WBUR | Economy & Business http://www.wbur.org/content/news/economy-business/feed WBUR is Boston's NPR News Station, featuring NPR news and programs such as Car Talk, On Point, Here & Now, Only A Game and Radio Boston. Tue, 22 May 2012 22:23:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Mass. Gambling Chair: Approval Of 3 Casinos Not Definite http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/22/casinos-approval http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/22/casinos-approval#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 18:52:04 +0000 Sacha Pfeiffer http://www.wbur.org/?p=44786 http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/22/casinos-approval/feed 0 2012-05-22T18:23:34-04:00 Mass. Home Prices, Sales Rise In April http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/22/massachusetts-home-sales-prices http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/22/massachusetts-home-sales-prices#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 12:49:59 +0000 Benjamin Swasey http://www.wbur.org/?p=44754 http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/22/massachusetts-home-sales-prices/feed 0 2012-05-22T08:49:59-04:00 Houghton Bankruptcy Is The Latest Chapter In Publisher’s Changes http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/22/houghton-mifflin-bankruptcy-2 http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/22/houghton-mifflin-bankruptcy-2#comments Tue, 22 May 2012 10:39:33 +0000 Deborah Becker http://www.wbur.org/?p=44750 http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/22/houghton-mifflin-bankruptcy-2/feed 1 2012-05-22T09:34:45-04:00 Report: Law Schools Share Blame For Unemployment Among Recent Grads http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/21/mass-lawyers http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/21/mass-lawyers#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 22:35:41 +0000 Sacha Pfeiffer http://www.wbur.org/?p=44743 http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/21/mass-lawyers/feed 2 2012-05-22T09:20:20-04:00 Map Shows Mass. Poverty Changes, By County http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/21/massachusetts-poverty-counties http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/21/massachusetts-poverty-counties#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 19:34:14 +0000 Benjamin Swasey http://www.wbur.org/?p=44732 http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/21/massachusetts-poverty-counties/feed 0 2012-05-21T15:40:43-04:00 Boston-Based Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Files For Bankruptcy http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/21/houghton-mifflin-bankruptcy http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/21/houghton-mifflin-bankruptcy#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 15:19:19 +0000 Benjamin Swasey http://www.wbur.org/?p=44726 http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/21/houghton-mifflin-bankruptcy/feed 1 2012-05-21T11:53:56-04:00 Wellesley Economist Finds Income Inequality Drives Teen Birth Rate http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/21/teen-birth-rate http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/21/teen-birth-rate#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 08:12:16 +0000 Bob Oakes http://www.wbur.org/?p=44606 http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/21/teen-birth-rate/feed 8 2012-05-21T08:45:01-04:00 R.I. Gov: Schilling’s Company Made $1.1M Payment To State http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/18/schilling-gaming-payment http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/18/schilling-gaming-payment#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 18:50:15 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.wbur.org/?p=44669 http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/18/schilling-gaming-payment/feed 1 2012-05-18T14:50:15-04:00 Harvard Prof. Confirmed For Federal Reserve Board http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/17/harvard-stein-fed http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/17/harvard-stein-fed#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 20:37:16 +0000 Benjamin Swasey http://www.wbur.org/?p=44614 http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/17/harvard-stein-fed/feed 0 2012-05-17T16:37:16-04:00 Tribe, Taunton Reach Deal On Proposed Casino http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/17/taunton-casino-proposal-2 http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/17/taunton-casino-proposal-2#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 20:10:56 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.wbur.org/?p=44615 http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/17/taunton-casino-proposal-2/feed 0 2012-05-17T16:39:26-04:00 Schilling Company Can’t Make Payment; R.I. Loan Official Resigns http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/17/schilling-loan-resignation http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/17/schilling-loan-resignation#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 14:12:53 +0000 Benjamin Swasey http://www.wbur.org/?p=44592 http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/17/schilling-loan-resignation/feed 0 2012-05-17T20:48:32-04:00 Mass. Added 2,500 Jobs In April; Rate Drops To 6.3 Percent http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/17/massachusetts-april-jobs http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/17/massachusetts-april-jobs#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 13:30:18 +0000 Benjamin Swasey http://www.wbur.org/?p=44584 http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/17/massachusetts-april-jobs/feed 0 2012-05-17T11:09:23-04:00 Schilling’s Video Game Company Facing Financial Troubles http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/17/schilling-company-money-problems http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/17/schilling-company-money-problems#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 12:57:27 +0000 Bob Oakes http://www.wbur.org/?p=44573 http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/17/schilling-company-money-problems/feed 0 2012-05-17T10:04:08-04:00 Foreclosures Again Rise In Mass. http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/17/foreclosures-again-rise-in-mass http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/17/foreclosures-again-rise-in-mass#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 12:29:09 +0000 Benjamin Swasey http://www.wbur.org/?p=44579 http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/17/foreclosures-again-rise-in-mass/feed 0 2012-05-17T08:33:10-04:00 Schilling’s Video Game Co. Asks R.I. For More Help http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/16/schilling-video-game-2 http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/16/schilling-video-game-2#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 19:28:18 +0000 The Associated Press http://www.wbur.org/?p=44531 http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/16/schilling-video-game-2/feed 3 2012-05-16T15:28:18-04:00 DeLeo To Facebook: ‘A Renewed Presence In Mass. Makes Sense’ http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/16/deleo-facebook-letter http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/16/deleo-facebook-letter#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 18:59:03 +0000 Benjamin Swasey http://www.wbur.org/?p=44527 http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/16/deleo-facebook-letter/feed 0 2012-05-16T14:59:28-04:00 Boston’s WFNX-FM To Be Sold To Clear Channel http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/16/wfnx-clear-channel http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/16/wfnx-clear-channel#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 15:54:53 +0000 Benjamin Swasey http://www.wbur.org/?p=44520 http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/16/wfnx-clear-channel/feed 6 2012-05-18T16:46:47-04:00 Mass. Breaks Ground On Biomanufacturing Center In Fall River http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/16/fall-river-biomanufacturing-center http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/16/fall-river-biomanufacturing-center#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 14:10:09 +0000 Benjamin Swasey http://www.wbur.org/?p=44509 http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/16/fall-river-biomanufacturing-center/feed 0 2012-05-16T10:10:09-04:00 R.I. Officials Studying Finances Of Schilling Company http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/15/schilling-38-studios-rhode-island http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/15/schilling-38-studios-rhode-island#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 16:00:04 +0000 Benjamin Swasey http://www.wbur.org/?p=44481 http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/15/schilling-38-studios-rhode-island/feed 0 2012-05-15T15:42:01-04:00 Mass. House Leaders Tie Jobs Bill To Innovation Economy http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/14/deleo-jobs-bill http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/14/deleo-jobs-bill#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 21:20:27 +0000 State House News Service http://www.wbur.org/?p=44452 http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/14/deleo-jobs-bill/feed 0 2012-05-14T22:10:02-04:00