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The new CEO is culling "underproductive" locations, while opening more upscale Bloomingdale's and Bluemercury stores. Here's what's happening with the chain.
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U.S. employers added 353,000 jobs in January — far more than forecasters expected. The sizzling job market is good for workers but could cause the Federal Reserve to postpone a cut in interest rates.
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More than $215 million in federal money is pouring into ARMI, a nonprofit that promises to revolutionize medicine and revitalize Manchester, New Hampshire. At least $34 million is flowing through ARMI to for-profit companies controlled by its executive director.
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Consumer prices last month were 3.2% higher than the month before — a smaller annual increase than the previous month. A sharp drop in gas prices in October helped to offset rising rents.
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Rite Aid Corp. said in its federal bankruptcy filing that it runs more than 2,000 stores. Most of its locations are on the East and West Coasts.
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A report from the US Census Bureau found that only 20 percent of New England homes meet housing standards for seniors.
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Harvard University's Claudia Goldin has won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics for her research on women in the labor market. She studies the causes of the persistent pay gap between men and women.
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A new NH Lottery campaign falsely implies Massachusetts residents can avoid taxes on winnings.
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The Portsmouth navy yard has long been one of the biggest employers in the seacoast of Maine and New Hampshire.
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The owner of the Steeplegate Mall has submitted the plan to the city of Concord.
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As employers including the federal government cut back on remote work, employees who never had any intention of working from an office push back and threaten to retire or resign.
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Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte goes on sale Thursday in the U.S. and Canada, as it does each year when the nights start getting longer and the fall winds gather.