61.   Connecticut stocks fell, led by General Electric Co., whose shares rose after analysts predicted the company would raise its annual dividend and split its stock.

62.   Connecticut stocks rose, led by General Electric Co., whose shares rose after analysts predicted the company would raise its annual dividend and split its stock.

63.   Dangel said the company had already raised part of that amount.

64.   Despite those hefty gains, the oil companies inexplicably raised wholesale prices mercilessly beginning in late March, the closing days of the first quarter.

65.   Diamond helps mid-sized and large companies raise productivity and cut costs by improving their use of technology.

66.   Economic conditions are ideal for the real estate industry, with low interest rates letting companies raise inexpensive capital and buy high-yielding properties.

67.   Earnings reports dominated the landscape throughout the day as concerns raised by companies of weaker results later this year overshadowed strong results of the quarter that just ended.

68.   Electricity rates have been frozen for the last year, and a new rate mechanism would probably allow companies to raise rates this year, helping earnings.

69.   Elimination of competition in those markets would allow the combined company to raise prices with impunity, agency officials argued.

70.   El Paso Electric also invested in a series of non-utility transactions that went sour, leaving many customers feeling the company was raising rates to cover foolish diversification moves.