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Trenton, N.J. - Much-needed medicines, vaccines and medical supplies have begun entering disaster-ravaged areas of Myanmar and China, donated by U.S. and foreign drugmakers that ...

Business Columns

5/18/2008 (Regional)

Don't park your cash in the wrong spot

WHEN IT COMES TO INVESTING, there are times when boring is good, when the idea is to find a safe haven in a fund that ...

5/18/2008

Recession? What's In A Name?

Could it be? After all the talk, all the headlines, and all the hand-wringing, we just might not be in a-hold your breath-recession. Now, ...

Local Business News

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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Catholic Charities Gets $87,500 Grant For Housing Aid Program
Norwich - Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Norwich has received an $87,500 grant from the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority to help families with subprime ...

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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Merck settles complaints over Vioxx ads
Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. has agreed to pay Connecticut $1.35 million for deceptive marketing of its former drug Vioxx and has agreed to federal ...

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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NLRB schedules third Foxwoods union vote
The second union election this month at Foxwoods Resort Casino will take place on May 30, when approximately 40 employees in the off-track betting area ...

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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Rater Downgrades Mohegan Credit
After conducting a review of the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, Moody's Investors Services has downgraded several of the gaming authority's ratings. The downgrades come nearly two ...

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Tourism Official Pledges to Work for Region
New London -- Karen Senich, the state's new commissioner of Culture & Tourism, promised today that she would work to expand efforts to promote southeastern ...

Merck to Pay Connecticut for Deceptive Marketing 5/20/2008

New Pfizer Executive Was In Middle Of Tampering Case 5/20/2008 (Regional)

UAW Picked To Push For Unionizing Slot Technicians At Foxwoods 5/20/2008 (Regional)

Sullivan Joins Push For Gas Tax Holiday 5/19/2008 (Regional)

Business World News

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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Dow Jones index stumbles almost 200 points on record oil, inflation worries
New York - Wall Street stumbled Tuesday after oil prices spiked to a new record above $129 a barrel and a government report raised investors' ...

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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Oil's Relentless March Goes On
New York - Just in time for the start of the summer driving season: Oil near $130 a barrel and gas getting closer to an ...

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

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Economy Could Dodge A Recession
New York - Gas prices are high, food's more expensive and the job market's cold, but the U.S. may still avoid a recession. That was the ...

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

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Famed investor Buffett takes 'deferred shopping tour' in EU
Frankfurt, Germany - Warren Buffett, whose business and investment acumen has made him one of the world's wealthiest men, embarked on a European"deferred shopping tour" ...

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

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Pump prices rise to yet another record
New York - More gas and oil records fell Monday as retail fuel prices struck new highs and crude settled above $127 for the first ...

Travel Industry Braces For Potential Downturn 5/20/2008 (Regional)

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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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Small business marketing seminar slated in Norwich
Norwich - Rose City Renaissance, the city's Main Street program, continues its Business Education Initiative May 28 with a seminar on Best Practices of Marketing ...

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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Liquidators duel over Linens' store-closing sales
Philadelphia - Liquidators are vying for the right to run closing sales at 120 Linens 'n Things stores, with Gordon Brothers Group ready to top ...

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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Silver, gold higher
Handy & Harman silver was $17.505, up $0.530; fabricated was $21.007, up $0.637. Handy & Harman gold was $914.50, up $8.00; fabricated was $987.66, up ...

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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UTC says Diebold purchase requires more financial data
Hartford - The new chief executive of United Technologies Corp., Louis Chenevert, said Tuesday at the Electrical Products Group conference in Longboat Key, Fla., that ...

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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Pfizer announces joint research project with California firm
Pfizer Inc. announced Tuesday a collaborative research and license agreement with FivePrime Therapeutics of San Francisco, with plans to focus on the discovery of antibody ...

Gas prices again rise to record levels in Rhode Island 5/20/2008 (Regional)

Silver lower, gold higher 5/20/2008 (Regional)

8 former AOL Time Warner executives charged with fraud 5/20/2008 (Regional)

Drugmaker donations to Asian disaster victims 5/20/2008 (Regional)

American Axle workers begin vote on a new contract 5/20/2008 (Regional)

Thomson Reuters to cut 1,500 5/20/2008 (Regional)