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Wall St. Set To Rise On Hunt For Bargains
Tuesday, October 28, 2008 (129 reads)

U.S. stocks headed for a sharply higher open today as investors scoured the market for beaten-down shares and bet that credit markets would see a further thaw, overshadowing worries about the global recession.

Paramax, UBS Securities Swap Suit Settled
Monday, October 27, 2008 (200 reads)

A potentially landmark lawsuit between securities giant UBS and Stamford-based private equity firm Paramax Capital Group has been settled.

Tweed Airport Wins Suit To Build Safety Areas
Monday, October 27, 2008 (142 reads)

New Haven's mayor says a federal judge has ruled against the town of East Haven in its efforts to regulate safety areas at Tweed New Haven Regional Airport.

U.S. Sept. New Homes Sales Up; Inventory, Prices Fall
Monday, October 27, 2008 (163 reads)

Sales of newly constructed U.S. single-family homes rose in September and inventories shrank as builders slashed prices to their lowest level in four years to move property as the financial crisis deepens.

ING CEO Goes Outward And Upward
Monday, October 27, 2008 (161 reads)

Catherine Smith, CEO of U.S. Insurance for ING, based in Windsor, has been honored for her charitable work.

Despite Pessimism, Consumers Taking Little Action
Monday, October 27, 2008 (137 reads)

Despite a sharp increase in pessimism about the U.S. economy, most consumers are sitting tight when it comes to their investments, savings, banking or insurance arrangements, according to Windsor-based consultant firm LIMRA.

Conn. Insurers Cough Up $1.4M To Consumers In Q3
Friday, October 24, 2008 (150 reads)

The Connecticut Insurance Department recovered more than $1.4 million on behalf of state consumers from complaints resolved in the third quarter.

Apt. Rents Stable Nationwide, Fairfield County Expensive
Friday, October 24, 2008 (184 reads)

The Bridgeport-Stamford area of Connecticut is the second-most expensive place to rent an apartment in a large complex in the country, behind only Greater New York, with average rents at $2,179.

Sept. National Existing Home Sales Up 5.5 Percent
Friday, October 24, 2008 (168 reads)

The pace of existing home sales in the United States rose sharply in September to a 5.18 million-unit annual rate to log the first year-over-year increase in sales in nearly three years, the National Association of Realtors said in a report Friday.

Stamford Hilton Wins Corporate Award
Friday, October 24, 2008 (263 reads)

Warren Fields of Pyramid Hotel Group has been awarded the “Best Conversion” award from Hilton Hotels Corp. for his 2007 conversion of the Stamford Hilton.