Homeless families rise 22% in a year The Boston Globe | The number of homeless families living in Boston has jumped for the fourth straight year, making children without a home the fastest-growing group, according to results from the mayor's annual census. | The Homeless Census showed that the number of families living in emergency shelters, transition...
Hong Kong's main stock index rises 3.5 percent Philadelphia Daily News | The Associated Press | HONG KONG - Hong Kong's key stock index rose 3.5 percent Monday, lifted by Wall Street's strong finish and hopes for more government measures to boost China's economy. | The blue-chip Hang Seng Index gained 520.50 points to 15563.31. | Investors were heartened by Wall Street...
Mass. business confidence sinks to 17-year low Business Journal CBRE to advise FDIC on bank assets Lots of griping, no answers in debate over health costs Manufacturers blast cuts to Tech Assistance budget Health reform penalties to increase CB Richard Ellis to advise FDIC on bank assets | Massachusetts business ...
Altus directors resign Business Journal Kindred adds Yum exec to board Altus losses top $20M in Q3 Venture cap funding on the rise Recession rebuttal: Cost of lab space continues to climb Altus CEO: Restoring investor confidence a priority | Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Tuesday that dir...
German car exports fall 22 percent in December; similar drops seen in production Star Tribune | BERLIN - German auto makers exported 22 percent fewer cars in December than a year earlier, with production down by the same amount, the country's main industry group said Tuesday. | The auto industry — a mainstay of Germany's strong manufact...
Tufts says payment impasse could force doctors to drop BCBS Business Journal Group proposes more rest for medical residents Brooke Tyson Hynes S. Fla. firms hone marketing game plans for Orange Bowl events Health care costs likely to spike statewide State Street tops Mass. cos. with $33M in cash donations | A rift between Tuf...
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5 governors unite, seek $1 trillion in federal aid The Boston Globe | Governor Deval Patrick and four other influential Democratic governors pleaded their case yesterday for up to $1 trillion in federal assistance over the next two years, to help a...
Lufthansa business class flights booming The Boston Globe | German airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG has launched all-business class nonstop winter service between Boston and Munich with surprising success, despite a recession-driven drop in ...
Oil up 4 percent on Mideast, Russia tensions The Boston Globe | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped 4 percent Friday amid rising tensions in the Middle East and a dispute between Russia and Ukraine over natural gas supplies that spawned wo...
Euro-zone, British services sectors shrank sharply in December, unemployment on the rise Star Tribune | LONDON - Europe's services sector continued to contract sharply in December while the jobs outlook looked increasingly bleak, closely watched surveys showed Tuesday. | The monthly purchasing managers' index for the then 15 nations that share the eu...
NY, other states, take anti-carbon step Business Journal | Top environmental officials in 11 Northeast states, including New York, have signed an agreement to develop a regional low carbon fuel standard for vehicles. | Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Ian Bowles said the agreement between the ...
Madoff faces jail over gifts to friends Canada Dot Com | Called 'Flight Risk' | U. S. prosecutors are seeking to have Bernard Madoff jailed after it emerged the alleged Ponzi schemer and his wife mailed US$1-million worth of watches, cufflinks and other jewellery to family and friends. | Assistant U. S. ...
Leon Panetta is Barack Obama's surprise pick for CIA boss The Australian | BARACK Obama will announce a surprise appointment to head the CIA, signalling a determination to make a clean break from controversial US interrogation and detention practices. | In tapping Californian Leon Panetta as the next director of the top US spy agency, the president-elect has elevated someone without direct experience in the intelligence...
BCM awarded $1.5M childhood obesity research grant Business Journal Rice, Baylor College of Medicine in merger talks Health clinic for janitors to be unveiled First McNair, BCM building to open Bone Disease Program receives $4M grant | Baylor College of Medicine has been awarded a $1.5 million grant for research related to obesity in children. | The Human Nutrition and Obesity Program grant was awarded by the U.S. ...
