War, scandal, job losses -- 2003 had them all, and more

From big sales to bigger scandals, 2003 offered a variety of business news, especially in the Bay State. John Hancock Financial was one of two major Boston-based firms sold this year. Putnam Investments CEO Lawrence Lasser (top right) lost his job, while Mass. Secretary of State William Galvin (bottom right) helped drop the hammer on the mutual fund industry. And then there's former Tyco chief, Dennis Kozlowski, who began his larceny trial in New York.

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Big Boston companies were acquired, CEOs lost their jobs, and a major scandal hit the mutual fund industry. The question is: Were you paying attention?

2003 Special Sections

FLEETING SALE: FleetBoston Financial is bought

TOWERING DEAL: John Hancock Financial is sold

MUTUAL FUNDS: An industry under fire

Mass. biotech pipeline produces in 2003
Of the 24 drugs approved by the FDA last year, eight were developed by companies in the Bay State, a record number. (Boston Globe)