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Bon Jovi Doesn't Need A Prayer To Make It On NBC

By Andrew Wallenstein

Bon Jovi is at the top of the album charts this week, riding an unprecedented publicity push. His record label struck a deal with the conglomerate NBC Universal for an exclusive presence on their many TV networks, including appearances on Today, Inside the Actors Studio and The Tonight Show.

Jobless In October: A State-By-State Look

Jobless rates rose in 29 states and the District of Columbia in October.

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'The Onion': Mocking All Who Deserve It Since 1988

America's Finest News Source has released a book celebrating its 21 years of satire (with a wink).

Morning Edition

Black Males Hit Extra Hard By Unemployment

The country's spiraling unemployment rate continues to take a particular toll on men. The "he-cession," as it's sometimes called, has hit African-American men especially hard, increasing their unemployment rate to more than 17 percent last month.

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Marketers Sink Teeth Into 'New Moon'

By Jesse Baker

New Moon, the latest movie in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight vampire saga, is sucking in marketers, who are using the franchise's characters to sell everything from bottled water to late-model luxury cars.

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Taiwan Sees Risks, Rewards In China's Embrace

Taiwan and China are enjoying their warmest relations in years, with stronger economic ties that have been welcomed by the business community. As President Obama visits Asia, some Taiwanese warn that their country could pay a price for expanding commerce with China.

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Game Over For New England Retailer

Bowl & Board succumbed to the recession this fall after 43 years in business. But the end was somewhat anticlimactic. After liquidation specialists swarmed through the store taking inventory, owner Mark Giarrusso prepared for the store's final sale.



Mass. House Orders Staff, Not Member, Furloughs

November 20, 2009, 2:41 PM

House leaders are ordering their staff members to take five furlough days, although lawmakers won’t have to take them themselves.

Harvard Looks To Reduce Professor Ranks

November 20, 2009, 1:51 PM

The dean of Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences said he will reduce the number of professors to help balance a $110 million deficit.

‘Underemployment’ Lurks In New Mass. Jobless Numbers

November 20, 2009, 7:52 AM
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BOSTON — Beneath the positive news that the Massachusetts unemployment rate fell last month lurks a very troubling figure that is not getting better: the number of the underemployed. Those are people who are working part-time, only because they can’t find full-time work.

Mass. Unemployment Fund Running Out Of Money

November 20, 2009, 6:02 AM

Even though the state’s unemployment has dropped for the first time in more than two years, there is a looming problem with the fund used to pay unemployment benefits. It’s about to run out of money.

Mass. Foreclosures Keep Rising, Despite Shadows Of Progress

November 19, 2009, 10:30 AM

Foreclosures across Massachusetts jumped nearly 30 percent from September to October, although the total number was down slightly from a year ago.

Mass. Unemployment Drops For First Time In 2 Years

November 19, 2009, 10:19 AM
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BOSTON — Bucking the national trend, the state jobless rate in October dropped to 8.9 percent, down from 9.3 percent in September. But Massachusetts actually lost jobs in October — 900 in all.

Mass. Banks Say They’re Paying For Others’ Sins

November 17, 2009, 2:04 PM

BOSTON — Massachusetts banks say their bottom lines are being hurt by higher fees they have to pay to insure customer deposits.

Plymouth Hits Bumps On Road To ‘Hollywood East’

November 17, 2009, 12:23 PM
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Officials in Plymouth will meet with executives from Plymouth Rock Studios on Tuesday night after major financing fell through on the long-planned development project.

Frank Floats Loan Plan For Unemployed Homeowners

November 16, 2009, 5:43 PM

FALL RIVER, Mass. — Rep. Barney Frank said Monday he is pushing a proposal to use some of the interest the government collects from the financial industry bailout to give loans to unemployed homeowners struggling to pay the mortgage.

Genzyme Shifts Production Abroad After Allston Contamination

November 16, 2009, 4:04 PM

The Food and Drug Administration has said it will not approve Genzyme’s new drug, Lumizyme, until contamination of vials at the company’s Allston facility is fixed.

Forecast: Winter Heating Costs Steady

November 16, 2009, 6:22 AM

Thanks to the recession, Massachusetts residents should not see any major increases in the price of heating their homes this winter.

FDA Finds Bits Of Steel, Rubber In Genzyme Drugs

November 13, 2009, 1:38 PM
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BOSTON — Officials with the Food and Drug Administration said bits of steel, rubber and fiber have been found in drugs made by Cambridge-based biotechnology company Genzyme.

Jobless Claims Fall More Than Expected To 502K

November 12, 2009, 8:43 AM

WASHINGTON — New claims for unemployment insurance fell more than expected last week, evidence the job market is slowly healing as the economy recovers.

In This Economy, Even The Upswing Doesn’t Feel So Good

November 10, 2009, 1:24 PM
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BOSTON — Some of the region’s leading economists convened in Boston on Tuesday to give their assessment of the recovery. They say that, while the regional economy is technically getting better, it won’t feel like that for a good while.

Mass. Hedge Fund Manager Arrested In National Insider Trading Case

November 06, 2009, 4:10 PM

A Massachusetts hedge fund manager has been arrested in the huge Galleon insider trading case, and more local businesspeople could still be charged in the alleged scheme.

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