Sports Business

Red Sox owner John Henry whipsawed by losses, returning money to clients

John W. Henry, the commodities trading mogul and principal owner of the Boston Red Sox, has announced that his firm will stop managing client money as of Dec. 31 due to shrinking assets and lackluster returns. Read »

Health Care

Boston Scientific moving its headquarters to Marlborough from Natick

Boston Scientific Corp. is selling its flagship headquarters along Route 9 in Natick and moving its operations to a Marlborough facility it acquired for $43.5 million in 2004. Read »

Massachusetts fares well in U.S. poverty rankings (BBJ DataCenter)

There are various ways to measure poverty, but two common indicators yield precisely the same results. Both show Mississippi with America's worst poverty rate and New Hampshire with the best; Massachusetts fares well enough, although not quite as well as most in the Bay State might expect. Read »

Obama wins: 11 Boston executives react (slide show)

"What I hope is that the country now gets back to work," said Davio's steak house owner Steve DiFillippo. He and 10 other Boston-area execs weighed in on the Obama victory. Read »

Who gave the most to Obama or Romney in your neighborhood? (BBJ DataCenter)

According to Federal Election Commission data, President Barack Obama's campaign has pulled in $15.5 million in contributions from Massachusetts residents, nearly double the $7.9 million recorded by Republican challenger Mitt Romney's camp. Read »

Technology

New PayPal Boston office to include startup incubator

PayPal Boston may also include room for a fast-growing eBay business unit, to be named later. Read »

The BBJ DataCenter

Search the Boston Business Journal's newly launched DataCenter to access the latest statistics on the Bay State's fast-growing economy, from the hottest housing markets to the safest hospitals to NIH grants to Massachusetts entities. Read »