Mass. Unemployment Rate Falls To 6.7 Percent
The state's unemployment rate dropped for the sixth straight month in November to 6.7%, a dramatic improvement from double-digit figures over the summer that still remains well above pre-pandemic levels.
AstraZeneca Buying Boston-Based Drug Developer Alexion For $39 Billion
Cambridge, England-based AstraZeneca PLC said Saturday it's using a combination of cash and shares for the acquisition of Boston-based Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
![During a busy week for travel and a worsening coronavirus outbreak, Mario Seide of Everett says, "I have no choice but to work." [Courtesy Mario Seide]](https://d279m997dpfwgl.cloudfront.net/wp/2020/11/Seide-200x200.jpg)
