Mass. gas prices down another 4 cents per gallon

BOSTON — The cost of a gallon of gas in Massachusetts has dipped another 4 cents in the past week. AAA Southern New England reports Monday that self-serve regular is down to an average of $3.30 per gallon, 13 cents lower than a month ago and 35 cents...

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Court hears arguments on BP oil spill settlement

NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court has heard dueling arguments on whether a judge should have approved BP's multibillion-dollar settlement for compensating victims of its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. During Monday's hearing, a BP attorney...

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US factory orders rise 1.7 percent in September

WASHINGTON — Orders to U.S. factories rose in September on a big jump in commercial aircraft demand. But businesses cut back sharply on machinery and other goods that signal their confidence to expand, signs of slower economic growth. The Commerce Department...

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Louis Vuitton names Ghesquiere to replace Jacobs

PARIS — Louis Vuitton has named Nicolas Ghesquiere as its new artistic director, replacing the outgoing Marc Jacobs with the designer best known for his ties to the Balenciaga fashion house. Louis Vuitton announced the appointment on its official Twitter...

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High court declines review of Facebook settlement

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has left in place the settlement of a class-action lawsuit against Facebook over a marketing program that broadcast users' purchasing and shopping habits to their friends. The justices declined Monday to review the $9.5...

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Men's Wearhouse denies Jos A Bank request

NEW YORK — Men's Wearhouse said Monday that it won't give rival Jos. A Bank access to nonpublic information that it could use to assess whether to potentially raise its $2.3 billion buyout offer. Shares of both companies fell in morning trading. On...

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Markets solid as focus moves from Fed to ECB

LONDON — Markets were solid Monday as investors awaited a raft of economic news over the coming days that culminate with the monthly policy meeting of the European Central Bank and the delayed publication of the October U.S. nonfarm payrolls report....

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Gap seen in exposure to smoke on the job in Mass.

BOSTON — People who work in blue collar jobs are more likely to be exposed to secondhand cigarette smoke at the workplace, despite a statewide ban on smoking at work, according to a study released Monday. The findings reveal that just 3 percent of nonsmokers...

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Nestle to speed up salt reductions in food brands

GENEVA — The world's biggest food and drink company is pledging to speed up making hundreds of products with less salt to honor new U.N. dietary guidelines. Swiss-based Nestle says further cuts in salt would be made in all its food brands worldwide...

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Calif. court to consider journalist's attorney bid

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The California Supreme Court is set to consider whether to grant a law license to a man who left the journalism profession after he was caught fabricating magazine articles. The San Jose Mercury News reports that the court will take...

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