Health care stakeholders reflect, prepare to tackle 'cost monster'

Health care providers, business leaders, lawmakers and policy experts looked back Thursday at the passage of the state's new health care cost control and payment reform law, contemplating the changes it will make to the health care market. During the...

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Crave a Twinkie? The price is going up fast online

SAN FRANCISCO — Twinkies are being sold on the Internet like exquisite delicacies. Hours after Twinkie-maker Hostess announced its plans to close its doors forever, people flocked to stores to fill their shopping baskets with boxes of the cream-filled...

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It's OK to run your car on lower-octane gas

The owner's manual for my new vehicle recommends gasoline with 87 octane or greater. On a recent trip in Montana, I noticed their regular is 85.5 octane and their next level up is 88 octane with 10 percent ethanol. I used a half-tank of 85.5 and noticed...

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The Ticker

Hub man convicted in mortgage fraud Sirewl R. Cox, 37, of Boston was convicted late last week on charges relating to a massive mortgage fraud case. A jury found Cox guilty on counts of wire fraud, bank fraud and conducting an unlawful monetary transaction....

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Spindle app spools out hype - and investors

A new app developed by three former Microsoft workers helps people find the most interesting social media updates from businesses and organizations at any given time. Spindle 1.1 — released on Thursday in Boston and San Francisco, with other major cities...

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Developer not sold on downtown

Not everyone is moved by the momentum in Boston's Downtown Crossing. A New York developer who filed plans for a 28-story apartment and retail tower on Washington Street four years ago — in the teeth of the Great Recession — is not yet sold on the shopping...

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Best defense: Made in USA

New Balance is on a mission to provide lightweight military sneakers made in the United States, and it wants the Defense Department to equip soldiers with them, company head Rob DeMartini told the Herald. "For whatever reason, the sneaker is the only...

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Reporters Without Borders condemns Israeli strikes

PARIS — Reporters Without Borders has condemned Israeli missile attacks on two media centers in Gaza that wounded six Palestinian journalists and damaged the equipment of foreign media outlets. Sunday's attacks on the two high-rise buildings damaged...

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Higher taxes may not hammer dividend stocks

NEW YORK — If Washington allows tax cuts to expire at the end of the year, taxes on dividends will nearly triple for the highest-paid Americans. That's led some experts to warn of a looming collapse for popular dividend-paying stocks. When Uncle Sam...

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'Twilight' finale dawns with $141.3M weekend

LOS ANGELES — The sun has set on the "Twilight" franchise with one last blockbuster opening for the supernatural romance. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2" sucked up $141.3 million domestically over opening weekend and $199.6 million more...

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