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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Waters 4Q profit up 5 pct on international sales
Associated Press MILFORD -- Analytical instrument maker Waters Corp. said today that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit rose 5 percent as a weaker US dollar drove the value of international sales. Profit rose to $104.1 million, or $1.08 per share, from...

Galvin charges broker in Medical Capital case
By Todd Wallack, Globe Staff Massachusetts regulators have charged Securities America, a broker owned by Ameriprise Financial Inc., with selling $697 million in investments without fully warning investors about the risks involved. The promissory notes were issued by companies owned...

Forbes will address BC's chief executives club
Globe Staff Steve Forbes, president and editor-in-chief of the business publication Forbes, is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the Boston College's Chief Executives? Club of Boston luncheon Feb. 2 at the Boston Harbor Hotel, BC said. (Forbes is shown...

Who, What, Where
Bill Ren has been appointed as vice president of engineering at Arigo, a Billerica-based provider of global sourcing and trade management solutions for private label retailers, brand owners, and wholesalers. Ren has more than 15 years of experience in enterprise...

EMC returns to profit growth, net income up 58%
Associated Press EMC Corp. said today that its net income jumped 58 percent in the latest quarter, the first time since the spring of 2008 that profit has risen at the Hopkinton-based information-management company. Revenue also ticked higher, and its...

Saks will use Kiva robots
Globe Staff Kiva Systems, a Woburn company that develops robots designed to automate warehouse operations, said that Saks Inc., the well-known department store chain, has purchased a Kiva system for a Maryland distribution center.  "This purchase kicks-off a 30-month Saks...

New Volvo ads feature the Arnold touch
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American Superconductor gets order from China
Globe Staff American Superconductor Corp., a Devens company focused on power technologies, said it has received an initial order for 100 sets of wind turbine core electrical components from XJ Group Corp. XJ Group is one of China?s largest manufacturers...

Mass. home sales soar in December
Globe Staff The median price for a Massachusetts home sold in December rose 10.4 percent to $295,000 from $267,250 in December 2008, the first increase in monthly median home prices on a year-over-year basis since September 2007, the Warren Group reported....

Today in Globe Business
As recession stops splurges, luxury retailers retool Liz Wyman is done splurging on indulgences like a $300 leather Michael Kors bag and a pair of $575 black suede Cole Haan boots. Instead, the 46-year-old state lawyer in Maine is scrimping...

Monday, January 25, 2010

JetBlue offers discount fare to Punta Cana
By Paul S. Makishima, Globe Staff To mark the start of service from Boston to Punta Cana, JetBlue is offering a one-way $99 introductory sale fare to the destination in the Dominican Republic. To qualify, you must book by Feb....

Akamai will down-size its board
By Hiawatha Bray, Globe Staff Ronald Graham, a professor at the University of California and former chief scientist for AT&T Corp., will resign from the board of directors of Akamai Technologies Inc. in Cambridge, effective May 17. According to a...

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