International Business News - CONN http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Home prices in Connecticut dropped more than 10 percent in May from a year ago, the first double-digit percentage drop in 16 years, a research firm reported Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/home-prices-in-conn-fall-by-more-than-10-percent.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:56:01 EDT A coalition of gasoline retailers joined the attorney general Monday in calling on the state legislature to address the soaring cost of fuel. The retailers are supporting a package of proposals, including one allowing franchises to offer discounts to customers who pay cash, that failed in the final hours of the regular legislative session. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/conn-lawmakers-urged-to-address-gas-prices.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:17:41 EDT Federal authorities say a Florida man has been sentenced to six months in prison for distributing anabolic steroids over the Internet. Prosecutors say 30-year-old Brian Tompkins, of Deltona, was sentenced Monday in federal court in Hartford. Tompkins pleaded guilty to the offense last September. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/florida-man-sentenced-for-selling-steroids-online.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:35:44 EDT Shares of most consumer electronics retailers are up after movie-rental chain Blockbuster offered to buy Circuit City Stores for more than $1 billion. Richmond, Va.-based Circuit City Stores Inc. sa... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080414/sector-snap-electronics-retailers-rise.htm Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:35:45 EDT Shares of electronics retailers fell on Wednesday, despite a better-than-expected earnings report from Circuit City stores Inc., as analysts expressed caution about the results. Circuit City Stores ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080409/sector-snap-electronics-retailers-fall.htm Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:25:36 EDT