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New England’s unemployment rate was little changed in May, according to the New England Information Office of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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By PBN Staff
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Personal income in Rhode Island rose 0.8 percent from $46.3 billion during the fourth 2011 to $46.7 billion during the first quarter 2012, according to a new report from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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By PBN Staff
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Single-family sales in Bristol County, Mass., rose 17.43 percent compared with the same period in 2011, The Warren Group said Tuesday.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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The foreclosure rate in the Providence-Fall River-New Bedford area fell 0.31 percentage points in April compared with the same period last year, CoreLogic said Tuesday.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Banco Santander SA and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA were among 28 Spanish banks downgraded by Moody’s Investors Service, which cited the country’s sovereign debt and rising losses on real estate loans.
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By Charles Penty |
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Exports from Rhode Island increased 7.4 percent in April, following a 19.9 percent decline in March from February’s record high, according to an international trade statistics report from e-forecasting.com
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By Emily Greenhalgh |
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U.S. stock futures retreated, following last week’s decline, on concern a meeting of European leaders will fail to help contain the region’s debt crisis.
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By Rita Nazareth |
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Leaders of the largest U.S. union of public-sector workers are vowing to fight efforts by state and local governments to balance their budgets with cuts to employee benefits even as voters have sided with that strategy.
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By Bloomberg News | 6/25/12 |
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U.S. stocks rose, after yesterday’s selloff, as the downgrade of global banks by Moody’s Investors Service was followed by rallies in financial shares while the European Central Bank announced changes to its lending program.
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By Rita Nazareth
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Rhode Island received more than one failing grade in the 2012 Manufacturing and Logistics National Report from Ball State University’s Center for Business and Economic Research.
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By Emily Greenhalgh |