Mass. gas prices drop 2 cents per gallon

BOSTON — Gas prices in Massachusetts have dipped 2 cents in the last week. AAA Southern New England reported Monday that the average price of a gallon of self-serve, regular gasoline was $3.48. That 8 cents less than the national average of $3.56 per...

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Barrick to lay off 100 at Toronto head office

TORONTO — The world's largest gold mining company has announced plans to eliminate 100 jobs at its corporate headquarters in Toronto. Barrick Gold Corp. said Monday the reduction represents 30 percent of the head office. Barrick spokesman Andy Lloyd...

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TreeHouse adds the mayo with latest acquisition

OAK BROOK, Ill. — TreeHouse Foods Inc. said Monday that it will acquire mayonnaise, dressing and sauce maker Cains Foods L.P. for $35 million in cash. Cains, based in Ayer, Mass., is privately owned and generates annual revenue of $80 million. Its products...

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Mormons to use technology in missionary work

PROVO, Utah — Mormon missionaries will soon spend less time knocking on doors and more time chatting online with potential converts. Leaders with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints say it's critical to adapt to a changing world in which...

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Grains futures mixed, pork prices rise

CHICAGO — Grains futures were mixed Monday in early trading on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery fell 15 cents to $6.83 a bushel; July corn fell 8.75 cents to $6.53 a bushel; July oats were flat at $3.955 a bushel; while July soybeans...

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Court makes it harder to sue businesses

WASHINGTON — A sharply-divided Supreme Court on Monday made it more difficult for Americans to sue businesses for discrimination and retaliation, leading a justice to call for Congress to overturn the court's actions. The court's conservatives, in two...

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Neiman Marcus plans to raise up to $100M in IPO

NEW YORK — Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus plans to raise up to $100 million by returning to the stock market with an initial public offering. That amount is likely to change, though, as bankers gauge investor interest. The plan to go public, announced...

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Russian astronauts take spacewalk at space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Two space station astronauts took care of a little outside maintenance Monday. Russian flight engineers Fyodor Yurchikhin and Alexander Misurkin replaced a main valve on the International Space Station, after emerging from their...

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World stocks fall amid China credit concerns

LONDON — Global stock markets reeled Monday amid concerns that credit conditions will tighten in the U.S. and China, the world's two largest economies. Shanghai's stock index endured its biggest loss in four years after the country's central bank allowed...

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2 Mich. McDonald's drop halal food after suit

DETROIT — The only two McDonald's restaurants in the United States that serve food prepared according to Islamic law have stopped doing so. The fast food giant and a Michigan franchise owner agreed to a $700,000 legal settlement in April after a customer...

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