Southie condo decked out in style

With skyrocketing prices all over South Boston, this renovated one-bedroom top-floor starter condo with two private decks is on the market for just $399,000. Unit 3 at 584 E. Seventh St., in the heart of the neighborhood's East Side, is one of three...

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The Ticker

Dow, S&P finish at record highs again The Dow and S&P 500 ended at record highs yesterday while the Nasdaq notched an eighth straight day of gains after Greek and eurozone finance ministers reached a deal to extend heavily indebted Greece's...

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New England farm receipts up; Vermont, Maine lead

CONCORD, N.H. — A new U.S. Department of Agriculture report shows that New England farm cash receipts for 2013 rose 4 percent over the previous year, led by top producers in Vermont and Maine. Vermont ranked highest in cash receipts at $836 million...

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Confidence in Bay State soars

Massachusetts consumer confidence has soared to its highest level in 13 years — the latest sign, experts say, that the state's economy is improving as people find jobs and open up their wallets. The Mass Insight Consumer Confidence Index rose sharply...

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AG backs suit vs. Backpage

Attorney General Maura Healey, who vowed to make fighting human trafficking and giving victims the services they need priorities, yesterday filed a brief in support of a lawsuit filed by three women who allege they were sold for sex on Backpage.com when...

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Trucking easy going with Tundra pickup

Whether slogging through snow and mud at the work site, heading out for dinner or packing up the family for a trip, the refreshed 2014 Toyota Tundra CrewMax pickup will get you there with stylish ease. Toyota continues to step up its game against the...

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Taunton's last silversmith declares bankruptcy

TAUNTON, Mass. — There will soon be no more silversmiths in the Silver City. Reed & Barton, the last and oldest silversmith company in Taunton will cease operations in the city later this year. Chief Executive Officer Tim Riddle confirmed Thursday...

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Spacewalking astronauts turn cable guys in 1st of 3 jobs

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Two space station astronauts have stepped out on a spacewalk to perform some tricky cable work. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Terry Virts floated out of their orbiting home — the International Space Station — on Saturday....

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O'Reilly blasts 'Mother Jones' article about his reporting

NEW YORK — Fox News Channel host Bill O'Reilly is contesting allegations that he embellished his past as a war correspondent. An article in Mother Jones magazine calls into question O'Reilly's accounts of his experiences as a CBS News correspondent...

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How a chance encounter brought HBO and Showtime together for Mayweather vs. Pacquiao PPV

The fighters and their teams had been trying to work out a deal for nearly six years. Negotiations heated up during the past four months. But it took a chance encounter last month at a Miami Heat game to finally secure an agreement for the long-anticipated...

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