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Trains trump cars for commute Connecticut Post
Metro-North Railroad said Monday 1,675 commuters got off its trains in Stamford to go to work each day in 2007, and another 751 got off in Greenwich.
Krawcheck to leave Citigroup
Globeinvestor.com
... levels of Wall Street are very thin," said Janet Hanson, founder of women's networking group 85 Broads LLC of Greenwich, Connecticut, and a former Goldman Sachs & Co. executive. "But instead of saying that all the best women are leaving, I would say ...
Macro: How Bankrupt Financials Will Impact Connecticut, NJ [Housing Tracker]
Seeking Alpha
... We'll All Feel Greenwich's Financial Pain In Our State Budget .
Connecticut: “Despite having only about 60,000 people, Greenwich contributed nearly $600 million in state income taxes in 2006… nearly 13% of all state income tax… The Connecticut income tax relies on the stock market for about 25% of its revenue. A huge drop in capital gains — and subsequent state income taxes — by a relative handful of Greenwich billionaires and millionaires could have a huge effect on the budget already projected to have a $147 million deficit. When… multiplied across lower Fairfield County — to investment bankers, traders and hedge-fund magnates…. the potentially profound impact on the state budget becomes clear.” ...
US dollar weakens most since 1999
The Age
... things, including the dollar,'' said Alan Ruskin, head of international currency strategy for North America at RBS Greenwich Capital Markets. The dollar fell 2.4% to $US1.4818 per euro in New York, from $US1.4466 on September 19. It touched ...
Why Washington Hates Wall Street
Slate Magazine
... Uncle Sam had the world's largest military, but Wall Street had all that goddamned money. The mansions in Greenwich, Conn.; the trophy wives; the private jets - by comparison, the people who wielded power in Washington - including most presidents - ...
Natural Gas Is Little Changed in New York on Lower Demand After Blackouts
Bloomberg
... `Crude is having a small pull on gas,'' said Tom Orr , director of research at Weeden & Co. in Greenwich, Connecticut. ``Overall, the market thinks there's plenty of gas to go around and demand is still suspect.'' To contact the reporter on ...
U.S. Insurers Urge Swift Adoption of Legislation to Reduce Unfair Tax ...
Insurance News Net
... with domestic insurers. Coalition For A Domestic Insurance Industry In addition to the W.R. Berkley Corporation of Greenwich, CT, the Coalition For A Domestic Insurance Industry includes: AMBAC Financial Group, Inc., New York, NY; American Financial ...
Yale: Helen Resor Named Preseason All-ECAC Hockey
NCAA.com
Senior defenseman Helen Resor (Greenwich, Conn.) was named to the ECAC Women's Hockey Preseason All-League team on Monday after a vote by the league coaches. Resor, who won a bronze medal with Team USA in the Olympics two years ago, has been a ...
Area residents finish among top three in Westchester Triathlon
The Journal News
... a.m. with the swim portion in Long Island Sound, followed by the bike ride through Rye, Port Chester, Harrison and Greenwich, Conn. The race finished with a run through Rye. "My brother has been doing these for years, and last year I came here and ...
Tax the Speculators: A Fair Plan for Economic Recovery
Alter Net
... Richard Fuld is sitting pretty, with his $354 million compensation from the last five years and a mega-mansion in Greenwich, Connecticut. When a CEO or employee improperly takes money from a company and is forced to pay it back, it is colorfully ...
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