http://www.crainsnewyork.com http://www.crainsnewyork.com en-us Mon, 20 Jul 2009 06:00:00 EST 10 144 16 http://www.crainsnewyork.com http://www.crainsnewyork.com/apps/pbcs.dll/images/icons/cn_rssbutton.gif http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/so0EZ1S6894/907209969 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:11:00 EST League of Voluntary Hospitals reaches tentative agreement with 1199 SEIU on contract through 2015 that stabilizes the union’s hard-hit pension and benefits funds. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090720/FREE/907209969 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/ijI0WEbzpN4/907209971 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:38:00 EST Retailer to enable customers to buy electronic books for handheld devices and PCs. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090720/FREE/907209971 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/vQ5OX0lfjTY/907209979 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:52:00 EST NY governor says he will negotiate directly with developer Larry Silverstein in his dispute with the Port Authority over the financing of construction of two office towers at the World Trade Center site. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090720/FREE/907209979 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/1ABRzza0iB4/907209982 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:02:00 EST Earnings news, economic data also seen boosting equities after major indexes jumped more than 7% last week. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090720/FREE/907209982 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/nc8t0rqkgi8/907209977 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:56:00 EST Network reverses decision to retire the recording following the anchorman’s death last week at age 92. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090720/FREE/907209977 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/INvESkvvQmk/907179966 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:59:00 EST Sen. Schumer, housing advocates demand that Fannie Mae halt an online auction of mortgages on 19 foreclosed Bronx buildings http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090720/FREE/907179966 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/jyVEQd9RNyU/907209984 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:39:00 EST The Wall Street brokerage will settle charges that it misled customers in its Nashville office about the money management firms it recommended and from which it received commissions. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090720/FREE/907209984 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/G3lcIjVDBCY/907209986 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:35:00 EST A Siena College poll says 62% of registered voters think most New Yorkers will remember the June 8 political coup and subsequent fight when they go to the polls in 2010. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090720/FREE/907209986 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/_x45Lj2pCT8/907209988 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:48:00 EST The merger deal, valued at $68 billion, is seen solidifying New York-based Pfizer as a top-selling drugmaker in the world and a one-stop shop for medical treatments. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090720/FREE/907209988 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/bGX-uFw8wFM/907209992 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:01:00 EST Brokerage firm agrees to buy back $456 million in auction-rate securities as NY attorney general’s office also notifies Charles Schwab that it plans lawsuit. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090720/FREE/907209992 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/jO6twz6t7W8/907209990 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 12:15:00 EST Daniel H. Mudd to take over chief executive role from hedge fund co-founder Wesley Edens, who remain as co-chairman. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090720/FREE/907209990 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/YIpHbCexjMQ/907209994 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:30:00 EST Fashion magazines are bracing for what may be a "make or break" month. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090720/FREE/907209994 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/zP1dbJ7o2cA/907179970 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:59:00 EST Richard Buery Jr., co-founder of nonprofit Groundwork Inc., will replace longtime chief executive C. Warren Moses at the venerable Children’s Aid Society in October. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090720/FREE/907179970 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/LXhU0D1-JfA/907209996 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 08:30:00 EST An emergency loan would provide temporary financing for CIT so it can complete a debt exchange that would swap current outstanding bonds for new bonds that mature at a later date. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090720/FREE/907209996 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/jIRIJ5YP9hw/907179972 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 05:59:00 EST Executives in accounting, advertising, finance, high tech, law and real estate have all found new digs. Check out the new faces in key places. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090719/FREE/907179972 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/BxTYQwKYQ1Q/907179968 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:55:00 EST Arbitration hearing looms as WTC site developer turns down an additional $1.2 billion to build a second tower; no counter offer forthcoming. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090717/FREE/907179968 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/Pvbb4-TBgQc/907179977 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:45:00 EST Measures both withdrawn at the last despite being passed by the Assembly, lawmakers may reconsider when they return. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090717/FREE/907179977 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/kuj2V4Ou90A/907179979 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:28:00 EST Company tells Congress it allow smaller wireless players quicker access to new handset hardware. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090717/FREE/907179979 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/Dhqw-saUHe8/907179981 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:12:00 EST Lad magazine reduces debt through debt-to-equity conversion. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090717/FREE/907179981 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/GN5f-T3OGWA/907179984 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:06:00 EST Two local factoring firms say CIT customers are requesting credit. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090717/FREE/907179984 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/c3G88ED4Ufc/907179986 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 13:48:00 EST Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has been urging the Legislature to pass mayoral control of schools before fall, says Gov. David Paterson should dispatch state troopers to haul state lawmakers back into session. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090717/FREE/907179986 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/9WTKzeXc6Lg/907179989 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:51:00 EST A navigational chart used by Apollo 11 astronauts sold for a stellar $218,000, according to Bonhams New York. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090717/FREE/907179989 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/PSaYVwHZkfU/907179991 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:57:00 EST David Friehling, the accountant who rubber-stamped Bernard Madoff's books for 17 years without confirming their accuracy, pleaded not guilty to securities fraud. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090717/FREE/907179991 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/sv_5UBVFyZY/907179993 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:25:00 EST Late Thursday, IBM said earnings rose by 12% to $3.1 billion, or $2.32 per share — well ahead of analysts' per-share prediction of $2.02. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090717/FREE/907179993 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/aLWBhATL-aM/907179995 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:48:00 EST Bank of America's earnings after payment of preferred dividends were 33 cents per share, compared with an analyst forecast of earnings of 28 cents per share. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090717/FREE/907179995 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/j2COJerYeYc/907179997 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:44:00 EST Second-quarter results at Citigroup Inc. beat analyst forecasts but stripping out a gain from the sale of Smith Barney, Citi had an operating loss of loss of $2.4 billion. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090717/FREE/907179997 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/5dXpo2T_NBw/907169965 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:32:00 EST Though IBM's sales are slipping, strong earnings results demonstrate the tech company's belief that it can continue wringing out more profit from its services and software division. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090716/FREE/907169965 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/m9CrfHQ2yUY/907169971 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:49:00 EST Building activity plunges 80%; glimmer of hope in May as work nearly triples. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090716/FREE/907169971 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/RXJFlPWX_MM/907169973 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:47:00 EST Miguel Martinez expected to be sentenced to 57 to 71 months in federal prison and agrees to pay back $106,000 in taxpayer funds authorities said he stole. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090716/FREE/907169973 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/crainsnewyork/latestnews/~3/KUKqJ4Rd-Zo/907169975 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:40:00 EST Lenders sue to recoup at least $145 million personally guaranteed by Aby Rosen and Michael Fuchs after Shangri-La hotel project goes into foreclosure. http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090716/FREE/907169975