Stonehill College unveils solar power array

EASTON, Mass. — Stonehill College is unveiling a solar panel field it says is the largest at any college in New England. The 9,000-panel field opening Wednesday is on an unused parcel of land across from the Roman Catholic college's main campus in Easton...

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Jet to stop printing, change to digital app

NEW YORK — Jet magazine, which first hit newsstands at the dawn of the civil rights movement, is ceasing regular print publication and transforming into a digital magazine app. Johnson Publishing Co., which owns Jet along with Ebony magazine, says the...

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Stocks trade mixed; Dow rises while tech skids

NEW YORK — The stock market is mostly higher in midday trading even as several Internet companies including AOL and Groupon take a plunge. Molson Coors and video game maker Electronic Arts rose after reporting higher earnings. Whole Foods dropped 20...

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US stocks are mostly higher in early trading

NEW YORK — Stocks are mostly higher in early trading as more U.S. companies report positive earnings surprises. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose four points, or 0.2 percent, to 1,872 in the first few minutes of trading Wednesday. The Dow Jones...

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Turkey fans are 'Turketarian' in Butterball's ads

NEW YORK — Are you a "Turketarian"? Trying to get the word out that Butterball makes more than just the big bird on Thanksgiving Day, Butterball is launching two TV ads that showcase its range of products from turkey sausage to turkey burgers and focus...

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China's Alibaba seeks blockbuster IPO in US

SAN FRANCISCO — Alibaba Group, the king of e-commerce in China, is dangling a deal that could turn into one of the biggest IPOs in history. In a long-awaited move Tuesday, Alibaba filed for an initial public offering of stock in the U.S. that could...

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Yellen helps shore up markets

LONDON — Jitters over the valuations of technology companies weighed on markets on Wednesday until fairly dovish remarks from Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen helped shore up the mood. Investors in Internet company shares remained cautious after sharp...

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Yellen foresees continued low borrowing rates

WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said Wednesday that the U.S. economy is improving but noted that the job market remains "far from satisfactory" and inflation is still below the Fed's target rate. Speaking to Congress' Joint Economic...

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Behind Alibaba IPO is unlikely China success story

HONG KONG — The mammoth IPO planned by e-commerce giant Alibaba Group highlights founder Jack Ma's improbable rise to China's entrepreneur-in-chief. Ma, a former English teacher who flunked his college entrance exam twice, founded Alibaba in his apartment...

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Raids target synthetic drugs, sellers across US

WASHINGTON — The Drug Enforcement Administration on Wednesday broadened its national crackdown on synthetic drug manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers as federal agents served hundreds of search and arrest warrants in at least 25 states. Agents served...

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