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Verizon reaches deal with 36,000 striking workers

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Verizon and its striking labor unions reached a tentative deal on Friday, potentially ending a six-week labor dispute involving 36,000 workers. U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez announced that Verizon and the unions have reached an “agreement in princ…



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Janet Yellen says rate hike 'appropriate' soon

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Janet Yellen gave a big hint Friday that an interest rates could go up in June or July. “Probably in the coming months such a move would be appropriate,” Yellen, the Federal Reserve chair, told Harvard professor Greg Mankiw at an awards reception in …



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3.1 million Tommee Tippee Sippee cups recalled

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Mayborn USA has issued a voluntary recall of 3.1 million Tommee Tippee Sippee children’s spill-proof cups because of mold, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Friday.



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GSA seeking help with FBI's planned headquarters,...

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The federal government’s real estate arm is seeking construction management firms to help plan for the FBI’s new headquarters — that is, once the agency decides where in the region the complex will be developed and who will build it. The General Services Administration posted a notice to FedBizOpps.gov earlier this week seeking firms able to help design the 2.1 million-square-foot facility, an undertaking that could be spread out over a decade with an award cost of around $15 million. The GSA…

Oil company plots second bankruptcy in 9 months

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Things are so bad in the oil industry that one drilling services company is planning its second bankruptcy filing in nine months.



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French gas shortages fuel interest in electric...

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When’s the best time to advertise electric cars? The middle of a gas shortage.



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List: 12M vehicles recalled for Takata air bags

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Eight automakers are recalling more than 12 million vehicles in the U.S. to replace potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators.



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Men are making more money off their homes than...

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The gender pay gap is following women home from the office.



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'X-Men: Apocalypse' has DNA for box office success

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“X-Men: Apocalypse,” 20th Century Fox’s latest film involving the mutant heroes, sprang into action Thursday night, bringing in an estimated $8.2 million.



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Under Armour Performance Center at 10 Light St....

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FX Studios owner Nate Costa had no intention of opening a third gym. But three years ago, after several calls from 10 Light St. owner Carey Euwer, he agreed to take a tour of the 87-year-old tower’s first-floor space, a former bank branch. “As soon as I saw it, things just started popping,” Costa said. The nearly 50,000-square-foot Under Armour Performance Center debuted May 2, preserving many of the architecture elements that gives the 34-story building its visual character. Entering the spa,…