Saturday, May 19, 2012

Business briefs

Rundown

Former Red Sox hurler Curt Schilling must seek private financing to keep his video game company 38 Studios afloat. The studio earlier this month failed to make a $1.125 million payment to Rhode Island on a $75 million loan. The payment was ultimately made, but RI Gov. Lincoln Chafee implemented changes that prevent 38 Studios from receiving any additional financial help from the state.

Kayak ready

Travel search company Kayak.com, which has been putting off its plans to go public for more than a year and a half, is now getting ready to pull the trigger.

Janney

Midsize broker Janney Montgomery Scott expects to increase its total advisers by 5 percent to 10 percent annually.

Empire blues

New York’s jobless rate rose to 8.5 percent, marking the third month in a row in which it was the sole state with an unemployment rate higher than the previous year, the Labor Dept. said.

Cheaper java

Kraft Foods lowered prices on many of its US coffees, including Maxwell House.

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