Massachusetts gas prices drop another 7 cents per gallon

BOSTON — The cost of a gallon of gasoline in Massachusetts is down another 7 cents. AAA Northeast reports Monday that self-serve, regular has dropped in the past week to an average of $2.08 per gallon. That price is 38 cents lower than a month ago...

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WikiLeaks slams Google over delay in revealing US warrants

BERLIN — The secrets-spilling group WikiLeaks has criticized Google for failing to inform it about U.S. search warrants issued against three of its staff. The warrants issued in March 2012 required Google to hand over the phone numbers, IP addresses,...

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Norfolk Southern 4Q profit flat as coal revenue falls 15 pct

OMAHA, Neb. — Norfolk Southern Corp. reported its profit was little changed in the fourth quarter from a year ago because the railroad's coal revenue fell 15 percent on weak demand from utilities and export markets. The Norfolk, Virginia, based company...

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Reinsurers Axis Capital, PartnerRe combining

NEW YORK — Reinsurers Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. and PartnerRe are combining in an $11 billion deal. PartnerRe Ltd. shareholders will receive 2.18 shares of the combined company's stock for each share of PartnerRe that they own. Axis Capital shareholders...

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Survey: Firms optimistic on hiring, wages in 1Q

WASHINGTON — Rising sales helped boost hiring at U.S. businesses in the last three months of 2014, and companies are optimistic that continued improvement in business conditions will bring increased employment and wages in the current quarter, a new...

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Mattel CEO resigns, toy maker results miss expectations

Mattel Chairman and CEO Bryan Stockton has resigned after the struggling maker of Barbie dolls and Hot Wheels cars reported fourth-quarter results that fell far short of analyst expectations. Shares of the El Segundo, California, company slipped in...

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France: 10 go on trial in L'Oreal heiress fraud case

PARIS — The trial of ten people accused of swindling France's richest woman of artworks and cash worth hundreds of millions of euros began Monday with the shock revelation that one of the accused had attempted suicide hours before the soap opera-like...

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Thousands of flights canceled as storm descends on the East

More than 5,000 flights in and out of East Coast airports have been canceled as a major snowstorm packing up to three feet of snow barrels down on the region. United Airlines canceled all flights in Boston, New York and Philadelphia. JetBlue, whose...

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Fox News protester shoots self outside News Corp. hq - Reports

A man protesting Fox News Channel outside the network's New York City base in the News Corp. building committed suicide by shooting himself, according to a report in The New York Post and a report by The Wall Street Journal. The newspapers, citing police...

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Death toll from GM ignition switches rises to at least 50

DETROIT — With only five days left before the deadline to seek payments, compensation expert Kenneth Feinberg has decided that 50 death cases are eligible for money due to crashes caused by faulty General Motors ignition switches. Feinberg, who was...

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