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Business Headlines
Thursday, November 21, 2024
This morning's top stories

US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment

A sale of Chrome “will permanently stop Google’s control of this critical search access point and allow rival search engines the ability to access the browser that for many users is a gateway to the internet,” Justice Department lawyers argued in their filing.  Continue reading →

‘We deserve a say’: Medical residents in Rhode Island push to unionize

Rhode Island medical residents campaign for unionization as costs rise, citing inadequate pay and a lack of support for well-being amid a physician shortage in the state.  Continue reading →

Mass. bill would make it harder for people to resell tickets to live events. Consumer groups are up in arms.

In a letter to Governor Maura Healey, a coalition of consumer groups called the bill “anti-consumer” and urged her to strike a provision on ticket transfers.  Continue reading →

Gary Wang, a top FTX executive, is given no prison time

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.  Continue reading →

BU says it won’t admit PhD students in a dozen humanities and social sciences programs

The college will not accept students in English or history, weeks after graduate students ended their seven-month strike.  Continue reading →

TJX posts sales at key unit that fall short of estimates

The Framingham-based company's strong quarterly results were undermined by lower-than-expected sales at TJ Maxx and Marshalls, dampening investor enthusiasm.  Continue reading →

State House committee appears ready to advance Wu’s property tax home rule petition

Mayor Michelle Wu testified before a State House committee Wednesday to implore Beacon Hill to approve the newest, compromise iteration of her property tax home rule petition.  Continue reading →

PBS writers at GBH shows Frontline and NOVA vote to authorize strike

The strike could have an outsized effect on GBH, which is the nation’s largest producer of PBS content.  Continue reading →

Karen Read’s Mansfield home sells for $810,000

Read, accused of fatally striking Boston police officer John O'Keefe with her SUV in 2022, put the home on the market in July, weeks after her first trial ended with a hung jury.  Continue reading →

This Mass. city is one of the best places to retire, according to US News & World Report

Despite sky-high housing costs, the city earned high marks for health care and quality of life, according to a new ranking.  Continue reading →