This article is courtesy of our friends at the Better Business Bureau in Boston. On July 1, new rules went into effect concerning overdrafts on your debit or ATM cards. You now get to choose in advance what happens when you make a charge on your debit or ATM card and don’t have enough money [...]

On a recent Friday at the Back Bay Events Center, the First Annual Boston SuperMeet showcased the future of film post-production. Hosted by the Final Cut Pro Users Group (FCPUG), the event was sponsored by some high profile brands in the filmmaking industry and showed off a wide array of impressive new technology. This was [...]

Dunkin’ Donuts, the Canton-based doughnut and coffee empire, will return to Russia after an 11-year absence, Boston.com reports. Owning company Dunkin’ Brands told Boston.com it sees potential in a fast-developing Russian consumer economy and a populace that loves tea. The company plans to open the first of 20 stores soon. The chain closed its two [...]

$1.4 million in Q1

The Great Recession has had many repercussions, but the biggest may have been unemployment. Luckily, Waltham-based ZoomInfo’s FreshContacts is the next big tool to help those looking for a job the best chance to not only find a job, but stick there. The deficiency of many employment tools like Monster is that only about 20 [...]

Buying a home can be one of the biggest purchases you will ever make. But first-time buyers looking to take advantage of the low-interest loans and the federal tax credit of up to $8,000 this year should consider that there are more costs beyond the purchase price of a home. Real estate agents and mortgage [...]

Months after losing its Major League Baseball, and only weeks after settling a lawsuit by MLB for allegedly illegally using its trademarks anyway, news has broken that the National Football League will not renew Upper Deck’s licensing agreement. This means no more (official) baseball or football cards from UD. Upper Deck released the following statement: [...]

After 20 years printing and binding in Boston — especially for students — Gnomon Copy Boston no longer exists. “We are sad to announce that Gnomon has closed its doors for good,” the company said in a statement. “The print industry and current economic climate have made it too tough for the purple signed store [...]

The New Jersey Casino Control Commission approved the acquisition of the state’s Tropicana Casino & Resort by an entity owned 46 percent by affiliates of Carl C. Icahn, according to a statement released this week. According to the Icahn group, this move clears the way for the embattled Tropicana organization to emerge from bankruptcy, in [...]

Trouble for one of the younger companies in the teetering sports card industry. Management at the Upper Deck Company today settled a copyright infringement lawsuit brought against them by Major League Baseball in February. MLB granted Topps an exclusive licensing deal over the summer, but Upper Deck started producing cards with MLB teams and logos [...]

Lucian Grainge takes over next year

Has Google created something innovative? Or will “Buzz” just add to the white noise of social networks?

The restaurant formerly known as “Pizzeria”

Live Nation’s shareholders, at their annual meeting yesterday, voted to approve a merger with Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. More than 99 percent of shareholders voted in favor of the merger, Live Nation said in a statement. Shareholders also approved a proposal to change the company’s name to Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., following completion of the merger [...]

UMass students start their own business and find a way to include hot girls

As if auto-dialing systems weren’t annoying enough — you know, the computerized telemarketing drones that call you during dinner? This morning, at midnight, the Citizens Bank auto-dialer malfunctioned and began calling customers. A supervisor at the bank said that the problem was not discovered for over an hour and that crews had to manually disable [...]

Wicked good landlords maybe?

Deal could take 14 months to finalize

$19 million deal promises to keep most of 12 local stores

Exercise is one of the top preventative actions one can take to decrease chances of developing breast cancer. Commonwealth Sports Club (1079 Commonwealth Ave.) couldn’t think of a better way to get involved than to hold our own Zumba and Spinathon to raise money for breast cancer research. Instructors are donating their time to hold [...]

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