An uneasy economy, and those living through it

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Here was Chas Kaufmann's life before the Great Recession: $28,000 in restaurant tabs in a year, cruises, house parties with fireworks. His Mr. Gutter business was booming in the Pennsylvania Poconos. Now: "We mainly shop at Sam's...

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The Ticker

Johnson ditches A123 Auto parts maker Johnson Controls is stepping away from its position as the debtor-in-possession lender during the bankruptcy process for battery maker A123 Systems in order to prevent delays. The company is avoiding a premature...

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Shelburne Falls nurse practitioner helps promote homeopathy in Haiti

SHELBURNE FALLS — The first time nurse practitioner/homeopath Lauren Fox of West County Physicians went to Haiti was six months after the catastrophic earthquake hit Port-Au-Prince, a city of about 6 million people. "People were in emotional and mental...

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Insurers nervous over prospect of Mitt Romney victory

WASHINGTON — You'd think health insurance CEOs would be chilling the bubbly with Republican Mitt Romney's improved election prospects, but instead they're in a quandary. Although the industry hates parts of President Barack Obama's health care law,...

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Beware of app-aritions this Halloween!

Trick-or-treating has gone digital. No more going door-to-door without a plan. These days, you've got to maximize your treat-collection efficiency by plotting a route with a mobile app. For 99 cents, the Trick or Treating app, available at the iTunes...

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Obama's head of the class

The sluggish economic recovery has the Hub's collegiate upperclassmen wracked with worry over their job prospects come graduation day, yet many say President Obama remains the right leader to fix the nation's ills. "Obama has already pushed down the...

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Mortgage deduction stakes to get higher next year

WASHINGTON -— Limiting the homeowner mortgage interest deduction came up in two of the presidential debates, but specifics about who would be affected and how much they might lose in tax benefits were minimal. To put some rough numbers on the issue,...

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'Argo' finally tops box office with $12.4M

LOS ANGELES — It took three weeks, but "Argo" finally found its way to the top of the box office. The Warner Bros. thriller from director and star Ben Affleck, inspired by the real-life rescue of six U.S. embassy workers during the 1979 Iranian hostage...

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Poll: Scant demand for Microsoft's Windows 8

SAN FRANCISCO — Microsoft bills Windows 8 as a "re-imagining" of the personal computer market's dominant operating system, but the company still has a lot of work to do before the makeover captures the imagination of most consumers, based on the results...

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NYSE plans to open as usual Monday

NEW YORK — The New York Stock Exchange plans normal operations Monday as Hurricane Sandy makes its way up the Atlantic. New York City mass transit is shutting down Sunday evening, and public schools in the city will close Monday. New York City Mayor...

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