In addition to serving soups, chowders, stews, hot dogs and its lauded lobster roll, Mad Willie's in Framingham acts like a throwback to the ice cream parlors of yesteryear where service was paramount.

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Intel Corp.'s first-quarter profit matched Wall Street's subdued expectations, a sign the company's core microprocessor business remained healthy amid fears of a broader slowdown in technology spending.

Bacon's Wine & Spirits will build on its successful run on the local liquor scene with a second location on Rte. 20 in Northborough.

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BostonNOW announced its immediate shutdown Monday after a year of competition with a rival five-day-a-week free newspaper geared toward subway and rail commuters.

Half of the nation’s six major mortgage insurers have recently added Boston, the South Shore and Cape Cod to their watch lists of declining real estate markets where they seek more stringent lending requirements.

Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines Corp., squeezed by record high fuel prices and a slowing economy, are combining in a stock-swap deal that would create the world's biggest carrier.

Blockbuster Inc. said Monday it will take an unsolicited $1 billion-plus bid for Circuit City Stores Inc. directly to its shareholders, saying the consumer electronics chain has not responded to repeated offers.

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