In Business This Week

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-- L'Oreal will pay $1.4 million to settle charges that it joined a boycott of Israel.

-- Boston Scientific will acquire Heart Technology for stock worth $500 million.

-- Lockheed Martin will require 1,400 top employees to buy company shares.

-- AST Research won approval to settle shareholder suits with a $12.5 million payment.EDITED BY KEITH H. HAMMONDS