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	ADVERTISEMENT Monday, March 14, 2011 Galvin to investigate Bank of America broker Secretary of State William F. Galvin is investigating a Bank of America broker who allegedly invested a Waltham couple's money more aggressively than promised, possibly contributing to the loss of half their savings, a spokesman for his office said. L.L. Bean reverses 2 years of sales declines After two consecutive years of declines, outdoors and clothing retailer L.L. Bean finished 2010 with a 5.7 percent increase in sales, indicating skittish customers are feeling better about spending, the company said today. Euthymics is testing depression drug Euthymics Bioscience Inc. said it has started an advanced clinical study of its lead product candidate EB-1010 for the treatment of major depressive disorder, MDD, and added that it recently raised another $4 million in Series A financing. Local gas prices rise another 3 cents a gallon The average price for gas in Massachusetts was $3.479 a gallon in the latest weekly AAA survey, up 3 cents a gallon from the previous week's average, AAA Southern New England said. Fidelity: Millionaires take long view of the economy While the confidence of millionaire investors remains negative in the near term, their outlook is at the highest level since Fidelity Investments began tracking their sentiment in 2006, Fidelity said. Jack Morton Worldwide opens Singapore office Jack Morton Worldwide, a Boston-based agency that specializes in mounting brand experience events, said it is opening an office in Singapore. American Superconductor to buy Finnish company DEVENS -- American Superconductor Corp., or AMSC, which makes equipment for power producers, said it has agreed to pay $265 million to buy The Switch Engineering Oy, a Finnish company that makes components for wind turbines. Pi Day is a big deal for Raytheon Even as we speak, hundreds of apple pies are being readied for delivery to math and science teachers at public middle and high schools located within a 3.14-mile radius of Raytheon Co. headquarters in Waltham.