The state has introduced a new web aimed at providing information to municipal bond investors, with a goal of driving down Massachusetts’s borrowing costs through greater transparency. The second largest credit union in Massachusetts will likely become a state-chartered co-operative bank later this year. Members of the HarborOne Credit Union in Brockton have approved the institution’s plans to become a bank, the credit union announced Monday. Massachusetts gas prices are down another four cents, and have now dropped seven cents per gallon in the past month. Biogen Idec Inc.’s multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri performed well in recent studies that compared it to other treatments on the market, according to the Weston biotechnology company and its Irish partner in Tysabri, Elan Corporation plc. In particular, the results showed patients taking the drug who contract a rare brain disease -- called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy -- have a much better chance of recovering if the condition is detected earlier. Details from the studies will be presented at the 65th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in San Diego. SideCar, a San Francisco company specializing in a mobile ride-sharing app that matches smartphone users who need a ride with drivers willing to give them one, said that it is expanding into the Boston market, a move that could make local taxi companies uneasy. Launched last year and operating in such markets as San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle, SideCar said that it is adding Boston, Chicago, and Brooklyn to its roster of venues. SideCar’s announcement comes as one of Boston’s largest cab companies filed a lawsuit earlier this week against smartphone app maker Uber Technologies Inc., which lets users request a taxi or livery service. The traditional cabbies contend the start-up is running an unlicensed car service and ignoring virtually all of the government rules that have been in place for years. Scott Griffith, chief executive of Say what you will about the Super Bowl and the Stanley Cup Playoffs. For the most part, they are played during off-duty hours and have minimal impact on the workplace. But in an era of smartphones and iPads, the upcoming | | |
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