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The article offers news briefs related to corporate earnings in Connecticut in the second quarter of 2009. Xerox Corp. posted a 147 million dollar profit and 1.6 billion dollar in revenue during the period. Terex Corp. reported a 78 million dollar loss on 1.3 billion dollar in revenue as sales of its construction and road equipment have decreased 55 percent. Brokerage firm Interactive Brokers Group Inc. reported a 12 percent increase in net revenue to 332 million dollars during the period.

The article offers news briefs related to the financial performance of business organizations in Connecticut in the second quarter of 2008. Xerox Corp. reported a net income of $219 million, a 19% drop in the second quarter of 2007. Interactive Brokers Group Inc. posted revenue increase by 34% to $394 million from the previous year. Sturm Ruger & CO. Inc. has $1.1 million in net income on $39 million in sales, a 7% decline from 2007.

The article offers news briefs related to corporate profit in Connecticut including the plan of Xerox Corp. to pay 280 million dollars in restructuring actions in 2010 and the potential of Interactive Brokers Group Inc. to fill out a small profit despite revenue dropping by more than half in the fourth quarter of 2009.

The article offers revenue and earnings related news briefs in Connecticut. Xerox Corp. has recorded a slim profit following its company restructuring. Crane Co. has expedited its job cuts in the fourth quarter of 2008 in view of business losses and drop in sales. The Interactive Brokers Group Inc. has reported profits from operating online exchanges for securities traders with an average of 1000 trades per day.

The article announces that Interactive Brokers Group Inc. (IBG) has doubled its planned initial public offering of stock to $1 billion in Greenwich, Connecticut. It could be noted that its founder Thomas Peterffy intended to receive $830 million in the offering. Its systems are used in executing trades in financial markets. It is generating an estimated revenue between $318 million and $338 million in the first quarter.

An interview with Thomas Peterffy, the chairman, chief executive officer and president of Interactive Brokers Group Inc. (IBKR) in Connecticut, is presented. He provides information on the history of Interactive Brokers as well as an overview of its two business segments, trading and brokerage business. He discusses the most challenging aspect of being a market maker in the sector and the risk-managing strategies employed by the IBKR. Peterffy also notes the ways to promote brand and services.