08/20/09 The Stamford Briefing

Comprehensive News Feed for Stamford, CT.

• Oil Falls From 7-Week High on U.S. Jobless Claims
  posted on August 21, 2009 01:48:40 am
  ... has stalled and we're consolidating in the $72 a barrel range," said Gene McGillian, analyst at Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut. Oil prices had surged 4.7 percent on Wednesday, after data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration ...
• Aug. 19 2009, 12:00pm-1:00pm
  posted on August 20, 2009 08:06:08 pm
  ... 1400 WSTC. Thirteen fifty WNLK . It's." " Turns seats at account for a Special Olympics John Labarca has more." " Stamford police will again raise much needed funds for Connecticut Special Olympics by getting tips for waiting on tables next Thursday ...
• Oxford Bioscience leads $16.5M B round in Coherex Medical
  posted on August 17, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... Inc., the company reports. Joining Oxford Bioscience in the Series B financing was Tullis Health Investors, a Stamford, Conn.-based venture capital firm focused on the health-care industry. Coherex, which is based in Salt Lake City, Utah, has now ...
• L-1 California driver's license deal worth up to $108M
  posted on August 17, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... for technology systems to create secure driver's licenses. The deal could be worth a total of $108.6 million to Stamford, Conn.-based L-1 (NYSE: ID) if California elects to exercise a pair of two-year extensions. Under the contract, California will ...
• Westport medical building sells for $6.49 million
  posted on August 20, 2009 02:40:29 pm
  ... the most attention (among office uses)," said Jon Sabrowski, senior managing director, investment sales, at the Stamford office of First Service Williams, a commercial real estate brokerage firm. "There are medical REITs (real estate investment ...
• Harman International posts 4Q, full-year losses
  posted on August 20, 2009 08:29:43 am
  ... the manufacturer of audio and other products for automotive and consumer markets beat Wall Street estimates. The Stamford, Conn., company posted a loss of $62 million, or $1.05 per share, down from a $32 million profit, or 54 cents per share a year ...
• U.S. mortgage bond yield premiums rise on Fed angst
  posted on August 20, 2009 07:51:22 am
  ... director in Jefferies & Co's mortgage and asset-backed securities group told Reuters in an interview at the firm's Stamford, Connecticut, office on Tuesday. Angst over the pace of the Fed's MBS purchases has been elevated since the central bank last ...
• L-1 wins contract to boost security of Calif. driver's licenses
  posted on August 20, 2009 07:05:17 am
  ... amera station. The enhancements are also designed to make the licenses as tamper-proof as possible. L-1 is based in Stamford, Conn. Doug Beizer is a staff writer for Washington Technology.
• Tucker: 2009 inside linebacker breakdown
  posted on August 20, 2009 06:08:58 am
  ... Fortt recorded 118 tackles, with four interceptions and five forced fumbles in 2008. Khairi Fortt Highlights (Stamford, Conn.) College: Undecided Recently moved inside during our final evaluation process preceding the 150 release, Fortt, like Luc, ...
• FOREX-Dollar falls vs euro, basket as stocks rebound
  posted on August 20, 2009 03:58:06 am
  ... have been tracking sentiment" in the equity and oil markets, said Brian Kim, currency strategist at UBS in Stamford, Connecticut. "That's why we've seen the dollar come off." In recent months, the dollar has tended to fall as stock prices and risk ...
• A Home to Roost: Resident leads push to keep backyard poultry
  posted on August 20, 2009 03:14:42 am
  A Home to Roost: Resident leads push to keep backyard poultry By CHASE WRIGHT Times Staff Writer STAMFORD -- For a handful of local residents, chicken is more than just what's for dinner.
• The Christmas spirit in August
  posted on August 20, 2009 03:14:08 am
  The Christmas spirit in August By STEPHANIE PAULINO Times corresponent STAMFORD -- The season of giving came early for Nagi Jewelers, which this month is celebrating Christmas to benefit Kids in Crisis .
• Stamford News Briefs
  posted on August 20, 2009 03:13:35 am
  Stamford News Briefs Wrestling exec considering Dodd challenge STAMFORD -- The chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.
• Confusion abound over mayoral debates
  posted on August 20, 2009 03:11:58 am
  Confusion abound over mayoral debates By CHASE WRIGHT Times Staff Writer STAMFORD -- A campaign organizer for Stamford's Democratic mayoral candidate said Monday his opponent was premature in announcing an agreed upon debate schedule.
• Oil surges 4% on U.S. data
  posted on August 20, 2009 02:30:32 am
  ... where prices are looking more attractive,a said Addison Armstrong, director of Research for Tradition Energy in Stamford, Connecticut. Further the American Petroleum Institute (API) said U.S. oil demand in July showed signs of improvement, with ...
• Study: Outsourced IC design growth slowed in '08
  posted on August 18, 2009 02:47:00 am
  ... showed that outsourced chip designs grew only 6.5 percent in 2008, compared to 34 percent in 2007, Gartner (Stamford, Conn.) said. However, outsourcing of back-end physical design starts at lagging-edge nodes (130 nm and above) grew significantly in ...
• Another sweltering day
  posted on August 19, 2009 09:54:15 pm
  ... and 41 minutes of sunlight today. High tides today in Bridgeport harbor will be at 9:57 a.m. and 10:18 p.m. In Stamford and Greenwich harbors, high tides will occur at about 10:01 a.m. and 10:22 p.m. Today, it will be partly cloudy, with a high near ...
• Riverbank VW, customer a steady couple
  posted on August 19, 2009 09:45:18 pm
  Stamford resident Tom McNally, 89, sits in the driver's seat of his 2005 Volkswagen GTI that he bought from Riverbank Volkswagen in Stamford.
• Bridgeport woman tries to save home
  posted on August 19, 2009 09:44:46 pm
  ... call them in 10 days to discuss options. She said she hopes those who attended, such as Kirkland, will contact the Stamford-based Housing Development Fund to discuss their outcomes, because the group is gathering information to help track results ...
• Area stocks
  posted on August 19, 2009 09:44:14 pm
  Area stocks rose Tuesday, led by a group that included Norwalk-based Priceline.com Inc. and Stamford-based PrimeEnergy Corp. The Hearst/Bloomberg Southwest Connecticut Index added 1.13, climbing to 90.41 as 52 stocks gained, 16 fell and 14 were ...