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BOSTON – Massachusetts holds a "precarious footing" on its economic future, according to a group of regional economists and forecasters, who cited global uncertainty, a potential debt crisis and a U.S. economic slowdown as reasons for concern. The outlook released Wednesday by MassBenchmarks economists notes that first quarter
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BOSTON – The Hub edged out Silicon Valley as America's top location for digital innovation in a ranking of major U.S. metropolitan regions released Thursday, with researchers citing Boston's higher scores for livability and connectedness. "While the San Francisco Bay Area is the clear leader
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A global finance leader asserts that as much as $2 trillion, or 2 percent of the global economy, in bribe money courses through developing and developed countries each year, undermining economic growth and diminishing basic services most needed by the poor. "Corruption has a pernicious effect on
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BOSTON – How are jobs created? Finding answers to that question has been an economic and political priority for governments around the world, especially in the years since the Great Recession. Nurturing startups may be a critical component. Studies, such as a white paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research
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BOSTON – This year's presidential campaign could be called the race that launched a thousand opinions, most of them about the meteoric and perplexing rise of Donald Trump. Writing in the American Spectator, the Cato Institute's Doug Bandow throws in his 2 cents worth, arguing that excessive
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BOSTON – Although women make up 51 percent of Boston's working population, U.S. Census data shows that about a third of the city's businesses are owned by women. But Boston, spearheaded by Mayor Marty Walsh and joined by some plucky female leaders, is picking up the
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BOSTON – Greater Boston ranks higher than any other major urban area in the Northeast for job creation, although it is less competitive nationwide, according to a recent Gallup survey. The region beat out cities from New York to Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Buffalo, New York, although it ranks 21st out of
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