Thursday, July 23, 2009 Airline debuts mobile devices for agents at Logan
By Katie Johnston Chase, Globe Staff If you?re in need of assistance from an American Airlines agent at Logan International Airport in the next six weeks, you won?t necessarily have to stand in line at the counter to get it.... RI job losses slow as recession eases slightly
Associated Press PAWTUCKET -- Job losses in Rhode Island appear to be slowing, although economists say a full recovery is still a long way off. Rhode Island's 12.4 percent unemployment rate is the second-worst in the nation behind Michigan. But... Verizon voicemail is down in parts of SE Mass.
By Erin Ailworth, Globe Staff Wire-line customers of Verizon Communications Inc. trying to check their voicemail today might have some trouble. The service interruption began yesterday, and some customers in 15 communities in Southeastern Massachusetts and in Rhode Island have... Wrestlers, Aerosmith, and Steven Tyler. Oh, my!
(File photo: Robert E. Klein for The Boston Globe) By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff World Wrestling Entertainment, a Connecticut-based media and entertainment company, said it has chosen Aerosmith's "You Gotta Move" to be the official theme song for its... Times Co. says savings helped offset ad decline
By Casey Ross, Globe Staff The New York Times Co. said today it expects to sell by January its nearly 18 percent stake in the New England Sports Ventures, which includes the Boston Red Sox. But the company?s executives declined... Shaw's will have a new president
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Shaw's Supermarkets Inc., the West Bridgewater-based grocery chain, said that its president, Larry Wahlstrom, has decided to retire after 38 years in the drug and food retailing industry. Mike Witynski, 46, will replace Wahlstrom, 57,... Dunkin’ unveils new flatbread menu item
(Photo provided by Dunkin' Donuts) By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Dunkin' Donuts said it is introducing the "Oven-Toasted Chicken Parmesan Flatbread Sandwich" to its all-day menu, but the new item will not be immediately available in New England stores.... Leerink Swann announces new hires
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff Leerink Swann, a healthcare investment bank headquartered in Boston, said that it has recently recruited a team of investment bankers from Bank of America Merrill Lynch. In a press release, Leerink Swann said the team... IPG Photonics revises guidance
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff IPG Photonics Corp., an Oxford company specializing in high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers, said it lowered its guidance for the second quarter partly because of "pricing pressures related to the current macro-economic and competitive environments."... Raytheon 2Q earnings are up 15 percent
Associated Press Raytheon Co., the Waltham-based defense contractor, says its second-quarter earnings rose 15 percent on higher profits from satellite equipment, information technology and Army training programs. The results topped Wall Street expectations. Raytheon says it had net earnings of... EMC quarterly results beat forecasts
Reuters EMC Corp., the world's largest maker of corporate data storage equipment, Thursday reported a narrower-than-expected drop in quarterly profit as it saw technology spending cuts bottom out and it reduced costs. Profit excluding items was 18 cents per share... UGL Unicco helps the Jimmy Fund
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff UGL Unicco said that its 9th Annual Jimmy Fund/UGL Unicco Golf and Tennis Classic raised more than $150,000 for the Jimmy Fund, which supports the fight against cancer at Boston's Dana-Farber Cancer Institute This year's... Thermo Fisher 2Q profit falls 16 percent
Associated Press Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a scientific instrument maker headquartered in Waltham, said its profit fell 16 percent in the second quarter due to write-downs of its assets. The company reported a profit of $206.9 million, or 49 cents... EMC completes tender offer for Data Domain
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff EMC Corp., the Hopkinton-based data storage giant, announced the successful completion of its tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of Data Domain Inc., a Californial company that makes "de-duplication" products that are... Today in Globe Business
Foreclosure's unrelenting tide Despite federal efforts to stem the tide of foreclosures, more Massachusetts homeowners are being pushed to the edge by unemployment and lenders? reluctance to reduce mortgage payments, according to housing specialists. Nicolas Retsinas, director of Harvard University?s... Wednesday, July 22, 2009 Firm that lost Hancock Tower losing Bay Colony, too
By Casey Ross, Globe Staff Four months after losing the Hancock Tower to foreclosure, the New York real estate firm Broadway Partners is turning over the keys to Bay Colony Corporate Center in Waltham after failing to keep up with... Local clergy call for lower interest rates
By Sean Sposito, Globe Correspondent A group of clergy members led a protest outside of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Bank of America's Boston headquarters this morning, calling for an end to the high cost of consumer borrowing.... | 
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