballs MBTA bid

The controversial train manufacturer run by the repressive Chinese government submitted an extraordinarily low bid to make new Orange and Red line subway cars that was hundreds of millions of dollars lower than its rivals, records show. But while that...

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Business Protocol: Quit smoking to get ahead

Long gone are the days when people would smoke in cubicles, on a plane or in restaurants. Today, smokers evoke high emotions, and whether we like to admit it or not, we possess very real prejudices against smokers that affect the bottom line — jobs,...

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China economy grows at slowest pace in 5 years

BEIJING — China's economic growth waned to a five-year low of 7.3 percent last quarter, raising concerns of a spillover effect on the global economy but falling roughly in line with Chinese leaders' plans for a controlled slowdown. The third quarter...

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Council hearing set today 
on rent-raising landlords

A City Council hearing today is shaping up to be a showdown between Hub real estate owners and community groups who say the owners are unscrupulously pushing to evict longtime neighborhood residents so they can jack up rents. "This should not be a city...

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Japan leads Asia stocks higher after US rebound

Asian stock markets rose Monday, led by a near 4 percent surge in Japan, after Wall Street's rebound eased nerves about the outlook for the world economy and investors looked ahead to a report on China's economic growth. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's Nikkei...

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Bake sales boost breast cancer fight

There's nothing like a dose of nostalgia to get co-workers to donate to a worthy cause, especially when there's food involved. As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Boston-based nonprofit Bakes for Breast Cancer revisited the days of selling...

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Dunkin’ to go mobile

Dunkin' Donuts customers will be able to skip the lines when the Canton coffee-and-doughnut chain starts piloting mobile ordering by year's end, in advance of a planned U.S. rollout next year. "We are planning to test mobile ordering in the fourth quarter,...

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