A gallon of gas in Massachusetts plummets 6 cents

BOSTON — The price of a gallon of gas in Massachusetts has plummeted by 6 cents in the past week to its lowest level of the year. AAA Southern New England reported Monday that self-serve, regular has dropped to an average of $3.32 per gallon, 2 cents...

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US edge lower; H&R Block slides

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks edged lower Monday as concerns about the direction of the Federal Reserve's interest rate policy weighed on investors. Tax preparer H&R Block slumped after the company said that its attempt to sell a banking unit was getting...

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Facebook closes WhatsApp purchase now worth $21.8B

NEW YORK — Facebook has closed its acquisition of mobile messaging service WhatsApp in a deal that is now worth $21.8 billion, up from the original $19 billion deal struck, thanks in part to the social network giant's rising stock price since February....

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US stocks open higher on corporate deals

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks are opening higher as investors welcome the latest batch of corporate deal news. Hewlett-Packard rose 5 percent after the big technology company agreed to split in two companies. Medical equipment maker Becton, Dickinson and...

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Hilton selling Waldorf Astoria New York for $1.95B

MCLEAN, Va. — Hilton Worldwide is selling the Waldorf Astoria New York to Chinese insurance company Anbang Insurance Group Co. for $1.95 billion. Hilton will continue to manage the storied hotel for the next 100 years as part of an agreement with Anbang....

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Hewlett-Packard splits off PC, printer businesses

NEW YORK — Hewlett-Packard is splitting itself into two companies, one focused on its personal computer and printing business and another on technology services such as data storage, servers and software, betting that it can drive faster sales growth...

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Room escape attractions growing in US

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — I like to think of myself as relatively quick-witted, but I started having serious doubts about my cleverness as I stood handcuffed to my new Russian friend, trying get out of a prison cell. It wasn't a real prison cell, which is...

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Study: Chesapeake cleanup would bring $22B boon

WASHINGTON — The Chesapeake Bay region would reap an additional $22.5 billion a year from improved hurricane protection, crab and fish production and climate stability if the Obama administration's contested plan to clean up the watershed proceeds, an...

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APNewsBreak: Trump name coming off closed casino

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The Trump name is coming off the shuttered Trump Plaza casino in Atlantic City. Trump Entertainment Resorts began removing letters spelling out the Trump name on the casino's exterior Monday morning. Also, workers removed slot...

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Obama meets bank regulators over Wall Street rules

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama met Monday with top financial regulators at the White House to discuss progress implementing Wall Street rules, a year after warning that bank overseers needed to display more urgency about limiting risky practices...

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