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U.S. stocks fall on stimulus bets after jobs, factory reports
U.S. stocks fell, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a one-month low, as jobs and factory data missed estimates and investors speculated whether the Federal Reserve will taper bond purchases. more
Foreclosure starts, completions fall in Bristol County, Mass.
Bristol County, Mass., foreclosure starts plunged 82.5 percent in April compared with the same period last year, The Warren Group said Wednesday. more
| 6/5/13
Companies in U.S. added fewer workers than forecast in May
Companies in the U.S. hired fewer workers than projected in May as federal budget cuts and higher taxes stifled greater improvement in the labor market. more
R.I. has 3rd highest debt per capita, says Tax Foundation
The Ocean State has the third highest state debt per capita in the United States at $8,721 per resident, according to The Tax Foundation, which released a map depicting all of the state debt per capita for the 2011 fiscal year. more
| 6/4/13
Home prices continue to rise in Providence metro in April
Single-family home prices in the Providence-Fall River-New Bedford metro area rose 1.7 percent from April 2012 to April 2013, according to CoreLogic’s Home Price Index, released Tuesday. more
| 6/4/13
DLT: Alternate measures register higher unemployment in R.I.
Using alternate measures, Rhode Island’s state unemployment average could be considered 9.8, 10.2, 11 or 16.7 percent, according to a report released Friday by the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. more
Consumer sentiment in U.S. rises to highest since July ’07
Consumer confidence rose in May to the highest level in almost six years as a rising stock market and property values helped lift Americans’ outlook on the economy. more
Confidence little changed amid improving views on U.S. economy
Consumer sentiment last week hovered near a five-year high as more Americans said the economy was improving and their finances were mending. more
Single-family home sales in R.I. rise 7% in April
Rhode Island single-family home sales rose 7 percent in April compared with the same period last year, the Rhode Island Association of Realtors said Thursday. more
Report: Housing crisis hit harder in communities of color
Providence communities lost more than $200 million in wealth due to the foreclosure crisis in 2012, according to the “Wasted Wealth” report from the Alliance for a Just Society. more
| 5/28/13
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