In NYC, the show goes on, even if sans audience

NEW YORK — For the second night in a row, superstorm Sandy and its aftermath forced David Letterman to live out that performer's nightmare: Telling jokes to a vacant theater, or as he called it, "a big ol' empty barn." Letterman hosting the "Late...

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Taylor Swift's 'Red' sells 1.2 million copies in debut

NEW YORK — Taylor Swift's new album is called "Red," but its true color is a brilliant platinum. The 22-year-old sold 1.2 million copies of her latest album in its first week — the largest sales week for any album in a decade. Nielsen SoundScan confirmed...

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Hurricane Sandy scares Wall Street

After a two-day shutdown caused by Hurricane Sandy, Wall Street will be back in business this morning as experts tally the storm's damage — a figure that could reach as high as $50 billion — and worry about ripple effects on the economy. "There will...

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US futures rise ahead of week's first trading day

NEW YORK — Stock futures rose Wednesday, the first day of trading this week after Hurricane Sandy shut down Wall Street and darkened a broad swath of the East Coast. Global markets remained relatively buoyant while U.S. financial markets were shut...

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Charles River Labs buys stake in Chinese firm

Charles River Laboratories Inc. said it will acquire a 75 percent ownership stake in Vital River, a Chinese provider of research models and related services for nearly $27 million. Through this acquisition, Charles River will provide research models...

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Millennium lymphoma drug wins European approval

Drug developer Millennium and Takeda Pharmaceutical said today the European Commission has granted conditional marketing authorization for a drug that treats certain forms of lymphoma. Takeda, which bought Millennium for $8.8 billion in 2008, said it...

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Lowell online payment processor sells for $361M

Vantiv Inc., a Cincinnati-based company focusing on payment processing services and related technology solutions for merchants and financial institutions, said today it will acquire Litle & Co. of Lowell for $361 million. Litle & Co. is an independent...

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Herald sees readership spike

The reach of the Boston Herald is greater than ever before as the brand of its quality journalism is showing strong growth across digital platforms. The numbers tell the story: Print readership up 15 percent daily over last year to nearly a half-million....

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Biogen sees positive results from drug study

Biogen Idec of Cambridge and Stockholm-based drug developer Swedish Orphan Biovitrum announced positive results today from a clinical study of a treatment for hemophilia A, a rare inherited disorder that impairs blood clotting. A total of 165 male patients,...

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FDA approves Thermedical technology

Thermedical, a privately held, Waltham-based medical equipment company, has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to market its technology for the ablation and coagulation of soft tissue during specific surgical procedures. FDA clearance...

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