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New England Business with Anthony Silva
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Everyday, I talk with business leaders, CEO's, analysts, economists, innovators & entrepreneurs about the biggest local business developments in our corner of the world. These stories affect us all. Here, you can listen to these interviews that originally aired on WBZ Newsradio 1030 in Boston. Thanks for checking out our site and I welcome your comments and feedback. See you on the radio!
-Anthony Silva. WBZ New England Business Editor


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Discount stores doing better, traditional stores still struggling
Monthly sales reports issued Thursday came in mostly better than expected. WBZ's Anthony Silva gets reaction from Ken Perkins, at Retail Metrics in Swampscott.
Venture aims to bring wireless broadband to the next level
Clear Wire and Sprint Nextel combining their wireless broadband units to form a company worth $14 billion. Computerworld senior writer Matt Hamblen tells WBZ's Anthony Silva about the technology.
Mascoma of Boston ramping up biofuel research
Mascoma CEO Bruce Jamerson tells WBZ's Anthony Silva his company has just closed on $81 million in funding from GM and Marathon Oil.
Shire expanding in Lexington, bringing hundreds of jobs
WBZ's Anthony Silva spoke with Dr. Sylvie Gregoire, President of the biopharmaceutical company.
High fuel costs impacting jetBlue
jetBlue spokesman Sebastian White tells WBZ Business producer Michael Epstein that plans for a flight between Boston and Los Angeles have been scrapped.
Fed: more banks tightening home mortgage standards
WBZ's Anthony Silva asks Eastern Bank Chief Economist John Bittner what this means going forward.
United Airlines merger talks with U.S. Air might be flying again
Airline analyst Joe Brancatelli tells WBZ's Anthony Silva that these two carriers have tried this before.
Irish food giant buying Newburyport food company
Greencore of Dublin is buying Home Made Brand Foods, which makes fresh sandwiches and meals for supermarket chains. Greencore CEO Fergal Leamy tells WBZ's Anthony Silva about his company's first US acquisition.
Oil analyst: Federal Reserve misses an opportunity
Peter Beutel of Cameron Hanover reacts to the quarter-point cut in a key interest rate announced Wednesday.
Interest rate cut might be the last for a while
WBZ's Anthony Silva gets reaction to Wednesday's Fed move from Art Hogan, Chief Market Strategist at Jeffries and Company
Grand Theft Auto 4 expected to rake in huge sales numbers
IDC gaming analyst Billy Pidgeon tells WBZ's Anthony Silva about the game's popularity.
More condos going on the auction block
WBZ's Anthony Silva speaks with Jon Gollinger, founder and CEO of auction firm Accelerated Marketing
New home sales in Northeast plunge unprecedented 65% in March
WBZ's Anthony Silva asks Global Insight U.S. economist Patrick Newport about the impact of the Commerce Department report.
WBZ's Anthony Silva talks with 2008 Lemelson/MIT award winner
Martin Fisher co-founded Kickstart International, producing affordable pumps so African families can grow cash crops, and escape poverty.
Organic farmers say high cost of feed, fuel biting into profits
WBZ's Anthony Silva speaks with Ed Maltby, executive director of the Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance in Deerfield.
Home sales and prices continue their slide
WBZ's Anthony Silva speaks with Wellesley College economics professor Karl Case, who monitors housing trends.
Organic food feeling the pinch of rising grain and energy prices
WBZ's Anthony Silva speaks with Stonyfield Farm CEO Gary Hirschberg about the challenges his business is facing.
Defaulting loans, credit woes lead to 9,000 more Citigroup layoffs
WBZ's Anthony Silva talks about the problems Citigroup is facing with US News and World Report Associate Business Editor Luke Mullens.
Organogenesis of Canton wins $84 million federal grant
CEO Geoff McKay tells WBZ's Anthony Silva the money will go towards developing the next generation of medical therapies for battlefield injuries.
MA workers comp rates to drop
Thousands of businesses may see a one percent reduction in September. Attorney General Martha Coakley speaks with WBZ's Anthony Silva.
Money Matters with Dee Lee.
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Thursday May 8, 2008 - Mother's Day: Insurance Planning
Finding the insurance policies is the just the first step.
Wednesday May 7, 2008 - Mother's Day: Is There Enough Money?
Does mom have enough money to maintain her current lifestyle?
Tuesday May 6, 2008 - Mother's Day: Organizing Her Stuff
I talk about getting organized so often that my reputation as the Money Diva has diminished and I am now the Organization Queen.
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