Going ape over new gadget for wallet

Some people have monkeys on their backs. Zootility Tools founder Nate Barr wants consumers to have monkeys in their wallets. In fact, Barr has already sold 5,000 "PocketMonkeys" worldwide to date. The stainless steel tool, which is the same size and...

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Babson holding food boot camp

Budding food entrepreneurs hungry to cook up their own businesses can learn the key ingredients during a one-day culinary boot camp at Babson College on Wednesday. Sponsored by the Wellesley-based school's Graduate Student Council, "Small Bytes and...

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Milan show mixes design, fashion, architecture

MILAN — Bathrooms that beg indulgence. Tiles that reduce pollution. Lighting that mimics a rainbow. Extravagance, social consciousness and innovation are strange, but alluring, bedfellows at the Milan Furniture Show and the myriad side events dedicated...

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Relief sought as grim fishing year approaches

BOSTON — Deep cuts in catch limits will hit New England's fishing fleet in less than three weeks, and there's little hint any real relief is coming. But regulators and fishermen are still seeking ways to lessen a blow fishermen warn will finish them...

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LePage to gun makers: Move to Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage is telling gun makers they should move to Maine. In an opinion column published Saturday in the Wall Street Journal, LePage wrote that Maine is "fiercely protective" of its gun rights and would welcome gun makers and...

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With market booming, brokers resurrect sales techniques

WASHINGTON — They're back after barely a decade: Escalation clauses in real estate contracts, "naked" contingency-free offers and lowball-priced listings designed to pull in dozens of bidders and turn routine sales transactions into auctions. These...

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AP Exclusive: Likely tax cheats flock South, West

WASHINGTON — Worried the Internal Revenue Service might target you for an audit? You probably should be if you own a small business in one of the wealthy suburbs of Los Angeles. You might also be wary if you're a small-business owner in one of dozens...

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Warm ocean waters worry Maine lobstermen, industry

PORTLAND, Maine — Ocean temperatures have been higher than normal in the Gulf of Maine, creating worries among lobstermen that there could be a repeat of last spring's early harvest that resulted in a market glut, a crash in the prices fishermen get...

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Who gets audited by the Internal Revenue Service?

The Internal Revenue Service only audits about 1 percent of individual tax returns each year. But the more money you make, the more likely you are to get audited. A look at which returns were audited in the 2012 budget year: ___ Individual returns...

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London School of Economics denounces BBC tactics

LONDON — One of Britain's leading academic institutions, the London School of Economics, is accusing the BBC of putting students at risk by using them as cover for a covert reporting trip to North Korea. The school says BBC's decision to send three...

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