NEW YORK CITY-The World Trade Center finally figures out the money, Bayonne may get a new bridge and CMBS is still a problem; along with the week's top stories.

First broadcast: August 24 <br> Available until November 23 <br> While transaction activity has begun to percolate, the industry is still in the early stages of resolving a wide array of financially distressed investments and deal movement continues to be stifled by the lack of available debt. We asked the acquisition directors of the leading institutions where they plan to place capital and where they are getting good returns from their existing investments.

NEW YORK CITY-Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide's vice chairman and CFO Vasant Prabhu (second from right) and EVP and brand manager Phil McAveety (second from left) with W brand ambassadors ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exhange on Wednesday. The design of the podium mimics the design of the newly opened W New York Downtown.

NEW YORK CITY—The New York Fed's monthly Empire State Manufacturing Survey shows a leveling off of optimism, although many respondents plan to increase capital spending.

ALBANY-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was expected to sign the memorandum of understanding Thursday on the contract to develop a 328,000-square-foot racino at the Queens racetrack.

STAMFORD, CT-The forthcoming change to how companies account for leases on their balance sheet will not be pretty for some firms.

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ-The lenders are now negotiating with new developers to complete the project.

NEW YORK CITY-Larry Ellman, former head of a Citi opportunity fund, says Berkshire Realty Ventures may bring on institutional partners down the road.