What is the fiscal cliff anyway? Here are seven items that are part of the expiring tax cuts and major spending reduction.

BOSTON — A Colorado law firm has opened a Medford office in hopes of representing clients in the medical marijuana industry in Massachusetts.

BOSTON — Business contacts in the Federal Reserve district centered in Boston are reporting slower rates of economic growth lately.

EVERETT, Mass. — Developer Steve Wynn was back in eastern Massachusetts Wednesday, this time to explore a possible deal in Everett.

BOSTON — The uncertainty surrounding the fate of WMVY after its frequency is sold to WBUR is filling many listeners with dread, but also hope as the station tries to make a go of it online.

BOSTON — It’s more evidence of a market recovery in Massachusetts.

BOSTON — Steve Wynn is among the developers interested in building on the old Monsanto Chemical site in Everett.

BOSTON — And local companies are doing everything possible to capitalize on the record traffic.

BOSTON — Under the agreement, NStar will buy 27.5 percent of the output of the offshore wind facility.

BOSTON — Alex Morse ran on a staunch anti-casino platform in the November 2011 mayoral election.

WATERTOWN, Mass. — With high unemployment, a slow economic recovery and a looming fiscal cliff, many residents said they’re shopping smarter this year

This season appears to mark the end of Black Friday as we know it.

BOSTON — State law prohibits Massachusetts businesses from selling on the holiday itself — but many plan to open just after midnight for Black Friday shopping.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee health officials will contact hundreds of people who received steroid injections for back pain from a pharmacy linked to a fungal meningitis outbreak.