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Shirley Leung - Developers wanted Michelle Wu out. She's still here. Now what? The relationship between the mayor and the real estate community has never been the warmest. Heading into her second term, it's a deep freeze.

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INNOVATOR Q&A - Nobel winner talks tech disruption, AI, and the US losing its edge without university investment - "In a business, do you want to make your workers more productive, or do you want to replace them with something more productive," asks retired Brown University professor Peter Howitt.

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Trump says Netflix deal to buy Warner Bros. 'could be a problem' because of size of market share -- The Republican president said he will be involved in the decision about whether the federal government should approve the $72 billion deal.

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MARK SHANAHAN - John Lennon was killed 45 years ago today. America learned about it from Howard Cosell on Monday Night Football. It was an indelible TV moment, much like Walter Cronkite's trembly announcement in 1963 that President John F. Kennedy had been assassinated in Dallas.

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The Supreme Court weighs Trump's bid to fire independent agency board members -- Lawyers for the administration are defending President Trump's decision to fire Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter without cause and calling on the court to jettison the unanimous 1935 decision in Humphrey's Executor.

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A sprawling Southie real estate project, a state senator's brother, and $143 million in lawsuits

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Pierre Terjanian is leading the MFA into a new era -- Globe reporter Janelle Nanos sits down with leaders in the city's business community to talk career paths, accomplishments, and visions for Boston's future.

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TECH POWER PLAYERS 50

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Explore the 2025 Tech Power Players list -- The Globe's fourth annual list of the most influential people in tech shows an innovation scene ready for a comeback.

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Can Boston's innovation scene get its mojo back?

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The state of Boston tech, at a glance

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Explore the Top Places to Work 2025 list -- According to employee surveys, these 175 companies have the happiest workers in the state.

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See who took the No. 1 spot on the top largest companies list

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Track grocery prices in Mass. and across the United States

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Explore rent estimates and trends all over Eastern Mass.

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Why nearly 15,000 Bostonians live in 'pharmacy deserts'

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Have a consumer problem? The Globe's Fine Print columnist wants to help.

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Listen to Globe Opinion's podcast, 'Say More with Shirley Leung'

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Sign up for Trendlines, the business newsletter from Larry Edelman

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Sorry, department stores. Gen Z is buying secondhand this holiday season, reports show.

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In an age of streaming and AI slop, parents and researchers worry about a shrinking PBS Kids

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Markey, Healey blame Trump's cut of $87M grant for pause at Somerville startup's construction of green cement plant

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Have Trump's tariffs hit the 'high-water mark'?

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Netflix's deal for Warner Bros. Discovery could redefine Hollywood and the media landscape

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Homeowners risk missing out on solar tax credits. This is why.

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Europe faces most difficult moment in bid to avoid split with US

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Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

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Netflix to buy Warner Bros. in $83 billion deal to create a streaming giant

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Boston University offers early retirement to tenured professors amid budget cuts

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