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The Consumer Price Index in the Northeast rose 1.5 percent over the last 12 months to 248.7 in March, according to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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By PBN Staff
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The first two months of 2013 haven’t seen the economic growth that late 2012’s accelerated recovery might have suggested, according to University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro’s Current Conditions Index, released Monday.
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By Rebecca Keister |
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March foreclosure starts in the Providence-Fall River-New Bedford area dropped 15.5 percent and completed foreclosures fell 6.9 percent compared with the same period last year, according to RealtyTrac’s latest report.
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By PBN Staff
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Retail sales in the U.S. unexpectedly fell in March by the most in nine months as employment slowed, showing households ended the first quarter on softer footing.
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By Alex Kowalski |
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Luke Nichter of Harker Heights, Texas, said he’s not a renter by choice. The Texas A&M University history professor’s $125,000 of student debt means he has no hope of getting a mortgage.
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By Kathleen M. Howley |
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An analysis of Rhode Island’s tax data, released Thursday by the R.I. Department of Labor and Training, shows more growth in the state’s private sector employment during the fourth quarter of 2012 than was originally estimated.
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By PBN Staff
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The survey responses of about 200 furloughed state-employed professionals’ who were denied input in managing their time off showed higher emotional exhaustion and lower work performance even after returning to work.
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By Alex Kowalski |
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Applications for unemployment benefits in the U.S. plunged more than forecast last week unwinding a surge caused by the Easter holiday and spring break at schools.
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By Shobhana Chandra and Lorraine Woellert |
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U.S. stock futures rose, signaling the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will gain for a third day, before President Barack Obama submits his budget to Congress and the Federal Reserve releases minutes of its March meeting.
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By Sofia Horta e Costa |
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The U.S. isn’t broke, and the dollar isn’t in danger of collapse even after unprecedented stimulus measures enacted following the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, according to Capital Economics Ltd.
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By Kevin Buckland and John Detrixhe |