Facebook poised to roll out more privacy controls

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook is trying to make its privacy controls easier to find and understand in an effort to turn the world's largest social network in to a more discreet place. The fine-tuning announced Wednesday will include several revisions that...

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Enterprise, Patriot Ledger publisher Rick Daniels stepping down

Rick Daniels, president of GateHouse Media New England and publisher of The Enterprise of Brockton and The Patriot Ledger, will step down from his post at the end of the year, according to news reports. Daniels plans to pursue investment and advisory...

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Pfizer to pay $55 million in drug misbranding case

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department says Pfizer Inc. will pay $55 million to resolve allegations that Wyeth LLC promoted the drug Protonix for uses that were not approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Pfizer acquired Wyeth in October 2009. ...

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Stocks edge higher as Fed ends two-day meeting

NEW YORK — Stocks edged higher, extending a winning streak, as investors awaited news on whether the Federal Reserve will announce more bond purchases to stimulate the U.S. economy. Wall Street also watched for developments from budget talks in Washington....

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Report: E-reader sales plunge as tablets take over

NEW YORK — Sales of dedicated e-reading devices like the black-and-white Kindles are in an "alarmingly precipitous decline" this year after five years of rapid growth, research firm IHS iSuppli says. Full-blown tablets with color screens are behind...

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Mass. ranks fifth for semiconductor industry jobs

When it comes to semiconductor industry jobs, Massachusetts ranks fifth in the nation, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. California leads all states with 47,100 semiconductor jobs, followed by Texas with 28,800, Oregon with 23,400...

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State charges LPL Financial with limits, ethics violations

LPL Financial LLC of San Diego was charged today with failing to supervise agents who sold investments in non-traded real estate investment trusts in violation of both state limitations and the company's own rules, according to Secretary of the Commonwealth...

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Pfizer to pay $55M to settle Wyeth illegal Protonix marketing case

Pfizer Inc. will shell out $55 million plus interest to resolve allegations that Wyeth, a company acquired by the drug maker in 2009, illegally marketed a misbranded drug for off-label use, federal prosecutors in Boston said today. Wyeth manufactured...

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Harvard Bioscience shares rise 17 percent on IPO spinout

Shares of Harvard Bioscience Inc. spiked more than 17 percent today to a high of $4.46 in the wake of a subsidiary of the Holliston-based company filing plans to raise up to $20 million in an initial public offering of its stock. Harvard Bioscience...

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NJ girl to meet with Easy-Bake team at Hasbro

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A New Jersey girl who started a campaign calling for an Easy-Bake Oven in gender-neutral colors is planning to meet with the people who design it. Toy maker Hasbro says it has invited 13-year-old McKenna Pope and her family to meet...

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