Subcompact cars fare poorly in new crash tests

DETROIT — Subcompact cars fared poorly in new crash tests performed by an insurance industry group. None of the 12 minicars tested got the highest rating of "good" from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The Chevrolet Spark was the only car...

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Stocks are mixed in early trading

NEW YORK — Stocks are mixed in early trading Wednesday as investors pore over the latest batch of company earnings reports. IBM dropped after its revenue fell short of forecasts from financial analysts. Chipmaker AMD also plunged. KEEPING SCORE: The...

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Teen tobacco use up in smoke

New national figures, showing that declines in youth tobacco use have slowed, indicate that Big Tobacco's relentless marketing is trumping widespread prevention efforts, experts told the Herald yesterday. A new report from the U.S. surgeon general,...

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Builder bets on Eastie waterfront

Gerding Edlen is betting on a turnaround for East Boston waterfront development and prospects for a stalled New Street project. The Portland, Ore., developer paid $7.27 million for the 3.9-acre parcel at 6-26 New St., near LoPresti Park on the inner...

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Boston Ponzi schemers get prison time

As three members of a West Roxbury family were sentenced yesterday for bilking their victims out of more than $10 million to fund their lavish lifestyle, officials warned potential investors to take steps to protect themselves from such Ponzi schemes....

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WeWork to rent desks to startups

A new collaborative office space for startups is coming to Boston, and organizers say it can add a sense of community to start-ups in Boston. "WeWork is going to bring the most amazing startup community in Boston," said Hunter Perry, a Boston startup...

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AP Exclusive: New regs sought for child car seats

WASHINGTON — Child car seats would for the first time have to protect children from death and injury in side-impact crashes under regulations the government is proposing, The Associated Press has learned. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...

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Maine seafood company owner pleads guilty

PORTLAND, Maine — The owner of a Maine seafood company has pleaded guilty to instructing an employee to make cash withdrawals to avoid Treasury Department reporting requirements, money used to bypass lobster coop purchasing rules. The Portland Press...

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Greenfield hospital declares labor impasse

GREENFIELD, Mass. — Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield has declared an impasse in its 28 months of negotiations with nurses and announced it will immediately put into effect changes it has sought through contract talks. The move outraged...

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Booze-delivery start-up Drizly raises $2.25M

Boston-based alcohol delivery start-up Drizly has raised $2.25 million in venture financing, the company said today. "It took us over a year of building and testing, and now, after the last 9 months and many thousands of orders later, Drizly is alcohol...

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