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• Do Voters Vote Their Paychecks, or Their Portfolios?

  - 2003-09-14

  By Anne Kornblut, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 14--WASHINGTON--The big issue may be "the economy, stupid," again in next year's presidential election. Exactly what factors, however, determine whether voters feel the financial crunch? Analysts in...

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• Cambridge, Mass.-Based Vertex Pharmaceuticals Lays Off 111 Employees.

  - 2003-06-11

  The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 11--Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. said yesterday it has laid off 111 employees in Cambridge and San Diego as it makes the transition from a company largely focused on research to one with marketed products. ...

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• Unemployment Nationwide Continues on Uptick; Wall Street Shrugs It Off.

  - 2003-05-03

  By Stephen J. Glain, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3--WASHINGTON--Unemployment nationally rose two-tenths of a percentage point to 6 percent in April, matching an eight-year high reached in December. The increase, lower than expected by many analysts, relieved...

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• Jobless Rate Inches Up to 6 Percent.

  - 2003-05-03

  By Stephen J. Glain, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 3--WASHINGTON--Unemployment nationally rose two-tenths of a percentage point to 6 percent in April, matching an eight-year high reached in December. The increase, lower than expected by many analysts, relieved...

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• State Street's Annual Meeting Will Focus on Unmet Expectations.

  - 2003-04-16

  By Charles Stein, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 16-- David Spina waited 31 years to become chief executive at State Street Corp. Some days he must wonder whether he waited too long. Spina,...

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• Boston-Based MFS Investments to Cut 110 Jobs.

  - 2002-10-10

  By Beth Healy, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 10--MFS Investments, Boston's oldest mutual fund firm, yesterday said it was eliminating 110 jobs, or 4.1 percent of its work force, citing the long stock market decline. The layoff...

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• Once-Rebounding U.S. Economy Losing Its Bounce.

  - 2002-09-09

  By Sue Kirchhoff, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 9--WASHINGTON--American consumers will have to carry the economy a little bit longer -- if they can. An economic rebound that appeared strong at the beginning of the year has...

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• Boston Investment-Banking Firm to Eliminate 20 Jobs.

  - 2001-10-04

  By Beth Healy, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 4--The Boston investment banking firm Adams, Harkness & Hill said it plans to cut its staff by nearly 10 percent, as the market for public stock offerings and mergers remains slow. ...

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• The Boston Globe Boston Capital Column.

  - 1999-09-14

  Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 14 -- HAPPY LANDINGS: In our continuing quest to get rich, we here at Boston Capital have explored a variety of schemes. We've considered going public to take advantage of the hot market for initial public offerings....

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