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Boomerang generation: Should parents welcome them back?

For the first time in more than 130 years, adults ages 18 to 34 were slightly more likely to be living in their parents’ home than they were to be living with a spouse or partner in their own household.

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Chewy jumps in tail-wagging debut after $1.02 billion IPO

PetSmart Inc.-controlled Chewy Inc. surged in its first day of trading after raising $1.02 billion in an initial public offering, as investors bet that pet owners will do more of their shopping online for everything from cat food to doggy sweaters.

The Harriet Tubman $20 bill was far along before Mnuchin delayed work

Mnuchin announced last month that the design of the note would be delayed for technical reasons by six years and might not include the former slave and abolitionist.

Ivanka Trump made $4m from president’s D.C. hotel

Trump and husband Jared Kushner earned between $28.8 million and $135.1 million in outside income while working as unpaid senior advisers to her father, President Trump, their disclosures, which covers 2018, show.

Lexington man charged with stealing, smuggling technology
Prosecutors said a former employee of Analog Devices in Norwood tried to sell stolen electrical components.

Logan food workers vote unanimously to authorize strike
Even if they aren’t cleared to walk off the job, employees could disrupt air travel.

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Globe reporter Janelle Nanos sits down with leaders in the city’s business community to talk about their career paths, work and accomplishments, as well as their vision for Boston’s future.

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Despite criticism, Dock Square condo project advances

A New York-based developer wants to build seven stories of condos atop the Dock Square Garage — a 1970s-era parking facility — while retaining most of the parking spaces below.

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That derailed Red Line car is old enough to join AARP

Technology has come a long way in the past 50 years. Here are just some of the advancements we've seen since 1969.

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Ironwood moving headquarters from Cambridge to downtown Boston

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Powerful business group adds climate change to its priorities

Massachusetts Competitive Partnership members now view the issue as a major potential threat to the state’s economic competitiveness.

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An “unconference” for product managers and product marketers, a real estate investing webinar, and other events and things to know.

Uber, Lyft use skyrocketing in Massachusetts

Ride-hailing companies completed 81.3 million rides in Massachusetts during 2018 — a whopping 25 percent increase from the previous year.

Pinterest is latest tech company drawn into US culture wars

An effort by the social media company Pinterest to limit the spread of medical conspiracy theories has blocked one of the most prominent US antiabortion groups from sharing its content on the site.

Bond fund executive accused of sexual harassment leaves TCW

Jess Ravich, one of the most senior Wall Street executives to have been publicly accused of sexual harassment, has left TCW, the giant bond-fund manager.