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The corporate offices of Mass General Brigham in Somerville.

Mass General Brigham and residents union reach a tentative three-year contract

Doctors in training at MGB have reached a tentative agreement with the health system that would raise annual salaries by up to $25,000.

Mass. business confidence plunges again, as employers face a ‘heaping plate of uncertainty’
Economic confidence fell for the third month in a row, underscoring local concerns around the Trump administration’s trade policies and cutbacks on federal funding.

REAL ESTATE
R.I. single-family home sales slowed at the start of 2025 Amid ‘economic uncertainty,’ realtors association says
“Many buyers seem to be temporarily pumping the brakes on their home search,” said Chris Whitten, president of the Rhode Island Association of Realtors.

Disney to build new theme park in the United Arab Emirates, its first in Middle East, seventh total
The park will be built at a waterfront resort on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.

Peek inside the most wish-listed Airbnb in Massachusetts
“We get a lot of visitors,” said owner Joshua Williams. “A lot of people driving past and stop very quickly because they’re surprised by what they just saw.”

Feeling alone? Go to the Y. YMCA launches campaign to fight loneliness.
The new campaign, said Greater Boston YMCA chief executive David Shapiro, is as much an event series — with programming, partnerships, and installations planned throughout the city — as it is a state of mind.

As the crowds at Karen Read’s retrial dwindle, the spectacle persists online

Zayd Herrera, a fifth-grader, received homework assistance from Northeastern students and 826 Boston volunteers Claire Fiedler (left) and Jessica Baker. The nonprofit writing center recently withdrew its application for a $250,000 federal grant rather than comply with rules that grantees end their diversity programs.

‘We couldn’t live in that uncertainty’: A Boston nonprofit rejects a $250,000 federal grant so it can protect DEI

An open house earlier this month in Newton.

Spring is usually a busy time for home-buying. Not in Greater Boston.

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The Walgreens on Warren Street, shown here in late February, became the fourth Walgreens to shutter in predominantly Black and Latino areas of Boston in two years.

Why nearly 15,000 Bostonians live in ‘pharmacy deserts’

BOLD TYPES

Steve Samuels, the principal of Samuels & Associates, a longtime Boston-based development firm.

Steve Samuels wants to stitch the city together

Globe reporter Janelle Nanos sits down with leaders in the city’s business community to talk career paths, accomplishments, and visions for Boston’s future.

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ON THE STREET

A view of Moody Street in Waltham at dusk on Dec. 18.

Waltham's Moody Street wrestles with its future

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Tech Power Players 50 list of 2024

Our third annual ranking highlights leaders who make New England’s technology scene vibrant and vital.

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THE FINE PRINT

Xfinity’s erroneous monthly billing of Sharon Mandell, a Bolton resident, dated to 2023, which meant she had paid an extra $1,200 for two phones not in use.

Xfinity overbilled her for extra phones since 2023. Why was it so difficult to fix?

Plus, the possible demise of Direct File, National Grid’s billing debacle, and a refund from a lender that charged 725 percent interest. 5:55 a.m.

The John Harvard statue in Harvard Yard at Harvard University.

Stand and fight? Or cut a deal? Wealthy donors have mixed feelings about Harvard’s standoff with Trump.

Some major donors — including the kind with buildings named after them — have been frustrated with the university’s response, believing the school should make a deal, not pitch a fight. 4:31 a.m.

Federal Reserve to face tough balancing act between fighting inflation and lifting growth

The Federal Reserve is nearly certain to keep its rate unchanged when it concludes its latest policy meeting Wednesday. 12:13 a.m.

Josh Kraft releases plan for BPS, featuring more exam school seats, hybrid School Committee, central office changes

Kraft’s plan features several proposals that take aim at areas of frustration for BPS families. 12:00 a.m.

Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing in Washington, on Tuesday.

Top US officials will meet with Chinese delegation in Switzerland in first major talks of trade war

The meeting in Switzerland will mark the first major talks between the two nations since President Trump sparked a trade war with stiff tariffs on imports. 11:02 p.m.

TALKING POINTS

The headquarters of Vertex Pharmaceuticals in Boston.

Vertex reports an earnings miss and pause on cystic fibrosis trial

Stories you may have missed from the world of business. 7:40 p.m.

HIGHER EDUCATION

Brown University's campus in Providence, R.I.

Brown, MIT sue National Science Foundation over massive research fund cuts

The proposed cuts would “erode our nation’s enviable status as a global leader in scientific research and innovation,” the plaintiffs said. 4:28 p.m.

Providence Police detectives Thursday are investigating a "sophisticated" overnight heist from the vault of a Santander Bank in the city's Federal Hill neighborhood. The bank is temporarily closed, and customers are referred to the nearest branch on Smith Street.

Santander to close six bank branches in Massachusetts, one in Rhode Island

In Massachusetts, the closures include locations in Salem, Woburn, Worcester, Middleton, Norwell, and in Boston’s Seaport, according to the filings. 4:25 p.m.

A human-like Unitree robot was surrounded by convention guests while passing out company brochures at the Robotics Summit & Expo on April 30 in Boston.

US robot makers hope to beat China in humanoid race. Tariffs could affect their ambitions.

Sensors, semiconductors, batteries, and rare earth magnets are among the array of components most sensitive to global trade disputes. 4:22 p.m.

First Data Corp. Chairman & CEO Frank Bisignano

Senate confirms Bisignano to lead Social Security Administration as agency faces DOGE overhaul

The Wall Street veteran takes over at a turbulent time for the agency that provides benefits to more than 70 million Americans. 3:34 p.m.

Mr. Monks, arriving at a Sears shareholders meeting in Chicago in 1991.

Robert Monks, who championed shareholder activism, dies at 91

The Boston-born lawyer also ran for US Senate from Maine several times. 3:23 p.m.

This waterfront estate at 27 Marchant Ave. in Hyannis Port is on the market for $14.5 million.

Taylor Swift’s former Cape Cod house for sale for $14.5 million

The oceanfront property includes a three-car garage, guest quarters, a circular driveway, heated swimming pool, outdoor shower, fire pit, and a private beach. 2:38 p.m.

innovation beat

A screenshot from Helping Hand, a mobile game developed in Boston based on trauma-reduction techniques from psychology.

How a mobile phone game is helping teens deal with the trauma of war

App developer Attensi, based in Boston and Oslo, developed the Helping Hand game with advice from psychologists and therapists. 1:32 p.m.

GLOBE MAGAZINE

A photo of woman sitting on a rocking chair in a child's room. There's a dollhouse on the wall behind her on the right side of the picture. She is holding a framed photograph of an infant in her hands and looking at it tenderly.

After a NICU nurse’s infant died, she decided to keep pumping her breast milk to help other babies

Inside an invisible village — from caring strangers to bereaved mothers — that nourishes babies when they need it the most. 9:29 a.m.

The nametag for Ralph de la Torre, founder and chief executive of Steward Health Care System, in front of an empty seat during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing in September 2024.

One year after Steward bankruptcy, Warren, Markey demand criminal probe

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are pushing the Justice Department to investigate Steward chief executive Ralph de la Torre for contempt of Congress. 9:10 a.m.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

From GE Vernova and Thermo Fisher to Hasbro and Boston Beer Company, chief executives are scrambling to translate President Trump’s trade war into tangible numbers they can share with analysts and investors in their earnings calls.

Listen in on the earnings calls of GE Vernova, Hasbro, and Boston Beer Company, and you’ll hear one word: tariffs

Chief executives are scrambling to translate President Trump’s trade war into tangible numbers they can share with analysts and investors. 8:33 a.m.