Boston Globe -- Business NewsBoston.com features New England business and economic news straight from the pages of the Boston Globe.Icahn buys into Genzyme- November 15, 2007 Carl Icahn, the billionaire investor who recently helped put Biogen Idec Inc. in play, has taken a stake in another major Cambridge biotech - Genzyme Corp.http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2007/11/15/icahn_buys_into_genzyme?rss_id=Bo... Downturn may leave builders bankrupt- November 15, 2007 Home builders such as Centex Corp. and Pulte Homes Inc. aim to survive an industrywide unraveling by selling houses at bargain prices, slashing jobs, and scrapping growth plans.http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2007/11/15/downturn_may_leave_builders_bankrupt?rs... Company says it will open facility in South Boston- November 15, 2007 Comcast Corp. replied this week to Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino's complaint that the company had moved call center jobs to Waltham, in an apparent violation of its license with the city. Comcast said it plans to sign a lease in the next two weeks for a new operations center in South Boston, and would employ 200 people in technical ...http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2007/11/15/company_says_it_will_open_facility_in_s... FCC news lifts Tribune stock, buyout hopes- November 15, 2007 NEW YORK - Tribune Co. , the US newspaper publisher being taken private, rose in New York Stock Exchange trading on optimism billionaire financier Sam Zell will get regulatory approval to complete the $8.2 billion buyout.http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2007/11/15/fcc_news_lifts_tribune_stock_buyout_hop... Raytheon wins $1.35b contract for UK security- November 15, 2007 Extending its homeland security business overseas, Waltham defense giant Raytheon Co. yesterday signed a deal worth $1.35 billion over the next 10 years to help the United Kingdom control its borders.http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2007/11/15/raytheon_wins_135b_contract_... Fords, Hondas top list of safest new automobiles- November 15, 2007 WASHINGTON - The number of new cars considered the safest by the insurance industry nearly tripled in the past year, helped by automakers' push to make safety equipment more widely available.http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2007/11/15/fords_hondas_top_list_of_safest_new_aut... Chevron settles Iraq oil kickback case for $30m- November 15, 2007 WASHINGTON - By agreeing to pay $30 million, Chevron Corp. has reached the largest of five settlements in the government's ongoing investigation of illegal kickbacks made to Iraq in connection with the United Nation's oil-for-food program.http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2007/11/15/chevron_settles_iraq_oil_kickback_case_... UAW ratifies contract with Ford- November 15, 2007 DETROIT - Ford Motor Co. can no longer complain about being hamstrung by high labor costs preventing it from making money domestically.http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2007/11/15/uaw_ratifies_contract_with_ford?rss_id=... State's first new insurer is an old one- November 15, 2007 Peerless Insurance, which led a wave of insurers fleeing the state's heavily regulated market in the 1980s, said yesterday it plans to be the first new insurer to enter Massachusetts as the state introduces auto insurance competition on April 1.http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2007/11/15/states_first_new_insurer_is_an_ol... Top banks' strategies- November 15, 2007 Highlights of major central banks' communication strategies: EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANKhttp://www.boston.com/business/articles/2007/11/15/top_banks_strategies?rss_id=Boston+Glob... |