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Larry Edelman | Trendlines - Bad news keeps coming. The stock market is still breaking records. Investors have remained resilient in the face of economic and political turmoil. Are they too bullish?

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NYC college merger brings $203 million gain for Northeastern -- Through the Marymount Manhattan College acquisition, Northeastern is able to add a sought-after New York City presence to its rapidly growing footprint.

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'A loss for the nation.' MIT president says research has fallen 10 percent, and grad student enrollment is down. -- Total research funding has dropped 10 percent from a year ago while the school expects to enroll 500 fewer graduate students in the next academic year.

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Dover Saddlery will close unless its new owner can agree on a 'heroic' deal to save it -- The country's largest retailer of equestrian products, based in Littleton, will start going-out-of-business sales at its stores unless a deal comes through.

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BOLD TYPES - Karen Spilka promises 'significant savings' in her version of the energy bill - Spilka said this week that the Senate's upcoming energy bill will balance "climate leadership, economic competitiveness, and cost savings."

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Cambridge biotech cofounded by Pulitzer winning author and oncologist raises $122 million -- Like its peers, the company has expanded into autoimmune disease research in addition to cancer.

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CVS to sell Omnicare in $250m deal after decadelong ownership -- Once a $13 billion deal full of promises for CVS Health, the nursing home pharmacy titan's time under the conglomerate was marred by legal challenges.

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In bid to stay afloat, Roxbury's Black Market raises money, and eyebrows

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Breaktime's Connor Schoen talks tackling youth homelessness -- 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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Fuel prices drive sales of EVs, just not in the US

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Notable researchers join effort to build self-improving AI

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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston president Susan Collins favors holding rates steady for 'some time'

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Senate Democrats plan to force votes on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rollbacks

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Island real estate fees would have 'minimal' impact on prices, report says

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Senate Republicans block Democrats' effort to reverse several Trump-era CFPB changes

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