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The subprime-mortgage fallout is spreading from wall street to New York's Long Island, putting pressure on the office market. Still, the slice of suburbia boasts one of the lowest vacancy rates in the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut region.

UDR recently unloaded more than 25,000 apartment units for $1.7 billion. Now, watchers want to see if the company can transform itself from a national giant renting bread-and-butter apartments into a smaller company focusing on pricier markets and newer apartments.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Thursday's session are Merrill Lynch, Google, Continental Airlines and Capital One.

FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA (MARKET WIRE) Brookfield Homes Corporation (NYSE: BHS) -

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Fremont General Corp. said late Wednesday trading of its shares will be suspended by the new york stock exchange before the market opens on Thursday. The company's common stock and trust preferred securities will move to the Pink Sheets. Fremont General also said it was notified by The Bank of New York, the trustee for the Series B 7.875% Senior Notes due March 2009, that the majority holder has agreed to forbear the acceleration of obligations owed while the holder explores options with the company to restructure the debt.Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.

SAN DIEGO, CA (MARKET WIRE) With fuel prices continuing to climb, and fears of global climate change making daily headlines, what can the financial services sector do to make a difference? If you ask Andrew Duggan, CEO of Dynamic Energy Capital, it can change the world.

Hillwood has named Andrew Gallina chief marketing officer for its Victory development near downtown Dallas.

Advent International, the mid-market private equity firm, will announce it has raised ?1bn ($1.6bn) for its new central and east European fund

U.S. equity markets closed sharply higher Wednesday.

The White House said on Wednesday it supports major provisions of a bill expected to come to a vote on Thursday in the House of Representatives that aims to stabilize the troubled student loan market.