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Democrats vie for secretary of the state bid |
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The House majority leader and a financial adviser square off in a Democratic primary August 10 to continue their quest to oversee business and elections in Connecticut as secretary of the state.
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What's Wrong with this Mainstream Media Picture? - Center For American Progress |
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Bank officials justify Thomas loan as marketing maneuver |
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Two bank employees testified in New London Superior Court Wednesday that seeking a "foothold in Foxwoods" by granting multimillion-dollar loans to Michael Thomas, the former chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, was intended to boost Sovereign Bank's visibility in the Connecticut lending market, not improperly steer casino business to
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Senate panel backs three for Federal Reserve |
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The US Senate Banking Committee backed the nomination of three candidates for the Federal Reserve Board, including San Francisco Fed president Janet Yellen for vice chairman.
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Peter Schiff garners endorsment from Steve Forbes - Western Standard (blog) |
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I play Ultimate. That is to say I live in a world of Gatorade, ibuprofen and injection-molded plastic.
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CTWATCHDOG: Positive Energy a money-saver - West Hartford News |
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CTWATCHDOG: Positive Energy a money-saverWest Hartford NewsThere are not a lot of people in Connecticut who don't know who the former WTNH and WVIT consumer television reporter, “I am in your corner” Boguslawski is, ... |
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Dodd, Frank Plan Congress... |
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Christopher Dodd and Barney Frank, authors of the U.S. financial overhaul, plan hearings on the status of global talks to revise bank-capital standards amid worries that proposed rules are being watered down.
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Discovered: Audubon's first engraving of a bird |
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This is a detail of Audubon's running grouse vignette from a Fairman Draper Underwood & Co.
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Dodd, Frank Plan Congressional Hearings on Basel Bank-Capital Regulations |
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Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, left, and House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank, chat during a signing ceremony for the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington.
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Three Charged With Participating in Mortgage Fraud Conspiracy |
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David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury sitting in New Haven has returned an 11-count indictment charging STEVEN J. KOTTAGE, 44, and GENARO R. HATHAWAY, 46, both of Weston, and MARY ELLEN DURSO, 53, of Milford, with conspiracy and other offenses stemming from the defendants
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State officials anxious as chances fade for more federal aid - The Connecticut Mirror |
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Endorsement: Rob Simmons In Republican Senate Primary |
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Former U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons has a gold-plated public-service resume. His votes over time have been in line with the mostly moderate traditions of the Republican Party in Connecticut.
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Dodd, Frank Plan to Hold Heari... |
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Christopher Dodd and Barney Frank, authors of the U.S. financial overhaul, plan hearings on the status of global talks to revise bank-capital standards amid worries that proposed rules are being watered down.
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Oz Griebel Is Hungry To Be Governor - Hartford Courant |
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Planned Companies Adds Four Associates To Its Sales Force, Expanding Its Business Development Team |
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Planned Companies, a leader in the janitorial/maintenance, concierge/doorman and security services industry since 1898, is continuing to expand its business development team through the recent additions of regional directors of sales John Curtin, Jared Gavzy, Megan Rogerson and Angie Lavery.
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Europe Stress Relieved Wi... |
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The bond market is saying that the threat of a European banking crisis is ending.
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From traffic ticket to deductible donation - MarketWatch |
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JOANN RYAN: Northwest Connecticut is making some noise! - Foothills Media Group |
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EFFECTS OF G20 DRIVE TO AUSTERITY - Real News Network |
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EFFECTS OF G20 DRIVE TO AUSTERITYReal News NetworkShe joins us from Hadlyme, Connecticut. She's a member of the group SAFER, a group of economists that lobby for finance reform, and an associate at the PERI ...and more » |
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Europe Stress Relieved With Swap Gap Vanishing: Credit... |
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The bond market is saying that the threat of a European banking crisis is ending.
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More States Offer Sales Tax Relief |
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Consumers shopping during those days can stretch their budgets for back-to-school staples such as clothing, computers and books, and in a few states, bigger purchases of Energy Star products or hunting equipment, too.
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June building activity still sluggish - istockAnalyst.com (press release) |
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June building activity still sluggishistockAnalyst.com (press release)July 28--Permit activity for new-home construction in Connecticut continued to move at a sluggish pace in June, according to data released by the state that ...and more » |
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Lease Up (July 25-31): Expansions for Lego, Ford - CoStar Group |
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10 hot truths you already suspected |
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Did you already know? I bet you already knew. Or at the very least, had a sneaking suspicion.
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MTA to Propose New Fare Increases - New York Times |
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MTA to Propose New Fare IncreasesNew York TimesSo barring a governmental miracle — rare these days in New York — commuters from Connecticut, Long Island and Westchester County would pay up to 9.4 ... |
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Tyler Lyman Joins CB Richard Ellis' Prestigious Roster of Real Estate Professionals |
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Ellis today announced the addition of Tyler Lyman to its Stamford office as an associate in the Retail Services Group.
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Europe Stress Relieved With Swap Gap Vanishing: Credit Markets - Bloomberg |
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U.S Trust Continues to Hires Wealth Management Executives |
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The U.S Trust wealth management division of Bank of America Corp. continues pursuing its expansion plans nationally by adding six executives to its Northeast region.
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CBT Reports Net Income of $261000 - MarketWatch (press release) |
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CBT Reports Net Income of $261000MarketWatch (press release)Compensation costs decreased $79000 on reduced benefit costs and employment taxes. Professional services increased $34000 primarily resulting from the ...and more »
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Terra-Gen Power Breaks Ground on World's Largest Wind Project - Business Wire (press release) |
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FOREX-Euro hits 11-wk high as bank earnings lift stocks |
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The euro hit an 11-week high against the dollar and a seven-week high against the yen on Tuesday as solid bank earnings lifted equities and encouraged investors to take on more risk.
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Aircastle Plans Debt Amid Heaviest Issuance Since April: New Issue Alert - Bloomberg |
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Corruption Is Good, In the Right Hands? - Family Security Matters |
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Business Notebook - The State |
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Business NotebookThe StateFederal consumer safety officials are investigating a complaint that a 4-year-old Connecticut boy nearly strangled himself with a toy from a McDonald's ...and more » |
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Lembo - Jarjura Race Heats Up, Even More |
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The Comptroller campaigns of endorsed candidate Kevin Lembo and challenger Michael Jarjura, both Democrats, were in Hartford Superior Court Monday arguing over whether Lembo should have been qualified for a $375,000 public campaign grant.
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The Twisted Logic Of Gender Equality |
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A closer look at competitive cheerleading. In the midst of all the current tumult over health care, banking and taxation, it is useful to return for a moment to a persistent thorn in the sides of all colleges: the gender equity requirements for athletics that emerged under Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Barnes chosen to lead People's United |
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People's United Financial Inc. made it official Friday, naming longtime Chittenden Bank executive Jack Barnes as president and chief executive officer.
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Gubernatorial Underdog - Litchfield County Times (blog) |
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Gubernatorial UnderdogLitchfield County Times (blog)However, he said it is becoming more difficult to get federal funding for transportation projects since Connecticut, as well as the rest of the Northeast, ...and more » |
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Bringing the hammer down on Wall Street |
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Morning on Mount Wastemore found Daddy Dodd on stage and his girls in the seventh row.
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The few, the proud . . . - ModernHealthcare.com |
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The few, the proud . . .ModernHealthcare.comNew Milford reported a negative operating margin of 5.91% last year, one of six Connecticut hospitals to report operating losses in 2009, according to the ... |
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Justin Bieber first CSI pictures as a bad boy in handcuffs ~ Bad boy or sweet boy picture? |
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Justin Bieber is taking a giant leap into acting and his first role is a guest shot on CSI.
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Rell Is On A Roll - Hartford Business |
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Rell Is On A RollHartford BusinessThere also is the larger question of whether Connecticut should have agreed to take on administration of such a high-risk insurance pool when the feds were ...and more » |
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FROM THE CHAMBER: Northwest Connecticut is making some noise! - Torrington Register Citizen |
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Essex Savings Bank Announces Directors, Trustees, Strong Results |
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Kenneth Gibble, Chairman of Essex Savings Bank announced the election of Directors and Trustees at the Bank's 159th annual meeting held July 19, at the Bank corporate headquarters in Essex.
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Treasuries Fall on Better-than-Expected Forecasts for U.S. Company Profits |
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Treasury 10-year notes fell, pushing yields to a one-week high, as greater-than-forecast corporate profits eased concern economic growth is slowing and the U.S. prepared to sell $104 billion in notes.
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Dodd's daughters happy to be getting their father back |
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Morning on Mount Wastemore found Daddy Dodd on stage and his girls in the seventh row.
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Susan Cogswell, former insurance commissioner, 57 |
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Susan Cogswell, the first woman to be insurance commissioner in Connecticut, has died.
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Essex Savings Bank is having a strong 2010 |
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The Essex Savings Bank on Friday reported strong earnings, along with gains in assets, deposits and wealth-management services, during this year's first nine months.
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Nutmeg State banks come a knockin' for purchases |
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Three banks from Connecticut are circling Boston in a hunt for takeover candidates, putting hometown lenders on alert as analysts expect deal activity to heat up for the duration of 2010.
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People's names Barnes CEO |
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John P. Barnes interim President and Chief Executive Officer of People's United Bank June 30, 2010 Photo: ST, Cathy Zuraw / Connecticut Post Bridgeport-based People's United Financial Inc.
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Some Utilities Disappointed in Scaled-Back U.S. |
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Senate Democrats' decision to scale back energy legislation disappointed environmentalists, some utilities and the Obama administration, which took office promising to steer the U.S. economy away from fossil fuels.
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More of the Rich Run as Populist Outsiders - New York Times |
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Plans unveiled to redevelop former police station in downtown Danbury |
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A $16 million redevelopment plan for the former police station on Main Street unveiled this week calls for a large, four-story health care facility, senior housing and a new Union Savings Bank branch.
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Landmark financial reform bill signed in |
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United States President Barack Obama has signed the most sweeping set of financial rules since the Great Depression, kicking off an election-year fight to define how the law will be put into effect.
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Outlook unusually uncertain |
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U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress on Wednesday that even though the economic recovery has weakened, the Fed plans no new steps for now to try to bolster it.
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Cobb's Mill Inn shuts its doors: Weston landmark is victim of economy - Easton Courier |
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A Look at Wednesday's House Financial Services Committee Hearing |
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Consider Wednesday's hearing in the House Financial Services committee the salad before the main course.
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Obama signs contentious reform bill |
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President Barck Obama signed a sweeping expansion of federal financial regulation on Wednesday, signaling perhaps the Democrats' last major legislative victory before the midterm elections in November, which could recast the congressional landscape.
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Free E-Subro Hub Expands to Eight New States |
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E-Subro Hub , a free, paperless, Web-based electronic communication, document and claim management system launched in 2006 that streamlines the subrogation process will expand to eight new states in August, including two of the largest states in the subrogation market, New York and Texas, according to a news release from Arbitration Forums .
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Former Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Dies |
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Former Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Susan Cogswell, the first woman to hold the job, has died.
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With Banking, Question Everything |
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Simon Johnson , the former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund , is the co-author of "13 Bankers." President Obama 's signing of the financial reform bill on Wednesday does not end our intense debates over banking.
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Korea Won Erases Losses After Record Hynix Earnings; Bonds Rise - BusinessWeek |
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Senate extends jobless benefits - Pittsburgh Post Gazette |
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