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Residential home sales in New Hampshire in July rose 29 percent over the same month last year, but the sharp rise might have more to do with the expiration of the first-time homebuyer credit last June than it is evidence…

The Securities and Exchange Commission has a case against Eric Jaeger - Cabletron Systems' former vice president and top attorney -- for falsifying books and participating in a scheme to inflate revenue, federal Judge Steven McAuliffe ruled last week in…

USA Springs has cleared the last major hurdle in bankruptcy court, thanks to a $16.6 million advance from Malom Group, its newfound Swiss financier, enabling it to pay off creditors who might object to the $60 million reorganization plan by…

A looming federal deadline coupled the usual Washington deadlock could stall the state highway program, which is already low on gas.Two key transportation-related statutes are set to expire at the end of September - one that allows the federal government…

Profitability has been on the rise for New Hampshire banks over the past few years, but it's still significantly shy of pre-recession levels.The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Tuesday released its banking performance summary for the second quarter ending June…

GT Advanced Technologies has acquired Confluence Solar Inc., a three-year old privately held Missouri company, in an $80 million cash deal that will give the New Hampshire-based firm the technology to enable it to manufacture furnaces that more efficiently make…

As of Aug. 26, New Hampshire consumers will be able to get help in obtaining a mortgage without a license, as long as they don't actually take the application or try to negotiate or arrange the loan.That's the fine distinction…

White Mountains Insurance Group, is holding a "modified Dutch auction" for its shares.Under the auction, which started Aug. 18, a shareholder can name his or her price, between $385 and $435, anytime until midnight Sept. 15, when the auction is…

Claremont-based Red River Computer Co. Inc., has agreed to pay $2.3 million to settle charges that it violated federal false claims laws in contracts with various federal agencies.According to the Justice Department, the reseller of computer products violated the False…

Khoa Nguyen, former chief executive officer of Ezenia, has filed a $1.15 million suit against the Nashua company -- an amount that's twice as much as the company has in cash, according to the company's quarterly filing to the SEC.In…