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Theater's app for cocktails, shaken or stirred
The Names blog noted the attendees at the opening of the Showcase SuperLux, but one did not earn a nod: the cocktail-ordering tech.
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Study: Wiser medication use could cut health costs
If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year.
Bio is back: Bluebird Bio IPO beats expectations
It’s okay to feel BLUE: Beating expectations, bluebird bio ($BLUE) raised $101 million for a total valuation of $389 million. The Cambridge biotech is working on developing new gene therapies.
Meet the next generation of game consoles
Microsoft and Sony offered new details recently on the game consoles they will start selling before the holiday shopping season. The Xbox One and the PlayStation 4 will join Nintendo’s Wii U, which came out last year.
Rates edge up, spurring push to refinance
Long-term rates, including those for mortgage loans, have jumped more than half a percentage point since the beginning of May.
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Bribery trial of former Finmeccanica CEO opens
MILAN (AP) -- The former head of Italian aerospace and defense giant Finmeccanica , accused by prosecutors of making bribery part of the company culture, went on trial Wednesday for his alleged role in the payment of bribes to secure a crucial 560 million euro ($670 million) helicopter contract in India.( 06/19/2013 6:43 AM )
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UK banking commission urges better standards
LONDON (AP) -- British bankers could soon be facing harsher penalties for behaving badly.( 06/19/2013 7:05 AM )
Personal Finance
Student loan conspiracy, or normal process?
Student loans can change servicers over time, so how do you know when you're getting a fair deal?
Confident car buying tips
Driving off a dealer’s lot in a new car can be exhilarating, but the hours you might spend haggling can be as pleasant as a tax audit. Consumer Reports offers these strategies.
Technology
Future of 3-D TV is murky as ESPN ends a channel
Viewers in the United States did not buy the hype, and now the eye-popping format is seen as an expensive flop.
The Playstation War
Video game consoles are composed of plastic, metal, and often, minerals like tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold: conflict minerals mined in the Congo.
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Japan's trade deficit climbs to $10.5B in May
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's trade deficit rose nearly 10 percent in May to 993.9 billion yen (nearly $10.5 billion), highlighting the challenge Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces in revitalizing manufacturing as industries increasingly shift production offshore.( 06/19/2013 3:17 AM )
Space starved in Greater Boston?
If you want to live inside 128, you are likely to have to settle for less space. The question is whether you can do it...
Have I Been out of Work for Too Long?
Elaine Varelas offers advice on answering the tough question, "What have you been doing since your previous job?"
These are the worst new cars in the world
A few months ago, I was driving an Audi S4 wagon through beautiful South Africa. But those riches didn't last long. For two days, I strapped myself into seven terrible cars that were too unsafe and shoddy to ever......
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