08/25/09 The Stamford Briefing (Updated)

Comprehensive News Feed for Stamford, CT.

• Crash After Carjacking Results In Death
  posted on August 26, 2009 06:08:08 am
  A carjacking in Fairfield County has resulted in a death after a crash. According to the Stamford Advocate , the incident started in Norwalk where a Mercury Sable was carjacked at knifepoint.
• U.S. Home Prices Rise for a Second Straight Month
  posted on August 25, 2009 10:02:52 pm
  ... a bottom," said Jesse Litvak, a managing director in mortgage- and asset-backed securities at Jefferies & Co. in Stamford, Connecticut. Economists in a Reuters poll expected the 20-city index increased by 0.2 percent in June. S&P said its U.S. ...
• Beat the high cost of textbooks rent them
  posted on August 25, 2009 06:17:24 pm
  ... option for students fed up with spending $100 or more to buy books they have little use for after a semester. Stamford, Conn.-based Cengage Learning said its rentals would cost 40 percent to 70 percent less than the suggested retail price. Several ...
• Malloy outlines plan to better fund nonprofits
  posted on August 25, 2009 01:09:02 pm
  STAMFORD By CHASE WRIGHT Hour Staff Writer Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy outlined his plan Monday to support future operations of Connecticut nonprofit groups who he said have gone "chronically under-funded." Malloy, a potential candidate for ...
• Wall Street still seeks answers
  posted on August 25, 2009 11:48:45 am
  ... run, whether up or down, will affect the market," said Frank Ingarra Jr., co-portfolio manager at Hennessy Funds in Stamford, Conn. On Tuesday, the Conference Board releases its monthly consumer confidence index. Economists polled by Thomson ...
• Malloy outlines plan to better fund non-profits
  posted on August 24, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  Malloy outlines plan to better fund non-profits By CHASE WRIGHT Times Staff Writer STAMFORD -- Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy outlined his plan Monday to support future operations of Connecticut non-profit groups who he said have gone "chronically under-funded." Malloy, a potential candidate for governor in 2010, was joined in Hartford by state Rep.
• Investors take short-term view in driving markets
  posted on August 24, 2009 12:00:00 pm
  ... run, whether up or down, will affect the market," said Frank Ingarra Jr., co-portfolio manager at Hennessy Funds in Stamford, Conn. On Tuesday, the Conference Board releases its monthly consumer confidence index. Economists polled by Thomson ...
• Lawmakers pledge to keep fighting for Wright Tech
  posted on August 20, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  Lawmakers pledge to keep fighting for Wright Tech By CHASE WRIGHT Times Staff Writer STAMFORD --The locked doors and boarded up windows of J.M. Wright Technical High School will one day reopen, despite opposition in Hartford, Democratic lawmakers said Thursday.
• Ballo headed to U.S. Amateur golf championships
  posted on August 20, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  Ballo headed to U.S. Amateur golf championships By George Albano Times Staff Writer STAMFORD -- Mike Ballo Jr.
• Tough Love Real Estate Offers New MLS Home Search Tool in Fairfield County CT
  posted on August 25, 2009 08:22:16 am
  Home buyers searching the communities of Stamford, Darien, and Norwalk Connecticut are being offered an innovative new MLS online home search tool that can cut down search time and provide more detailed information on homes for sale than traditional online web sites.
• Investors must decide whether to give in to worries or trust Bernanke
  posted on August 25, 2009 02:45:36 am
  ... run, whether up or down, will affect the market," said Frank Ingarra Jr., co-portfolio manager at Hennessy Funds in Stamford, Conn. On Tuesday, the Conference Board releases its monthly consumer confidence index. Economists polled by Thomson ...
• First-Time Homebuyers in Fairfield County, CT, Offered Free New MLS Home Search Tool
  posted on August 24, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  - ToughLove RealEstate.com is offering first-time home buyers in Stamford, Darien, and Norwalk, CT, a free new MLS home search tool that makes it possible to accelerate their online home search. Homebuyers who request the proprietary new ...
• Publishers move into book-rental business
  posted on August 24, 2009 12:00:00 pm
  ... used versions that push them to the sidelines, are hoping they have figured out some new strategies to make money. Stamford, Conn.-based Cengage Learning recently announced plans to rent titles directly to students for 40 percent to 70 percent off ...
• New Biometrics Investment Firm Established
  posted on July 01, 2005 03:00:00 pm
  A private investment management firm specializing in the biometrics industry called L-1 Investment Partners LLC, Stamford, Conn., has been formed to acquire or make controlling investments in public and private companies.
• A fall into the money pit
  posted on August 24, 2009 01:47:55 pm
  ... access to Wall Street, who were happy to give them funding," said Charles Mallory, managing general partner of Stamford-based Clearview Investment Management and majority owner of the Delamar Greenwich Harbor hotel, in which Antares still has a ...
• Oil over $74 in more than 10 months
  posted on August 24, 2009 01:05:38 pm
  ... to 78.25. 'All signs are pointing higher,' said Gene McGillian, an analyst and broker at Tradition Energy in Stamford Connecticut. 'The market continues to get support from equities and was able to break through $74, which should stimulate technical ...
• Tasty Thai, and Chinese Surprises
  posted on August 24, 2009 06:18:24 am
  ... often such clones of one another that reviewing more than one is a redundancy. TINY NEWCOMER Little Buddha in Stamford has few seats, but a variety of intriguing dishes, like beef larb, below. What drew me to Little Buddha in Stamford was a case of ...
• Barry preps for second straight Amateur
  posted on August 24, 2009 12:42:32 am
  ... Hills Monday, then at 7:40 Tuesday morning at Cedar Ridge. His playing partners both days are Mike Ballo of Stamford, Conn., and Taylor Floyd of Macon, Ga. This is Barry's first major event since his lifestyle changed in the past year. "I don't know ...
• Falling fixed-income values seen hurting insurers, survey finds
  posted on August 23, 2009 06:01:00 pm
  ... rate and credit risks were the focal points for 53% and 13% of the executives' hedging programs, respectively. Stamford, Conn.-based Towers Perrin found that the techniques that insurers use to manage credit spread and interest rate risks haven't ...