*Iraq says will bolster crude output. NEW YORK, June 18- Oil prices ended slightly higher on Tuesday in sluggish trading as the market awaited the Federal Reserve's policy statement on O/RWednesday that is expected to show whether it will reduce its monetary stimulus.
NORWALK, Conn.-- Emcor Group Inc.' s shares rose Tuesday, a day after the company said it expects that the planned acquisition of an energy services company, RepconStrickland, will add to its profit this year. THE SPARK: Emcor said Monday that it is buying RepconStrickland in a deal valued at $455 million.
WASHINGTON, June 18- M&T Bank Corp will put a comprehensive plan in place to fix problems with its anti-money laundering policies that had caused regulators to put a hold on its $3.7 billion bid to buy Hudson City Bancorp. Buffalo, New York- based M&T Bank will submit a plan to the U.S.
NORWALK, Conn.-- FactSet Research Systems Inc. said Tuesday that its fiscal third-quarter net income rose 11 percent. For the quarter ended May 31, FactSet earned $53.4 million, or $1.20 per share, up from $48 million, or $1.05 per share, a year earlier.
HARTFORD, Conn.-- The National Transportation Safety Board has issued an urgent safety recommendation after a railroad track foreman was struck and killed by a passenger train last month in Connecticut. The agency Monday urged the Metro-North Railroad to provide backup protection for track maintenance crews that now depend on train dispatchers.
NEW YORK-- A commuter train shook on the tracks and then derailed in a tunnel under the East River shortly after leaving Penn Station on Monday night, forcing the hundreds of passengers on it to be removed and delaying the trip home for many others.
WESTPORT, Conn.-- Shares of Terex Corp. tumbled Monday after the machinery products maker cut its full-year 2013 guidance below Wall Street's estimates, saying that sales growth has been weaker than it previously expected.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.-- Connecticut has been awarded a $169,000 federal grant to support the salaries of 211 teachers in low-income schools. Rosa DeLauro says The AmeriCorps grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service will go to schools in Bridgeport, Stamford, Hartford, New Haven and Windham involved in the Teach for America program.
NEW YORK, June 14- Oil rose and U.S. crude hit a nine-month intraday high on Friday, after news that the United States had authorized sending U.S. weapons to Syrian rebels sparked concerns about Middle East supplies.
NEW YORK-- Among the initial public offerings stories for Friday, June 14, from the AP Financial Desk:. Sources include Renaissance Capital, Greenwich, CT and SEC filings. -Diamond Resorts International Inc. filed paperwork Friday for an initial public offering of its stock.
NEW YORK/ LONDON, June 14- Brent crude rose and U.S. oil struck a nine-month high on Friday after news that the United States had authorized sending U.S. weapons to Syrian rebels sparked concerns about Middle East supplies.
WASHINGTON-- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he won't accept watered-down background checks as the price for pushing gun control legislation through the Senate. Reid says efforts to find the 60 Senate votes needed haven't borne much fruit.
Gold fell almost 1 percent, as the U.S. data fueled concerns that the Federal Reserve could reduce its monthly commitment to buy $85 billion of government bonds. Speculation has heightened that the U.S. central bank may taper its monetary easing, after Bank of Japan decided this week not to enlarge a $1.4 trillion stimulus announced in April. "
NEW YORK, June 13- Commodity funds with combined assets of about $10 billion are heading for the half-year mark with losses, with some hoping that improving market fundamentals will overpower worries over global growth and stimulus measures in the second half.
NEW YORK, June 13- This time, the Fed is serious. That's the judgment of U.S. government bond investors who belive the Federal Reserve is close to paring back its $2.5 trillion, 4-1/ 2- year bond purchase program, and it's causing turmoil in the U.S.
*U.S. data boosts Wall Street, oil prices. NEW YORK, June 13- Brent crude oil rose on Thursday, reversing an earlier decline after U.S. data showed stronger-than-expected retail sales and a fall in jobless claims, although subdued global energy demand limited oil's rebound.
A new coalition slated to be announced on Thursday by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon will analyze patterns behind the thefts and work with Apple Inc and other smartphone makers to create "kill" switches that would render devices inoperable if they are stolen.
AUGUSTA, Maine-- A bill that would require Maine food retailers to put special labels on products that contain genetically modified ingredients is moving forward in the Legislature. The Democratic-led state Senate gave initial approval to the bill on Wednesday. It faces further votes in the House and Senate.
Joe Manchin with stellar ratings and campaign endorsements, the National Rifle Association targeted the West Virginia Democrat with a TV ad launched Wednesday over his continuing push for broader gun buyer background checks.
The world's second-wealthiest man explains to CNBC why workers in Europe and other parts of the developed world are at the "best" part of their career after they reach their 60s.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 10:00 AM ETViolent protests broke out in eight Brazilian cities last night, with the worst violence occurring in Rio de Janeiro. Thousands of protesters threw Molotov cocktails and anything else they could find. The protests began over a 10-cent increase in bus and subway fares.
Tuesday, 18 Jun 2013 | 11:05 AM ETFBI Deputy Director Sean Joyce describes how NSA surveillance helped to detect and thwart a plot to bomb the NYSE.