AT&T will use Snapchat to launch scripted superhero series

AT&T is moving from "@SummerBreak" to Snapchat. If that sentence makes little sense to you, you must not be from the generation AT&T will seek when it launches "SnapperHero," a scripted series made just for consumers who are increasingly turning...

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H&M posts rise in quarterly profit, plans 400 new stores

STOCKHOLM — Swedish fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz says its earnings rose by 12 percent in the fourth quarter, boosted by expansion in the United States and China. Net profit for the quarter was 6.22 billion Swedish kronor ($754 million), up...

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Ford recalls cars, vans for door latch and seat belt trouble

DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford is recalling more than 221,000 cars and vans to fix problems with door latches and seat belts. The biggest recall covers nearly 205,000 Ford Taurus, Lincoln MKS and Police Interceptor models in North America from the 2010 to 2013...

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Some Boston spots brave blizzard

The blizzard of 2015 didn't dampen Bostonians' appetites to venture out yesterday in search of restaurants that were open to serve their snowbound neighbors. Barracuda Tavern in Downtown Crossing had put up six workers at the Nine Zero Hotel and Omni...

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After setting iPhone record, what does Apple do next?

SAN FRANCISCO — Apple CEO Tim Cook says consumer demand for new iPhones has been "staggering" and "hard to comprehend." That helped the company report record-smashing earnings for its latest quarter and primed its stock for a rally Wednesday. But after...

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Fed is expected to remain 'patient' about a first rate hike

WASHINGTON — As the Federal Reserve ends its latest policy meeting Wednesday, it is widely expected to repeat the pledge it made in December: That it will be "patient" in raising interest rates from record lows. That pledge could endure well into 2015....

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Business losses accumulate

Bay State businesses are counting their blessings that the monster blizzard of 2015 has brought only minimal losses. Jon Hurst, president of the Retailers Association of Massachusetts, estimated the total loss to his members at less than 
$20 million....

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Users tweet up storm over Facebook outage

If there's a blizzard and no one can post about it on Facebook, did it really happen? Social media users might have been pondering that question yesterday when Facebook went down just after midnight, prompting users to take their complaints and snarky...

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Facebook launching Trending Super Bowl for the big game

PHOENIX — As Facebook's latest step into sports, the social media giant is launching Trending Super Bowl — a real-time hub for content from Sunday's game between the Patriots and Seahawks. The hub will allow followers to see how the game is going on...

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Super Bowl ads: Godaddy may be up to its old tricks

GoDaddy has done a lot of growing up since it first advertised in the Super Bowl in 2005. Now, a stunt it pulled Tuesday suggests the company is reverting back to its infancy. GoDaddy seems to have put one over on an easily-duped populace, telling consumers...

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