US job market faces hurdles even with 5.5 pct. unemployment

WASHINGTON — Unemployment in the U.S. has dropped to a seven-year low of 5.5 percent — a level normally considered the mark of a healthy job market. Yet that number isn't as encouraging as it might sound. While U.S. employers added a solid 295,000 jobs...

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3 reasons Apple's watch will... or won't... change the game

SAN FRANCISCO — No one can argue that Apple has changed the way people live their lives. The company's iPod, iTunes, iPhone and iPad have shaken up music, phone and computer markets worldwide. Is the Apple Watch going to be able to do the same? The...

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Defunct parenting company Isis to pay $260G fine to AG’s office

Isis Parenting, the Needham-based prenatal and parenting retailer that abruptly shut down last year — leaving many parents and expectant parents in a lurch — will pay a $260,000 penalty for failing to provide services and refunds to its customers after...

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Can Etsy keep its folksy brand and make shareholders money?

NEW YORK — If craft seller Etsy goes public later this year it will be a test of how well the company can balance an explicit social mission with shareholder expectations for making money. Founded in 2005, Brooklyn-based Etsy sells everything from a...

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Credit card agreements may stall Boston taxi app

Boston's options for a unified taxi dispatch and payment smartphone app could be limited because of exclusive contracts cab companies have signed with two credit card processing companies, according to industry insiders. Boston cab companies have signed...

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Jerry Remy’s locations thrive...outside Fenway ’hood

The namesake Boston restaurant of Red Sox Nation president and NESN color analyst Jerry Remy abruptly closed Tuesday — a month before baseball season opens — but other­ locations appear to be thriving. Jerry Remy's Sports Bar & Grill debuted in...

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Primark plans Boston opening in September

European fashion retailer Primark is prepping for a September opening of its four-floor Boston store in Downtown Crossing — its first U.S. location — and plans to open its U.S. headquarters in the city. The Dublin chain will have 70,000 square feet...

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Pilot course teaches leadership for a patient-centered model

A pilot program to put certified nursing assistants in leadership positions is helping to move 
Hebrew SeniorLife's nursing-home culture away from an institutional feel to a model where residents get more choice and freedom in their day-to-day 
activities....

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Shake Shack escalates burger battle

Opening a restaurant in a city still dealing with lingering snow piles may not be great timing, but yesterday's Boston debut of Shake Shack on Newbury Street, while devoid of its famous long lines, fired 
another shot across the bow in the battle against...

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Gasoline prices creep up

Massachusetts gas prices climbed 10 cents in the past week and are likely to keep going up before leveling off this spring or summer — but they are likely to stay below the $3 mark, analysts say. The average price for a gallon of regular gas yesterday...

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Booting Up: Restaurant app has promise

The global restaurant industry hasn't seen innovation since the Diners Club charge card was born in 1950. Now, a kid from Worcester is among those trying to change that. Bentley College grad Nick Belsito founded BeeLine (beelinenow.com), a dining concierge...

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Inspector Gadget: Dance with our robot overlords

WowWee MiP ($89.99 & up, various retailers) What do you get for the person who has everything? Fun dancing robots! As opposed to actually helpful robots like Roomba or the upcoming Jibo family assistant, just-for-fun robots can be a good way to...

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Bookbub reads E-buyers well

Every day, more than 5 million people in three countries get an email about discounted e-books from Boston-based startup BookBub — emails that drove more than 10 million ebook sales last year. "They're the biggest success story that no one knows about,"...

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The Ticker

Rosie's Bakery closes all shops Rosie's Bakery, an Inman Square, Cambridge, institution for 38 years, with other locations including Chestnut Hill and South Station, closed its doors yesterday, saying in a notice posted on its doors that the supplier...

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