Wednesday, February 24, 2010 Live video: Akio Toyoda testifies in Washington
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy MSNBC has live coverage (above) of the congressional hearings today related to the recent Toyota recalls. Akio Toyoda, the 53-year-old Toyota CEO, released his prepared statements in advance... American Tower 4Q profit falls, buys Indian firm
American Tower Corp. said that fourth-quarter profit fell by 25 percent as higher costs erased a revenue increase. Few leave Mass. to find new jobs
Massachusetts job seekers are staying put despite the recession, according to a new survey from Right Management, a firm whose portfolio of services include providing help to workers who have been laid off. Oppenheimer settles with Massachusetts, NY
By Beth Healy, Globe Staff Massachusetts and New York officials wrapped up two years of investigations into brokerage firm Oppenheimer & Co., which agreed today to buy back from customers millions of dollars in bonds that were a casualty of... Papa Gino's pizza for Brookline
Globe Staff Papa Gino?s Inc. said it will open its first Brookline restaurant in franchise history this week. Located at 10 Harvard St., a Papa Gino?s Pronto will "feature a focused menu of pizzas, specialty pizzas, wings, and appetizers, which... Eaton Vance 1st-qtr profit jumps 87 percent
Boston investment manager Eaton Vance Corp. said its first-quarter profit jumped 87 percent, fueled by higher fees for its funds. Virgin America pegs deals to reality series
Virgin America is offering a sale to promote the launch of The CW network's upcoming "Fly Girls'' reality series that features airborne pulchritude. One-way, nonstop sale fares begin at $119 for travel from Boston to San Francisco or LA on Tuesdays or Wednesdays and go to $129 for Monday, Thursday and Saturdays. Hub households spend more the national average
Local households spend more than the national average. Folks in Greater Boston spend a larger percentage of annual income on housing and groceries than the national average. AMICAS will evaluate Merge proposal
AMICAS confirmed today that it has received an offer from Merge Healthcare to buy AMICAS. AMICAS said its board will evaluate the offer. Ace Ticket re-ups with Red Sox
Ace Ticket, the Boston-based ticket broker, said that it will continue to be a corporate sponsor of the Boston Red Sox. TJX 4Q profit rises as shoppers seek discounts
TJX Cos, the local retailer that operates such chains as T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, reported a strong fourth quarter as penny-pinching consumers flocked to stores that offer bargains. Drug test disappoints Novelos
Novelos reports disappointing results for its drug candidate. The Newton company had hoped that its drug candidate, known as NOV-0002, could be part of an effective treatment for a type of lung cancer. Staples gears up for tax season
Staples marks tax-filing time by offering customers special deals on tax software and services. Auction platform for demand response is unveiled
New auction platform will allow companies to shop prices at demand-responce firm. The platform is being launched by World Energy Solutions of Worcester. Millipore evaluates strategic alternatives
Millipore said its board will evaluate strategic alternatives days after reports surfaced about speculation that Thermo Fisher has offered to buy Millipore. Today in Globe Business
A round-up of stories that appear in the Business Section of today's Boston Globe print edition. Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Ex-Beth Israel worker charged with embezzlement
By Robert Weisman, Globe Staff A former employee was charged in federal court today with embezzling more than $1 million from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center by allegedly depositing into his own accounts checks made out to the Harvard-affiliated Boston... | 
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