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Virtus: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 26, 2024 07:23 AM EDT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Virtus Investment Partners Inc. (VRTS) on Friday reported first-quarter profit of $29.9 million. The Hartford, Connecticut-based company said it had profit of $4.10 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to...

Editorial Roundup: New England

Apr. 26, 2024 07:23 AM EDT

Portland Press Herald. April 21, 2024. Editorial: Maine lawmakers’ inaction on red flag law is a monumental failure The Legislature busied itself with scores of comparatively meaningless proposals throughout the session just ended. Worse than voting the proposal...

Charter: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 26, 2024 07:12 AM EDT

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Charter Communications Inc. (CHTR) on Friday reported first-quarter profit of $1.11 billion. On a per-share basis, the Stamford, Connecticut-based company said it had profit of $7.55. The results missed Wall Street...

Barnes Group: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 26, 2024 06:41 AM EDT

BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Barnes Group Inc. (B) on Friday reported first-quarter earnings of $1.9 million. The Bristol, Connecticut-based company said it had net income of 4 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 38 cents per share....

SS&C Technologies: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 25, 2024 17:39 PM EDT

WINDSOR, Conn. (AP) — WINDSOR, Conn. (AP) — SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc. (SSNC) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $157.6 million. The Windsor, Connecticut-based company said it had net income of 62 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and...

Driver charged with negligent homicide in fiery crash that shut down Connecticut highway bridge

Apr. 25, 2024 16:42 PM EDT

A man accused of causing a fiery crash that shut down a major Connecticut highway bridge and killed a fuel delivery truck driver has been charged with negligent homicide, police said Thursday. State police said Reginald Collins, 59, turned himself in Wednesday after learning that...

Terex: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 25, 2024 16:30 PM EDT

NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — Terex Corp. (TEX) on Thursday reported first-quarter net income of $108.5 million. On a per-share basis, the Norwalk, Connecticut-based company said it had profit of $1.60. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations....

Connecticut Senate passes wide-ranging bill to regulate AI. But its fate remains uncertain

Apr. 24, 2024 21:16 PM EDT

HARTFORD (AP) — The Connecticut Senate pressed ahead Wednesday with one of the first major legislative proposals in the U.S. to rein in bias in artificial intelligence decision-making and protect people from harm, including manufactured videos or deepfakes. The vote was held...

Connecticut House votes to expand state's paid sick leave requirement for all employers by 2027

Apr. 24, 2024 18:37 PM EDT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut's first-in-the-nation paid sick leave law from 2011 moved closer Wednesday to being updated, requiring all employers, down to those with a single worker, to provide their employees with time off by 2027. Cheers were heard from the House of...

Ex-Connecticut city official is sentenced to 10 days behind bars for storming US Capitol

Apr. 24, 2024 17:10 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Connecticut business owner who has served as an elected alderman in his hometown was sentenced Wednesday to 10 days behind bars for joining a mob's assault on the U.S. Capitol over three years ago, court records show. Chief Judge James Boasberg also ordered Gene...