Updated: 03/12/10 6:52 AM
ALBANY — Buffalo’s Delaware North Cos. is back in the hunt for a deal to run a lucrative casino at Aqueduct racetrack following the state’s decision Thursday to scuttle a tentative contract for the facility.
Lost wealth is slowly being regained
Updated: 03/11/10 11:39 PM
WASHINGTON — Americans are recovering their shrunken wealth — gradually.
Wilmers faults Congress on financial reform
Updated: 03/12/10 6:52 AM
M&T Bank Corp. Chairman and CEO Robert G. Wilmers has elevated his target this year, taking on Congress and the federal government in his annual letter to shareholders.
Financial Markets
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Updated 03/12/10 08:02:17 AM
- Crude Carriers raises $256.5 million in IPO
- AVEO Pharmaceuticals IPO prices below expectations
- KKR plans $2.21B initial public offering
- Greece wallowed in recession before austerity cuts
- Stock futures trading higher ahead of open
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Wideband intensifies battle over Net speed
Updated: 03/12/10 6:53 AM
Beep, Beep! Beep, Beep! Buffalo is about to become one of the first markets nationwide to get the fastest speed for Time Warner Cable’s Internet service, as the local battle between the dominant cable firm and telephone giant Verizon Communications heats up.
Smith named chairman at NFG
Updated: 03/12/10 6:41 AM
David F. Smith, National Fuel Gas Co.’s president and chief executive officer, was named Thursday to the additional role of chairman of the Amherst-based energy company.
Electricity-storage effort gets funds
Updated: 03/12/10 6:41 AM
A partnership between the University at Buffalo and two other entities to develop high-capacity batteries for storing electricity has won more than $550,000 in funding from the New York State Research and Development Authority.
Financial stocks boost market
Updated: 03/12/10 6:41 AM
NEW YORK — A rally in financial stocks Thursday helped the market extend its grind higher to a third day.
Stock futures trading higher ahead of open
Updated: 03/12/10 6:57 AM
Stock futures are trading higher as investors look to consumers for guidance on the economic recovery.
Park Lane Catering customers seek return of Statler deposits
Updated: 03/11/10 1:40 PM
Jennifer Lewinski had her heart set on the Statler Towers for her June wedding reception.
She was drawn to its elegant Terrace Room and had planned everything, from her dress to the
flowers, according to the venue’s style.
Panera stores to post calorie information
Updated: 03/11/10 7:24 AM
Panera Bread customers around the country soon will be able to tally calories for their smokehouse turkey panini and broccoli cheddar soup with just a glance at the menu board.
Local Business
- Lost wealth is slowly being regained
- Smith named chairman at NFG
- On the Record / March 12, 2010
- Electricity-storage effort gets funds
MoneySmart
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- Don’t drain your wallet: Tackle some simple plumbing jobs
- Leaving home projects to experts
Real Estate and Development
- First Niagara keeps growing
- Chautauqua realtors deny merger
- Baynes buys vacant Corn Exchange
- Cardinal Health seeks extended property tax breaks
Manufacturing, Transportation, Labor
- E&E gets Navy contract
- Inventories continue drop
- Sharp rise reported in job openings
- Odometers never lose their data
Finance, Investments, Insurance
- Financial stocks boost market
- GrowingUp
- Wilmers faults Congress on financial reform
- AirTran sparks sales among industry rivals
Personal Finance
- BofA to end debit card overdrafts
- Getting good sound for your money
- Making better choices on spending tax refunds
- Know law or cut up credit cards
Help with your taxes
- Last-minute tax help offered at several sites
- Consumers quiz accountants on tax questions
- News to host tax-help hotline
Retail
Technology and Science
- Electricity-storage effort gets funds
- Wideband intensifies battle over Net speed
- Getting good sound for your money
- Students shield Facebook pages from employers
Columns
Some winners and losers this year
There hasn’t been a whole lot of good news this year, with the economy sinking and the job market shrinking.
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