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Efforts by India and the European Union to strengthen trade are threatening India's ability to deliver life-saving medicines to the world's poorest, analysts say as the two sides resume protracted negotiations on a free-trade pact.

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Personal bankruptcy filings drop 14% in state

Premium Content Bankruptcy filings in Connecticut are on the wane, according to numbers released Thursday in The Commercial Record.

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Buffett says bonds among most dangerous assets

Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., says low interest rates and inflation should dissuade investors from buying bonds and other holdings tied to currencies.

"They are among the most dangerous of assets,"...

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China promises raises

1106961.jpg Job seekers line up to get entrance tickets outside a job fair venue in Hefei, in central China. China's government promised Wednesday to raise minimum wages by 13 percent a year through 2015 and to launch measures to generate 45 million new jobs. (AP Photo)

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New jobless claims continue their slide

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell again last week, the government said Thursday, supplying further proof that the U.S. labor market continues to mend.

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Connecticut insurance agency unveils campaign

Premium Content To help consumers be well prepared before they have to make a claim, Connecticut's insurance commissioner Thomas B. Leonardi has announced a new public-awareness "Insurance Checkup"...

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NRC approves first new nuke in three decades

The nation's first new nuclear power plant in a generation won approval Thursday as federal regulators voted to grant a license for two new reactors in Georgia.

The Nuclear Regulatory...

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Creator of Lemonheads, Atomic Fire Balls dies

River Forest, Ill. - Candy company executive Nello Ferrara lived a sweet life.

The man who brought the world Lemonheads and Atomic Fire Balls died Friday at his home in River Forest...

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Lee’s Toy & Hobby makes jump to e-commerce

Lee’s Toy & Hobby offers everything from board games, dolls and models to remote controlled toys and electronic games at its store in the Groton Shoppers Mart in Groton. In October, the company began adding an additional online presence, where...


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Premium Content Investment pro to lead Connecticut Innovations

Claire Leonardi, a veteran investment and venture capital executive with more than 30 years of...

Premium Content Operation Fuel elects chairman

Daniel Canavan of Northeast Utilities has been elected chairperson of Operation Fuel's board of...

UTC downplays issuing stock

The chief financial officer of United Technologies Corp. says the conglomerate will more likely...

Interest in energy companies spikes

Interest in U.S. energy companies spiked in 2011 as buyers clamored for more access to oil-rich...

Boeing says 787 on track

The CEO of Boeing says the latest problem with its new 787 will not slow...

Consumer borrowing rises in December

Americans accelerated their borrowing in December for the second straight month, running up more...

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