Nearly two-thirds of pay-TV subs now also have Netflix: study

Are Netflix and other streaming-video services contributing to the demise of cable and satellite TV? Some consumers may be deserting TV for streaming services, but for most pay-TV customers, Netflix and its ilk continue to be complementary to traditional...

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Finance errors to cost Alibaba Pictures more than $47 million

Alibaba Pictures Group, the film making unit of China's e-commerce giant, will have to restate its net asset value and take losses of at least US$47 million (HK$364 million) after an assessment of the company's financial mismanagement. The company announced...

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Dunkin’ Donuts brews up green building program

Dunkin' Donuts is encouraging U.S. franchisees to go "green" when constructing new restaurants. The Canton chain has launched DD Green, a new green building certification program aimed at more sustainable and energy-efficient restaurants that starts...

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Deval Patrick: Charlie Baker should go on trade missions

Gov. Deval Patrick yesterday urged his successor, Gov.-elect Charlie Baker, to embark on the same aggressive agenda of international trade missions that Patrick did in his second term, but warned the Republican to expect "body blows" from the press if...

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Asian shares mostly lower on weak China data

TOKYO — Asian stock markets were mostly lower Wednesday as data from both China and Japan pointed to continued weakness in the world's second and third-largest economies. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 1.6 percent to 17,530.39 after...

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California prosecutors sue Uber; Lyft settles

SAN FRANCISCO — California prosecutors sued Uber on Tuesday over the ride-booking company's background checks of drivers and other allegations, adding to the popular startup's worldwide legal woes. San Francisco County District Attorney George Gascon...

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Nuts! Korean flight delayed by first-class spat

SEOUL, South Korea — Forget dust-ups over reclining seats in economy class. There's a new and exclusive twist on inflight anger: Nut rage in first class. A recent Korean Air flight was delayed when its chairman's daughter, who was also vice president...

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Reception to GOP tax amnesty plan mixed

Taxpayer activists are divided about a corporate tax amnesty program House leaders and Gov.-elect Charlie Baker are considering to generate cash for state spending needs. House Minority Leader Brad Jones (R-North Reading) has filed legislation to create...

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City to give boost to veteran-owned businesses

Veteran-owned businesses will soon get the same preferential treatment that women- and minority-owned businesses get from the city of Boston. During his speech at the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce this morning, Mayor Martin J. Walsh is expected...

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US stocks open lower as oil renews slide

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks opened lower Wednesday, led by declines in energy stocks as the price of oil resumed its slide. Oil dropped on reports that OPEC had slashed its estimate of how much crude it will need to produce next year due to rising supplies...

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