Confab to highlight Israeli biotech cos.

More than 250 leaders in the life sciences industry, researchers, health care providers and investors will gather in Waltham beginning today for the third New England-Israel Business Council Life Sciences Summit. The two-day forum at the Westin Hotel...

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Election is elephant in the room

After last week's Hurricane Sandy-shortened trading, Wall Street hopes for a full week as New York area residents get back on their feet and start rebuilding. More earnings are out this week, but the elephant — or donkey — in the room is tomorrow's election....

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Board game shows ploys of politics

You can wait until Tuesday to see who wins the White House, or you can take matters into your own hands by playing a new board game that allows you to "buy" constituents as a candidate yourself. Cynical? Maybe. But the creators of "Politocracy" promise...

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Shoe store doesn't fit with hotel

Plans for a boutique hotel in Boston's Downtown Crossing have garnered widespread support — but not from the owner of a longtime shoe store who must permanently check out from the building that will be gutted for guest rooms and new ground-floor retail....

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MassMutual approves $1.39 billion in dividends

SPRINGFIELD — Insurer MassMutual Financial Group has approved an estimated $1.39 billion in dividends to participating policy holders in 2013. Company officials say it is the highest payout in MassMutual's 161-year history. The dividends include a...

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China launches WTO case against EU solar subsidies

BEIJING — China has filed a World Trade Organization case challenging subsidies provided by some European Union members to help promote the solar panel industry, adding to a flurry of trade disputes that Beijing is locked in with Europe and the United...

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Stocks open lower ahead of election

NEW YORK — Stocks opened slightly lower Monday, one day before the U.S. presidential election. In opening minutes of trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 24 points at 13,069. The Standard & Poor's 500 index is down three at 1,411....

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Netflix moves to block a hostile takeover

NEW YORK — Less than a week after activist investor Carl Icahn announced a 10 percent stake in Netflix, the online video company is moving to protect itself against hostile takeovers. The Los Gatos, Calif., company said Monday that it has adopted...

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Mass. gas prices down by a penny

BOSTON -- Gas prices in Massachusetts trickled down by a penny this week but remain well above the national average. AAA Southern New England reports Monday that self-serve, regular dropped to an average of $3.65 per gallon. But even though prices...

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General Motors gets new credit lines totaling $11B

DETROIT — General Motors says it has received $11 billion in credit lines from 35 financial institutions in 14 countries. The lines of credit include a $5.5 billion, three-year credit facility and another $5.5 billion line for five years. They replace...

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