Oil rises on China's modest manufacturing growth

The price of oil drifted up to around $93 a barrel as China's manufacturing growth held steady at a modest pace in November. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark U.S. crude for January delivery was up 36 cents at $93.08 a barrel in electronic trading...

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Mass. gas prices up another 3 cents per gallon

BOSTON — The cost of a gallon gas in Massachusetts is up another 3 cents, and has now jumped 8 cents in the past month. AAA Southern New England reports Monday that the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular is up to $3.38 in the past week....

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US manufacturing grows at fastest in 2½ years

WASHINGTON — U.S. manufacturing grew in November at the fastest pace in 2½ years as factories ramped up production, stepped up hiring and received orders at a healthy clip. The Institute for Supply Management said Monday that its index of manufacturing...

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Madoff's right-hand man takes stand in NYC trial

NEW YORK — The way Frank DiPascali tells it, Bernard Madoff planted the seeds of deception for his $17 billion Ponzi scheme back in the 1970s, when his firm was in a small office at 110 Wall Street. Madoff "would very loudly proclaim" that he had made...

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Scalloping season kicks off in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine — Maine scallop fishermen are kicking off a season that'll last 70 days along most of the coast. But fishermen in the scallop-rich waters of Cobscook Bay along the Canadian border in far eastern Maine will be limited to a 50-day season....

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Saab is back: First cars produced under new owners

STOCKHOLM — Two and a half years after Saab shut down production due to financial trouble, the Swedish car rolled a new sedan off its assembly lines in Trollhattan, in south-west Sweden, on Monday. National Electric Vehicle Sweden, the Hong Kong-based...

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Amazon.com sees delivery drones as future

NEW YORK — Amazon.com is working on a way to get packages to customers in 30 minutes or less — by drone. Consider it the modern version of a pizza delivery boy, minus the boy. Amazon.com said it's working on the so-called Prime Air unmanned aircraft...

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US construction spending up 0.8 percent in October

WASHINGTON — U.S. developers boosted construction spending in October at the fastest pace in more than four years, propelled by a surge in government projects. But spending on home construction and commercial projects both fell. Overall construction...

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NTSB: 2nd data recorder found in derailed NY train

NEW YORK — Two data recorders retrieved from the commuter train that derailed while rounding a riverside curve, killing four people and injuring dozens, may provide information on the speed of the train, how the brakes were applied and the throttle setting,...

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Fast-food protests planned for 100 cities

NEW YORK — Fast-food workers in about 100 cities will walk off the job this Thursday, organizers say, which would mark the largest effort yet in a push for higher pay. The actions are intended to build on a campaign that began about a year ago to call...

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