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- Broadcasters test digital signal readiness
WILLIMANTIC -- Connecticut television viewers Wednesday can test their readiness for the upcoming transition to digital television signals. For two 30-minute periods Wednesday -- from noon to 12:30 p. - GE updates strategy for GE Capital, company
FAIRFIELD - GE is today providing investors with a detailed update on GE Capital's strategic framework and outlook in a webcast starting at 8:30 am EST. - GE expects to hit low-end of 4Q guidance
WASHINGTON - General Electric Co. says it expects fourth quarter earnings to be near the low end of its previous guidance. The diversified industrial, finance and media conglomerate says it will - Recession declared; Wall Street tanks
WASHINGTON -- Most Americans sorely knew it already, but now it's official: The country is in a recession, and it's getting worse. With the economic pain likely to stretch well into 2009, Federal - Stocks fall sharply on consumer spending worries
NEW YORK -- The reality that the nation is indeed in recession and that the downturn may well be prolonged sent Wall Street plunging Monday, hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 700 points - Green jobs hard to quantify
Is your job green?The answer may be yes on Monday, when you carefully recycle your soda can and white paper. But how about Tuesday, when you drive around the county for client meetings that instead - Customers stew as kosher meat gets scarce
MIAMI -- Rabbi Moishe Silverman stood taking inventory of a meat freezer at South Florida Kosher, the supermarket and butcher shop where he works. Dressed in a yarmulke and tie and wearing a plastic - Pilgrim's Pride files for bankruptcy protection
MILWAUKEE -- Pilgrim's Pride Corp., the nation's largest chicken producer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, hobbled by its debt load and volatile feed prices. - Business briefs
Major development starts in New Haven NEW HAVEN -- A $180 million redevelopment of a former department store began Monday in what New Haven officials called the largest development project in the - Startup promises motor oil from animal fat
NEW YORK -- A Connecticut startup said it expects to deliver a car engine oil this month that is made without the typical multimillenium waiting period for fossils to become fuel. - October construction spending drops 1.2%
WASHINGTON (AP) - Construction spending fell by a larger-than-expected amount in October, another indication that problems facing the builders of homes, hotels and other projects are deepening and - Holiday shopping off to a modest start -
NEW YORK (AP) _ The Thanksgiving shopping weekend doesn't appear to have been the disaster some had feared, but tempered buying and unprecedented deep discounts likely resulted in soft sales.- OPEC eyes production cut this month
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iranian state TV is reporting that OPEC's Secretary-General says a daily oil production cut of between 1 million and 1.5 million barrels is likely in December.- 2009 tax guides hitting bookstores
NEW YORK -- It's not the sexiest gift, but times are tough and it just might be one that's greatly appreciated this holiday season. What's that? One of the new 2009 tax guides that are starting to- Spread the wealth: Smart money gifts that pay
It won't have the "wow" factor of an iPhone, but a Roth IRA or other money-minded gift may have more sizzle than you think this holiday season.There are nevertheless some rules to keep in mind when- More call center work done at home
CINCINNATI -- An operator is standing by -- at home. Companies that supply customer service agents to businesses around the world say they are saving money and attracting better employees by- Hitting the road for the holidays
While it might be difficult to recapture the simple, child-like joy of running for no specific purpose, this December offers adults a close second -- a chance to run for kids and their communities.- Should consumers drive the economy?
NEW YORK -- No pressure, but the economy's health rests on your shoulders. The economists who know you as "The Consumer" are worried you're buying less.- Metro-North may cut 4 New Haven line trains
STAMFORD -- The state Department of Transportation is considering cutting four Metro-North New Haven Line trains and other reductions because the Metropolitan Transit Authority faces a $1.- RBS to be taken over by British government
LONDON -- The British government will take over Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC with a stake of almost 60 percent after the shareholders of the nation's second-largest bank shunned an emergency- AG suggests gift card guarantees
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal will propose legislation aimed at protecting consumers who buy gift cards when the state's Legislature reconvenes in January.- Stocks end shortened session with moderate gains
NEW YORK -- Wall Street kept up a broad winning streak Friday, giving blue chip stocks their fifth straight advance as investors looked for clues about whether dire predictions for the holiday- A nervous Broadway looks forward to spring
NEW YORK -- It's been a weird, schizophrenic couple of months on Broadway as the theater prepares for the holidays in the middle of an economic downturn and what, in the past, have been some of the- OPEC divisions manifest as oil declines
CAIRO, Egypt -- For the third time in as many months, OPEC's ability to stem plummeting crude prices amid a global economic meltdown will be tested during a meeting today.- AG suggests gift card guarantees
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said today he would propose legislation aimed at protecting consumers who buy gift cards. When the state legislature reconvenes in January, Blumenthal- Stocks end shortened session with moderate gains
NEW YORK — Wall Street kept up a broad winning streak Friday, giving blue chip stocks their fifth straight advance as investors looked for clues about whether- New 2009 tax guides hitting bookstores
NEW YORK -- It's not the sexiest gift, but times are tough and it just might be one that's greatly appreciated this holiday season. What's that? One of the new 2009 tax guides that are starting to- RBS says British state to take majority control
LONDON - The Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC said today the British government will take majority control of the bank - buying close to a 60 percent stake - after its shareholders shunned a stock- Investors sell lightly after streak of gains
NEW YORK - Wall Street is selling off modestly today as investors brace for what's expected to be a weak holiday shopping season. A decline in stocks is not a surprise after the broader market - OPEC eyes production cut this month